How to View Windows Update History in Windows 10
Windows 10 is a service, which means that it is upgraded with periodic software updates.
While you can manually check for updates, Windows 10 will automatically download and install updates, except on metered connections (where charges may apply). In that case, only those updates required to keep Windows running smoothing will automatically download.
Microsoft releases important updates every second Tuesday once a month, known as Patch Tuesday. However, updates could be released at any time.
An update history is available so you can see which updates were installed, and when. You can also uninstall updates if necessary.
For more about update history, see:
This tutorial will show you how to view your update history to see which Windows Updates failed or successfully installed on your Windows 10 PC.
Contents
- Option One: To View Installed Update History in Settings
- Option Two: To View Installed Updates in Control Panel
- Option Three: To View Feature Update History in Registry Editor
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Update & security icon.
2 Click/tap on the View installed update history link on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 You will now see the history of Windows Update listed in categories. (see screenshot below)
You can click/tap on an available link for an update to see more details about that update.
4 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Programs and Features icon.
2 Click/tap on the View installed updates link on the left side in Programs and Features. (see screenshot below)
3 You will now see your installed updates. (see screenshot below)
4 When finished, you can close Installed Updates if you like.
This option will show you the build number of all feature updates that were installed on your computer except for the current build.
1 Press the Win + R keys to open the Run dialog, type regedit into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.
2 Navigate to and expand open the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup
3 Under the Setup key, each Source OS (Updated on Month/Day/Year Hour:Minutes:Seconds) subkey represents a feature update that was installed.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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