I know to access
Control Panel >> All Control Panel Items >> Windows Update >> View update history
And I can sort by the column "Status" to group "Pending" together
But is there a quck'n'dirty wayto get a short list prior to clicking
Start >> Shutdown w/updates
You could probably try looking at the pending.xml file, or the windowsupdate.log - but I've never tried, personally.
I'll try and remember to have a look-see when I fire up a VM over the weekend, and see what I can find.
.... incidentally, the 'Pending' status in the Windwos Update History doesn't mean that the patch is awaiting install - it means that the patch is partially installed already, and will finish installing at the next restart, whether you use the option or not.
The shutdown /update option is for updates that have downloaded but not started the install process yet.
Is it correct that pending updates is just waiting for a reboot so they can complete the install.
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