Read Windows Update Logs in Windows 10  

baumgrenze said:

Get_Windows_Update_Event_Logs.bat was blocked because it could harm your device.

Assuming you used Microsoft Edge, take the following steps.

1 Hover the cursor over the warning message and click on the three dots to show more actions.


2 Click on "Keep" on the menu.


3 Click on "Show more".


4 Click on "Keep anyway".


5 Click on the "Show in folder" icon.

Question about the .bat script option...

I've noticed, if my CMD prompt window is a certain size, then the script's output is abridged when it dumps into Notepad. If I start the .bat and then resize CMD to full screen, then I get the full details in the output file in Notepad.

How can I modify the bat script to specify the CMD prompt size and/or the output line/formatting size?

If I'm not making any sense, let me know and I can post screenshots to clarify, but I'll copy and paste an example below;

BEFORE resizing CMD prompt window

TimeCreated Message
----------- -------
07/27/2022 10:02:06 AM Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following updat...
07/27/2022 9:56:34 AM Installation Started: Windows has started installing the following ...
07/27/2022 9:56:34 AM An update was downloaded.
07/27/2022 9:55:38 AM Windows Update started downloading an update.
07/27/2022 9:55:34 AM Windows Update successfully found 0 updates.
07/27/2022 9:55:34 AM Windows Update successfully found 1 updates.
07/27/2022 9:51:37 AM Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the followi...
07/27/2022 8:42:34 AM Installation Started: Windows has started installing the following ...

AFTER resizing CMD prompt window (during script running)

TimeCreated Message
----------- -------
07/27/2022 10:02:06 AM Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8024200B: Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.371.920.0).
07/27/2022 9:56:34 AM Installation Started: Windows has started installing the following update: Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.371.920.0)
07/27/2022 9:56:34 AM An update was downloaded.
07/27/2022 9:55:38 AM Windows Update started downloading an update.
07/27/2022 9:55:34 AM Windows Update successfully found 0 updates.
07/27/2022 9:55:34 AM Windows Update successfully found 1 updates.
07/27/2022 9:51:37 AM Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2022-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems (KB5015807)
07/27/2022 8:42:34 AM Installation Started: Windows has started installing the following update: 2022-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems (KB5015807)