/status

Shows current Windows Update state inside interactive mode.

Synopsis

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

Options

Option	Detail
--json	Print machine-readable status JSON instead of the dashboard.
--verbose, -v	Show service check, reboot check, pause check, scan detail, and per-update detail.
--refresh	Request an explicit user-initiated Windows Update refresh before querying current status.

Behavior

/status is read-only. No Administrator terminal needed.

It prints service state, reboot requirement, pause state, available update count, and category counts. After output, interactive mode returns to the ready prompt without pause.

Examples

/status
/status --json
/status -v
/status --refresh

Implementation detail: status behavior

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