How To Determine The Windows Security Patches Installed On Your PC

Microsoft lets Windows users to equip their computers with necessary updates through the Windows Update service. Those updates make your computer less vulnerable to online and other threats. You can make use of Windows Control Panel tools to determine which security updates have been installed on your computer. Furthermore, you can also retrieve complete information about an update with the Microsoft knowledge database. Or get in touch with them on the Windows Support Number.

Finding the installed updates on Windows 7 or Vista

• Login as an Administrator in your Windows computer. Use the Administrator password to login.
• Go to the Start menu located at the bottom left corner of the computer screen and click on Control Panel.
• From the Programs section, click on the option Uninstall a Program.
• Locate the option View Installed Updates, which is on the left panel and click on it. This will display the list of installed Windows updates on your computer. Look for those updates named Security Update for Microsoft Windows. Each of these updates will have a unique number assigned to them; like for example, KB941693. If you want to know the date on which the particular update was installed, you can click on the Installed On column to find it. 
• To get a detailed information about a particular security update, you can visit the Microsoft database by going to the following link: http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=958690
• The above-mentioned link would give you information for the update KB958690. The unique six-digit number that follows the letters KB will fetch you detailed information on any other update. 

Finding the installed updates on Windows XP

• Log into your Windows computer using an Administrator account. 
• Go to the Start menu and select Control Panel. From the Control Panel window, click on Add or Remove Programs. 
• Select the checkbox for Show Updates on the top right of the window.
• This will display the list of installed updates on your computer. From this list, locate those named Security Update for Windows XP. Like in Windows 7 and Vista, each update will have a unique number to it, like KB941693. 
• Also you may find the date on which a particular update was installed next to the label Installed On.
• Find out detailed information about a particular security update in the Microsoft database by using the following link: http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=958690
• This would give you information for update KB958690. Use the unique six-digit number that follows the letters KB to get detailed information on any other update.

You can get in touch with Microsoft tech team through Windows support number and get further assistance about Windows Update.