list_windows_updates.py

"""
Example script for listing installed updates on Windows 10

Requirements:
  - Windows 10 (may work on Win7+)
  - pywinauto 0.6.1+

This example opens "Control Panel", navigates to "Installed Updates" page
and lists all updates (for all apps) as well as OS Windows updates only.
"""

from __future__ import print_function
from pywinauto import Application

# Open "Control Panel"
Application().start('control.exe')
app = Application(backend='uia').connect(path='explorer.exe', title='Control Panel')

# Go to "Programs"
app.window(title='Control Panel').ProgramsHyperlink.invoke()
app.wait_cpu_usage_lower(threshold=0.5, timeout=30, usage_interval=1.0)

# Go to "Installed Updates"
app.window(title='Programs').child_window(title='View installed updates', control_type='Hyperlink').invoke()
app.wait_cpu_usage_lower(threshold=0.5, timeout=30, usage_interval=1.0)

list_box = app.InstalledUpdates.FolderViewListBox

# list all updates
items = list_box.descendants(control_type='ListItem')
all_updates = [item.window_text() for item in items]
print('\nAll updates ({}):\n'.format(len(all_updates)))
print(all_updates)

# list updates from "Microsoft Windows" group only
windows_group_box = list_box.child_window(title_re='^Microsoft Windows.*', control_type='Group')
windows_items = windows_group_box.descendants(control_type='ListItem')
windows_updates = [item.window_text() for item in windows_items]
print('\nWindows updates only ({}):\n'.format(len(windows_updates)))
print(windows_updates)