Snippet checks for the enabled status of microsoft updates and returns certain information about the updates management. Usage examples provided in the comments.

; /settings -> shows settings dialog
; /settings check -> returns $true if enabled, if not it tries to enable the service and then returns $true/$false depending on success.
; $settings(day) -> returns day installation of updates are scheduled for
; $settings(readonly) -> returns $true/$false readonly dependent
; $settings(level) -> returns N 
;   N = 0 -> Not configured by user or group policy
;   N = 1 -> Disabled
;   N = 2 -> Prompts users to approve updates before downloading or installing
;   N = 3 -> Automatically downloads updates but prompts users to approve before installation
;   N = 4 -> Automatically installs updates on user specified schedule
; $settings(required) -> returns $true/$false if updates are required
; $settings(time) -> returns time (24 hour clock with 0 as 12:00 AM) installation is scheduled for

alias -l dcom return obj $+ $com(0)
alias -l xcom .timer 1 0 .comclose $1-
alias settings {
  var %% $dcom, %! . $+ %%, %&, %#
  .comopen %% microsoft.update.autoupdate
  if (!$isid) && (!$1) .comclose %% $com(%%,showsettingsdialog,1)
  elseif (!$isid) && ($1 = check) {
    %& = $r(,$com(%%,serviceenabled,2)) $com(%%).result
    if (%&) {
      xcom %% | echo $color(info) %&
    }
    else { 
      %& = $r(,$com(%%,enableservice,1)) $qt($com(%%).result)
      xcom %% | echo $color(info) $iif(%&,$true,$false)
    }
  }
  elseif ($isid) && ($1) {  
    .comclose %% $com(%%,settings,3,dispatch* %!)
    if ($1 = readonly) { xcom %! | return $r(,$com(%!,readonly,3)) $com(%!).result }
    elseif ($1 = required) { xcom %! | return $r(,$com(%!,required,3)) $com(%!).result }
    elseif ($1 = day) { 
      %& = Every Day.Sunday.Monday.Tuesday.Wednesday.Thursday.Friday.Saturday
      %# = $r(,$com(%!,scheduledinstallationday,3)) $qt($com(%!).result)
      if (%#) {
        tokenize 46 %&
        xcom %! | return $gettok(%&,$calc($noqt(%#) + 1),46)
      } 
    }
    elseif ($1 = level) {
      %& = $r(,$com(%!,notificationlevel,3)) $qt($com(%!).result)
      if (%&) { xcom %! | return $noqt($com(%!).result) }
    }
    elseif ($1 = time) { 
      %& = $r(,$com(%!,scheduledinstallationtime,3)) $qt($com(%!).result)
      if (%&) { xcom %! | return $noqt($com(%!).result) }
    }
    else { xcom %! | return * $!settings: Invalid arguments. }
  }
  else echo $color(info) * $!settings: Invalid arguments. 
}