On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 11:33 AM, Webster <[email protected]> wrote:
> And you are running from an elevated PoSH session? > Yes, I did a run as administrator, and got the same result. > > > > > Webster > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Michael Leone > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 17, 2018 10:27 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Using PS to query date of latest Windows > Updates installed > > > > <SIGH> > > > > PS P:\software\PHA Scripts> Get-Help Get-WULastResults > > > > NAME > > Get-WULastResults > > > > SYNOPSIS > > Get Windows Update results. > > > > > > SYNTAX > > Get-WULastResults [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Debuger > <SwitchParameter>] [-PSWUSettings <Hashtable>] [-SendReport > <SwitchParameter>] > > [<CommonParameters>] > > > > > > DESCRIPTION > > Use Get-WULastResults cmdlet to get Windows Update > LastSearchSuccessDate and LastInstallationSuccessDate. > > > > > > RELATED LINKS > > Author Blog http://commandlinegeeks.com/ > > > > REMARKS > > To see the examples, type: "get-help Get-WULastResults -examples". > > For more information, type: "get-help Get-WULastResults -detailed". > > For technical information, type: "get-help Get-WULastResults -full". > > For online help, type: "get-help Get-WULastResults -online" > > > > > > > > PS P:\software\PHA Scripts> Get-WULastResults > > WARNING: To perform some operations you must run an elevated Windows > PowerShell console. > > Get-WULastResults : Object reference not set to an instance of an object. > > At line:1 char:1 > > + Get-WULastResults > > + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-WULastResults], > NullReferenceException > > + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.NullReferenceException, > PSWindowsUpdate.GetWULastResults > > > > > > So this cmdlet should return exactly what I am looking for, but for some > reason it isn't working for me ... > > > > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 4:46 PM, Michael Leone <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 4:31 PM, Matt Stork <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I find the Get-WUHistory from the PSWindowsUpdate module provides far more > useful information regarding which updates are installed. It has an option > -SendReport but the help for the cmdlet does not provide any information on > how to use the option. > > > > > > For the purposes of this report, I don't need any more detail than "When > were updates last applied?". > > > > > > Thanks, > -Matt > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 2:51 PM > To: ntsysadm <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Using PS to query date of latest Windows Updates > installed > > help get-hotfix -full > > For your purposes this might work, if you have a small number of computers: > ( get-hotfix -computername work1, work2, work3 | sort installedon )[-1] > > Kurt > > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 12:37 PM, Michael Leone <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm drawing a blank on this. I need to query a set of clients, and return > > the date that Windows Updates was last run (date updates were installed). > > Then I will email this to the appropriate person. > > > > I'm finding lots of ways to query for the list of needed updates, or a > list > > of the installed updates, but not for the last date/time when updates > were > > actually installed. Clue/pointer, anyone? I remember something about a > user > > created WSUS module that might have that as a function, but for the life > of > > me, I'm not finding it. > > > > Thanks > > > > (I originally sent this to the [email protected] , but it > said > > I didn't have permission to post there. Dunno why, I used to be able to > post > > there .. and the return message didn't include instructions on how to > sign > > back up) > > > > > > >
