(Widget) Update Check

Update Check Widget

This widget checks for available updates using Windows Update and Winget.

Important

Winget must be installed and configured to use this widget, otherwise it will not work.

Options

Windows Update Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
enabled	boolean	False	Enable Windows Update checking.
label	string	'{count}'	Format string for the widget label. {count} shows update count.
interval	integer	1440	Check interval in minutes (30 to 10080).
exclude	list	[]	List of updates to exclude from checking.

Winget Update Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
enabled	boolean	False	Enable Winget package update checking.
label	string	'{count}'	Format string for the widget label. {count} shows update count.
interval	integer	240	Check interval in minutes (10 to 10080).
exclude	list	[]	List of packages to exclude from checking.

Click Handlers

• Left-clicking the Winget widget will open the Winget package manager in PowerShell or pwsh.
• Left-clicking the Windows Update widget will open the Windows Update settings.
• Right-clicking the Winget widget will run check for updates.
• Right-clicking the Windows Update widget will run check for updates.

Example Configuration

update_check:
  type: "yasb.update_check.UpdateCheckWidget"
  options:
    windows_update:
      enabled: True
      label: "<span>\uf0ab</span> {count}"
      interval: 240
      exclude: []
    winget_update:
      enabled: True
      label: "<span>\uf0ab</span> {count}"
      interval: 60
      exclude: []

Available Styles

.update-check-widget {}
.update-check-widget .widget-container {}
.update-check-widget .widget-container.winget {}
.update-check-widget .widget-container.windows {}
.update-check-widget .label {}
.update-check-widget .icon {}

Example

.update-check-widget {
    padding: 0 6px 0 6px;
}
.update-check-widget .icon {
    font-size: 14px;
}
.update-check-widget .widget-container.winget,
.update-check-widget .widget-container.windows {
    background: #eba0ac;
    margin: 6px 2px 6px 2px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    border: 2px solid #f38ba8;
}
.update-check-widget .widget-container.windows {
    background: #b4befe;
    margin: 6px 2px 6px 2px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    border: 2px solid #89b4fa;
}
.update-check-widget .widget-container.winget .icon,
.update-check-widget .widget-container.windows .icon {
    color: #1e1e2e;
    margin: 0 1px 0 6px;
}
.update-check-widget .widget-container.winget .label,
.update-check-widget .widget-container.windows .label {
    margin: 0 6px 0 1px;
    color: #1e1e2e;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 14px;
}