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March 22nd, 2015

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Verify Hotfix

Doctor Scripto

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to verify if a hotfix is installed.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to verify that my workstation running Windows 8.1 has
the November DSC rollup installed?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-Hotfix cmdlet and search for ID KB3000850:

Get-HotFix -Id kb3000850

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