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May 7th, 2013

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Security Hotfixes

Doctor Scripto

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to quickly find all installed security hotfixes.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to identify installed security hotfixes?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-Hotfix cmdlet and use a wildcard pattern for the description parameter:

Get-HotFix -Description *security*

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