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Since standard Windows updates were stuck on a laptop (Windows 7 64-bit), I used wsusoffline.

After some hours, all seems OK. From the install log of wsusoffline I can read lines like

27/05/2017 19:30:21,72 - Info: Installed ..\w61-x64\glb\windows6.1-kb2840631-x64_022ec000034f19b7ce059c0f5175bb921b53badc.cab

But the point is that I can't see the knowledge base references (for example, kb2840631) in the control panel history.

Is that normal? How can I double check it has been installed indeed?

Peter Mortensen
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  • Those installs actually apply to the image, I don't think the active system is affected. And if it is, then you'd only know by not having it presented to you in the normal update mechanism. – Paul Stelian May 28 '17 at 09:27
  • Hopefully, the active system *is* affected: indeed I see the patches in the installed updates, as per my comment [here](https://superuser.com/questions/1213638/how-to-check-wsusoffline#comment1771439_1213644) – Xlsx2020 May 28 '17 at 11:03

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How can I double check it has been installed indeed?

You can use the following command to list all of the installed updates:

wmic qfe list brief /format:texttablewsys > "%USERPROFILE%\hotfix.txt"

  • QFE - Quick Fix Engineering (patches)
  • Texttablewsys.xsl - Optional style sheet for table format

Source Quick and Easy Way to List All the Windows Updates Installed on Your System

The output file will look something like this:

Description      FixComments  HotFixID   InstallDate  InstalledBy          InstalledOn  Name  ServicePackInEffect  Status  
Update                        KB2849697               Hal\DavidPostill     1/4/2015                                        
Update                        KB2849696               Hal\DavidPostill     1/4/2015                                        
Update                        KB2841134               Hal\DavidPostill     1/4/2015                                        
Update                        KB2670838               Hal\DavidPostill     1/4/2015                                        
Update                        KB971033                Hal\DavidPostill     1/4/2015                                        
Update                        KB3134760               Hal\DavidPostill     6/3/2016                                        
...

Use - find or findstr to search the output file for a particular update that you are interested in:

> find "KB971033" hotfix.txt

---------- HOTFIX.TXT
Update                        KB971033                Hal\DavidPostill     1/4/2015

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  • a quick clarification: do you expect that the result of this can be different from what is shown in Windows Update History? Thank you – Xlsx2020 May 28 '17 at 09:48
  • @Giulio No idea - I haven't checked. – DavidPostill May 28 '17 at 09:49
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    Well, the results match the *installed updates*, while the *update history* is either somehow corrupted or it simply doesn't show the detailed kb patches (by design). Anyway your answer has been helpful to lead me in the right direction. – Xlsx2020 May 28 '17 at 11:01