This article shows a quick command you can use to find the security updates on server core.
As you know, you can't use GUI tool on Server Core Windows Server 2008. You need to use command line tools to perform any Server Core task. The same also applies to Security Updates. To get a list of all the Security Updates on a Server Core, you need to issue the following command:
WMIC QFE
To find a specific security update:
WMIC QFE | Find /i "95"
About Nirmal Sharma
Nirmal is a Microsoft MVP in Directory Services and working as a Technical Architect/Consultant. He has been involved in Microsoft Technologies since 1994 and followed the progression of Microsoft Operating Systems and software. He is specialized in Directory Services, Microsoft Clustering, SQL, MOM, Exchange and Citrix. In his spare time, he likes to help others and write "internal" technical articles, white papers and tips on various Microsoft technologies. You can contact him at nirmal_sharma@mvps.org.
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