Integral service in every modern Windows OS that updates the software and OS, including installed components and drivers.
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Mass updating/install on Windows
I currently use LogMeIn to remotely manage a bunch of computers around the country. However, I am curious as if there is a way to make updating on them automatic and install and make system changes on ...
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1answer
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How do I disable the automatic restoring of open software after an update in Windows?
When Windows updates overnight on my work machine the next time I login it loads all the apps I had open before the update. I usually have a fair amount of apps open so it takes several minutes to ...
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Can't Install IE 10 on brand new Windows 7
I bought a new Alienware and they won't provide support for Windows Update (why should they, really). I go and try to run the IE 10 update like so:
And, it hangs a bit on the screen above. Then, ...
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Will Windows 7 update if the computer is turned off at the time it is set to auto-update?
While using win7, I find a windows update function, and an action center will show at the right bottom corner of the computer notification area.
I set it to auto install the important updates at 5pm ...
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How to stop Windows update popups? [duplicate]
I'm working on the project on my Windows 7 and have 20 browser tabs and 10 other windows open and right when I'm in the middle of typing this &#^$ pops up:
and if I click away it goes away for ...
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Windows Update has updates for programs I don't have
I just installed Microsoft Visio 2013. This is the only program I have that's part of Office 2013. After I restarted, Windows Update suddenly popped up with 23 new updates, all related to Office 2013, ...
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Can I make a CD or DVD to install Microsoft updates?
Say I'm setting up (brand new) multilple PCs at one time and I don't have enough ethernet ports to hook them all up to the internet at once, is it possible to create a CD/DVD of updates that I could ...
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How to update to IE 10 in Windows 7
In the last month, the Windows update tried to update daily to IE10 and always failed. The error code I got was always ("9C48"). (I have Windows 7, 64-bit version)
I tried to remove IE9 and install ...
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Windows update stops working after upgrade to Pro
I have a Samsung 7 Gamer laptop that comes with Windows 8 installed. I have an MSDN subscription and I wanted to install Windows 8 Pro. I have tried both adding the Pro code into the pre-installed ...
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How to run all Windows Updates in one go without human intervention
I'm sure folks have experienced this. You reinstall Windows and then you have continuous cycles of update => reboots => login => update => reboots => login ... just to come to the "latest version". I ...
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How to install dism through command line in windows 7 by booting from a recovery windows 7 iso in a USB?
Recently I installed a faulty security update (2823324) released by Microsoft http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2839011 . My computer is constantly getting blue screen and restarting. I have tried each ...
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How to attempt driver update for ALL hardware using Windows Update, after Windows 7 installed with no Internet Connection
When you install Windows 7, your install source may not have drivers for your networking hardware.
This means that the install process skips the step where it goes online and looks for all the "best" ...
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Side Effects of Failed Windows Update to Registry [closed]
Last night, my Windows 7 installed some updates upon shutting down. Today, when I switched on my PC, I did not realize that the battery was low and that the power cord was not plugged in. So as the PC ...
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How to stop windows update autodisable at each restart ? (Windows XP)
Each time I restart my computer, windows update get disabled. I've already scanned for malware and didnt find any. What could I do ?
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Check whether Windows Updates are being installed
I have a powershell script that’s used by the IT support department for remotely installing software on workstations. The script supports the installation of multiple products (one after another)and ...
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Why is windows XP scanning for malware during update [closed]
Stupid Windows XP freezes during update on anti-malware utility update. Is it possible that it tries to scan my disk during the update? Killing the process make update continue.
I wanted to reboot ...
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1answer
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Windows Update continually repeats same updates
For the last week whenever I shutdown my Windows 7 Home Premium laptop, I get the yellow shield telling me I have updates (both updates are shown below my question). I shutdown the system, the updates ...
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How to schedule optional updates installation
I am quite happy with Windows behaviour of installing updates automatically at 3am. But this doesn't include optional updates.
Is there some way to include an optional update in with the normal ...
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Forcing Windows Update to Update Metro Apps through Command-Line
I got a couple of Surface RTs and I need a batch file to force Windows RT to update all Store apps; that is, instead of using the Store app's GUI to install updates one by one, I need some kind of ...
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Applied a Windows Update and now my machine won't boot
So I run Windows 8 in a VMWare VM. Today I got that lovely "your computer will reboot in 15 minutes to install important updates". So, I rebooted it. It did all the "applying update" magic and then ...
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Touch Pad Not Working after Power Loss during Windows Update
During a Windows Update, power to the laptop (Gateway NE56R10u) was lost. When turned on again, it restarted in some flavor of Safe Mode. After a System Restore everything seems to be working ...
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Windows Update Removed IIS 8? [closed]
My Windows 8 machine installed three updates last night, and then rebooted. When I logged back in this morning to continue working, I noticed that I could no longer access any web application I had in ...
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After installing KB2656351 and KB2600217 and restarting, Windows Update prompts me to download those updates again
Resulting in an endless loop. What can I do?
This happened after I installed .net 4 framework for github.
Running win7 64bit
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How to merge WindowsUpdates into Windows 7 installation ISO
I have Windows 7 install ISO. I use it to install test environment.
The problem is that I need to reinstall the environment often. And each time I have to install all the updates via WindowsUpdate.
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1answer
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Windows Update obsessed with updates for software I've long since uninstalled
I have a Vista SP2 laptop that came with the demo version of Office 2007, which I eventually uninstalled. I naively did this at a time when Windows Update had available updates for Office 2007 in its ...
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Is it possible to pause window updates download?
I'm on a slow dial-up connection, and my window-8 is downloading some critical updates. The connection keeps disconnection, so I was thinking if it was possible to pause the updates download ?
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Rerun failed Windows Update
One of my Windows 7 updates (Platform update for Windows 7 64bit) failed to install. It is an optional update but I want it to install anyway. I think since the update failed I have problems opening ...
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Windows Update failure error 80073712
My computer running Win 7 home 32 bit is facing some issues.
The first s is that Windows Update is not able to check for updates. I get an error 80073712 Unknown error.
I tried most options on this ...
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Installed Windows 8 update KB2756872 won’t go away
Windows 8 constantly prompts me to install update 2756872. I already have it installed (all three parts of it), and the install via Windows Update succeeds but continues to show. The size of the ...
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1answer
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Are there pitfalls to letting windows manage my video card drivers?
I have a custom built machine which utilizes an XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 video card. I recently upgraded the machine to Windows 8 which very nicely detected and installed the video card driver ...
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Windows Automatic Update Installer
Is there a way to have a program install windows updates and then reboot and install and reboot automatically all night long?
It would shave a lot of time off my hands.
All versions of Windows.
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Uninstalling Media Feature Pack for Windows 7 N
I installed Windows 7 Ultimate N on my laptop which I got from MSDN. The N version of windows comes with no media software preinstalled which is fine by me but I need it just one time so I installed ...
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How to reuse drivers downloaded through Windows Update?
I'm looking for a way to isolate a smart card driver that is downloaded through Windows Update when I put it the first time on an RFID reader.
The idea is then to install that driver on multiple ...
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How to install Wireless Driver from Windows Update with error 80070002?
I am experiencing problems with installing simple WLAN driver for System: Windows 8 64bit. Wireless card is: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285. I tried to install driver manualy even from Windows Update but it ...
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Installing .NET Framework 4 Client Profile breaks Windows Update
I have a Samsung NC-10 netbook with a fresh install of Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit (it only had 2GB).
If Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile is installed on it, Windows Update will always ...
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Exclude permanently IE 9 from the update listing in Windows 7
Hei there, as in the title, I'd like to exclude permanently the IE 9 install from the update list on Windows 7 replacing IE 8. As a web developper i prefer to have a clean and native version of IE8 ...
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deploying Java with SCCM / SCUP
We have a network of about 250 PC's which I want to deploy the java updates to. As distribution software we are using SCCM 2012 / SCUP 2011.
Note: I need to deploy both the x86 and the x64 version.
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Windows 8 (64bit) can't update: 0x800F0922
I finally decided to make a thread after fighting with this problem for very long.
First, let's see what i have in the registry:
Second, I have these pending updates:
What i try to do now, is: ...
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Bad updates for Windows 7 [closed]
My question is not about development, I just do not know where else to ask, please do not rate this question.
What do you think can Microsoft to deliver updates for Windows 7, that have malicious ...
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Windows Update Error 490
I'm having some issues installing windows update on this particular Windows 7 PC. I'm trying to (for instance) install Service Pack 1, and its popping up an error saying "Element Not Found", and then ...
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System cannot find “OfficeStarter.vbs”
When I boot the computer, I have an error message that reads:
Script:C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate\OfficeStarter.vbs
Error : The system cannot find the file specified.
I think the problem was that ...
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1answer
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Windows 8 update starts and fails fails with error 80096002
Windows 8 install.
Trying to run Windows Update and it immediately fails with error code 80096002
From the event viewer:
Fault bucket -1144026401, type 5
Event Name: WindowsUpdateFailure2
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How to detect quickly that windows update is running right now on my PC?
A company windows PC can slow down from time to time. Antivirus, windows update, etc...
How can a user detect that the currently a major (long) win update is being installed? A PC may be super slow ...
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Registry key setting to enable windows to download driver from windows update
I have to issue an update to software enable the setting shown in the picture below.
I have systems that are set to "Never install driver software from Windows Update". I was wondering if there is ...
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What is the “Windows Update” service German translation?
I'm trying to enable the Windows Update service on a German Windows Vista machine. I tried translating "update" to German and looking for that but there does not appear to be anything similar. Does ...
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Windows 7 says it can not be updated due to Windows Update Service not running
My installation of Windows 7 refuses to fetch updates. When going to “Windows Update” in the control center (I hope it is “control center” in english, sorry I do have a german installation where it is ...
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Windows update wreaked havoc
I am having a weird problem that I hope I am going to describe properly.
It all happened when I decided to update my Windows 7 Home.
The problem is that, at reboot right after the Windows update, I ...
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Windows won't update and there's no “Windows Update” in Services
My computer won't update.
I went to the Services folder and I don't have a "Windows Update" folder. I don't think my computer has updated for quite sometime and I'm sure it's well over due for one.
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Why is my computer not updating via Windows Update?
I just recently installed Windows 8 Pro on a computer at work. The computer runs Windows Update fine while its not joined to the domain. However, once I join it to the domain it cannot perform windows ...
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Cannot boot after latest windows 8 update - what diagnostic tools to use?
Following the latest Windows 8 update, my computer won't start. I cannot boot from any other USB stick, or a windows 7 DVD. It just says "MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION" and it reboots again and again. ...
