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Windows update

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Windows Update Status

The following registry keys and values indicate Windows Update status.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\Results\Detect
Entry Name Data Type Value
LastError REG_DWORD 0 for success
LastSuccessTime REG_SZ UTC time string of the last successful contact with Windows Update servers, e.g. 2013-05-14 12:41:26
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\Results\Download
Entry Name Data Type Value
LastError REG_DWORD 0 for success
LastSuccessTime REG_SZ UTC time string of last successful update download e.g. 2013-05-14 12:41:26
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\Results\Install
Entry Name Data Type Value
LastError REG_DWORD 0 for success
LastSuccessTime REG_SZ UTC time string of last successful update install e.g. 2013-05-14 12:41:26