/list

Lists available updates inside interactive mode. Can also show installed updates, hidden updates, Microsoft Update results, and machine-readable JSON.

Synopsis

/list [--security] [--critical] [--optional] [--drivers] [--definition]
      [--hidden] [--installed] [--microsoft-update|--mu]
      [--json] [--no-color] [--verbose|-v] [--refresh]

Filter options

Option	Detail
--security	Show security updates only.
--critical	Show critical updates only.
--optional	Show optional updates only.
--drivers	Show driver updates only.
--definition	Show definition / Defender updates only.

Filters combine as OR. /list --security --drivers shows security updates and drivers.

Scan and output options

Option	Detail
--hidden	Include hidden updates.
--installed	Show installed updates instead of available updates.
--microsoft-update, --mu	Include Microsoft Update service. Useful for drivers and other Microsoft products.
--refresh	Request an explicit user-initiated Windows Update refresh before querying current updates.
--json	Print JSON list.
--no-color	Disable ANSI color.
--verbose, -v	Show full update detail.

Behavior

/list is read-only. No Administrator terminal needed. Its default view reads the Settings-backed Windows Update orchestrator first and uses WUA metadata when available, so live action/progress is visible and installed, superseded, and no-longer-applicable updates are not retained from an older scan.

Interactive completion suggests known filters and aliases after /list .

Examples

/list
/list --installed
/list --security
/list --drivers --mu
/list -v
/list --json
/list --refresh

Implementation detail: list behavior

Next: /search