wum status

Shows current Windows Update state: WU service status, reboot requirement, pause state, available update counts, and category counts.

Synopsis

wum status [--json] [--verbose|-v] [--refresh]

Options

Option	Default	Detail
--json	off	Emits machine-readable JSON instead of the colorized dashboard. Use for scripts and monitoring.
--verbose, -v	off	Prints each status step: service check, reboot check, pause read, live update scan, and per-update detail.
--refresh	off	Requests an explicit user-initiated Windows Update refresh before querying current status.

Behavior

status is read-only and does not require Administrator.

The command combines local system checks with the Settings-backed Windows Update orchestrator and WUA catalog data when available. Every invocation reads current operating-system state; --refresh additionally asks Windows Update to initiate a user scan first.

Verdicts

Condition	Verdict
Restart attention or WUA reboot flag	Restart required
Failed action/result	Update failure needs attention
Install/deploy/commit/reboot/post-reboot action	Updates installing
Download action	Updates downloading
Successful download awaiting install	Updates pending installation
No available updates	System is up to date
Security or critical updates exist	Security updates available
Other updates exist	Updates available

JSON shape

{
  "reboot_required": false,
  "updates_available": 3,
  "available_updates": 1,
  "security_updates": 1,
  "feature_updates": 1,
  "downloading_updates": 0,
  "pending_installation": 1,
  "installing_updates": 0,
  "restart_required_updates": 0,
  "failed_updates": 0,
  "updates_paused": false,
  "paused_until": null,
  "wu_service": "Running",
  "checked_at": "2026-06-24T10:15:00"
}

Examples

wum status
wum status --json
wum status -v
wum status --refresh

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