The windows update log (under C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log) has changed in Windows 2012, as compared with Windows 2008 server. So for checking when the next install will happen, search for this text: 2012 says:scheduled install attempt time Note that this is in GMT but the timestamps are local server time. 2008 says:Setting AU scheduled install time To find when the server will be rebooted search for this text: invoking RebootSystem