Questions tagged [windows-update]
Integral service in Windows since Windows Vista that updates Windows components, including installed components and drivers, and certain other Microsoft software, notably Office.
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Windows Updates
This is the current issues I'm having with windows Updates.
The WSUS updates were successfully deployed but on client PC I'm not able to update. Here is the background story to my current issues.
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Windows 11 - Update stuck at "downloading 0%" but able to install using PowerShell
I have a Windows 11 (Pro) - 22H2 (OS Build: 22621.1702, Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22641.1000.0), for some reason when I run Windows Update in the Settings screen, the updates would show up ...
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Asus laptop powers on but has blackscreen with not even Asus logo popping up
My laptop is an ASUS Rog Strix.
So yesterday I turned on my laptop, and the Asus logo popped on with its sound, but then it turned itself off. I turned it on again because I was sure that I had ...
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Can't update Windows 10 (x64) - PAGE FAULT IN NON-PAGED AREA
As the title suggests, I cannot update Windows any more. It updated and ran falwlessly for 2 years before that.
When any Windows updates are installed (either a feature update or a cumulative update, ...
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Enable Other Microsoft Product Update on Windows Update in Windows Server Core 2022
As you know in Windows Desktop and Windows Server with UI, in Windows Update, we have one option like below
Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows.
and we can enable or ...
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My task bar is glitching after latest windows update?
Hi my task bar on my laptop after latest update with Windows 11 have wierd stripes every time I boot it up. The stripes over task bar have tendency to disappear after like 20 - 30 minutes. But they ...
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Windows Update continuous failing on Server 2019
I have an on-prem Server 2019 Hyper-V VM and ever since January 2023, the "Cumulative" Windows Updates have been failing. It's been about 3 months now and there are about 3 different KB ...
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When installing Windows update msu manually, get "The update is not applicable to your compute"?
I want to get some system files in Windows for testing, so, I created a VM with windows server 2019, I have downloaded several updates, one of them is KB5016623.
When I start to install it by clicking ...
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Conexant MEDIA install error although it is already installed
How to get rid of this annoying problem (showed in the image) as this driver already installed?
My device is "HP Zbook 15 G3"
I installed Windows 11 instead of Windows 10 that officially is ...
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How to manually upgrade Windows from an ISO file?
I have a Windows 10 installation that got into a blue screen boot loop after a system crash. I assumed the registry got corrupted since that happened 32 times in the past with this device and putting ...
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how to stop windows 11 update manual
I have Win 11 pro and I stopped the update for windows from Services> Windows update> Disabled
The problem when I open the same setting after hibernate my laptop, the Disabled change to manual ...
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Wsus client getting error 403 (0x80244018)
It's a couple of days that my clients can't download updates from my wsus server.
They control and find updates normally but when it comes to download them, they are all getting 403 error from the ...
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Windows PC always has many updates to complete when I come back after a few days, CPU locked up
I have an HP laptop a few years old that I often leave closed (I think in sleep mode) for a few days at a time. When I come back, for the next twenty minutes or so, Windows starts running various ...
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Windows networking stops working after sleep/hibernation
Windows networking stops working because of sleep/hibernation and starts working again after a reboot.
I have several Windows 11 computers at home, and I keep them updated to the latest patches. These ...
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How can I obtain hard copies of drivers installed by Windows Update without using the Microsoft Update Catalog?
I have a system where I need to obtain hard copies of the drivers installed by Windows Update. However, I don't want to use the Microsoft Update Catalog as it's very difficult, if not downright ...
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How to extend Microsoft Reserved partition
I cannot receive Windows 11 feature updates, specifically Windows 11 version 22H2.
I tried joining the Windows Insider Programme initially on the Release Preview channel, but this still did not list ...
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Unable to bypass system checks to allow upgrade to Windows 11
Is there a way (that actually works) to bypass these checks in order to upgrade to Windows 11? Also, hoping to do this with Windows Update as opposed to downloading an ISO and going that route. In ...
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Windows 11 Update - disable invalid entries
All of a sudden, a number of invalid entries has shown up in my Windows update screen with an Install error - 0x80070103 - see screenshot:
I tried clicking the proper buttons, but they still give ...
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How can I download hard copies of the drivers installed by Windows Update? [duplicate]
I have a laptop running Windows 10 on which I recently used Windows Update to install several drivers. However, I want to have hard copies of my drivers on hand in case I ever need to reinstall them ...
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PowerShell `Microsoft.Update.Session`; unable to download all updates
How can I at the very least see what Microsoft.Update.Session is doing behind the scene, if not identify outright why downloads are not completing?
I am using Microsoft.Update.Session to try and force-...
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How to remove an already-downloaded windows update? [duplicate]
Windows Update on a very old PC with Windows 10 has downloaded an update that fails to install. Every reboot takes forever, because the system repeatedly attempts to install the update, then fails and ...
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How to install WSUS offline update `.cab` and `.msu` files (Windows 10)?
I have a 21H2 Windows machine with no internet access that I need to install Windows updates on. I used WSUS community edition to download the updates, and now I have a folder with a bunch of .cab and ...
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Can an IP address be confirmed to be legitimate Windows Update server?
Is there a place to reference if Microsoft Windows Update is reaching out to a legitimate IP address?
My searches have thus far told me no, but there may be places I have not yet looked.
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What excatly are the risks of not installing Windows Security Update at all?
We've been told that you should always install Windows Security Updates, but what exactly would happen if you don't? Can modern versions of Windows (7 and later) be infected simply by connected to the ...
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How to restore separate "Update and Restart" option in Windows 11?
In earlier versions of Windows, when it was going to install updates on a restart it display a visible indicator on the power button in the start menu and showed separate "update and restart"...
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Windows 11: Windows intelligence update errors with code 0x00000000
I had posted this on stack overflow but it was suggested here is a better place for this question.
I've been having issues with updating Windows for the past couple of months. At the point where I ...
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Windows (or my video card software) takes over applications' shortcuts, what to do?
I'm working with different applications (Notepad++, Visual Studio), where I regularly need to perform a search. As this involves C# source code, it's important to search for whole words, case ...
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Hide or kill Windows Update Prompt via cmd/run
I am currently having a really stupid issue with some Windows Server: When I connect to it via TeamViewer, I am greeted with this lovely update prompt:
Loosely translated:
"We have an update for ...
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What is the component being updated? How can I find the reason update fails?
For a month now, every other day Windows Update (W10) tries to install a firmware/driver for a Micron SSD. It reports being successful:
But in the event viewer (or in the reliability monitor) this ...
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Windows 11 - Various .exe files closing themselves after execution
I'm running a system that runs Windows 11. The issue is, that whenever I open certain programs, they open and after 2-10s they close themselves. Between the 2-10s the programs are frozen and don't ...
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How to stop the “Your version of Windows 10 has reached its end of service.” message? I do not want to update
And I know for sure that it was for years reported that I don't have to update Windows to a new version: I know that so clearly because that was basically the only thing stoppable for an end user in ...
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How to log all file access in Windows before login?
I am trying to troubleshoot/fix a 30 minute boot time (i.e., the time between power being applied
and the login screen appearing). All diagnostics (CPU, HDD, RAM) seem fine, so I simply suspect
a bug ...
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Manual restoration of Windows 10 update state after /Resetbase
I've tried to install recently released Windows 10 updates KB5021233 and KB5020872 on my LTSC 21H2 19044.1706. KB5020872 installed just fine, however KB5021233 kept failing. I made a mistake of trying ...
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Cannot start WSL (using Win11 22H2)
I think this started happening after I updated my Windows 11. Current version is Windows 11, Version 22H2 (OS Build 22623.1037).
Initially, my Docker Desktop also stopped working, but I uninstalled it ...
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Is there a way to install Windows Update manually without the Internet?
The PCs where I'm working do not have internet access as they contain sensitive data and are only connected to their VPN sites, and I do not want to connect the PCs to the internet for security ...
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Old driver after upgrade to Windows 11
I moved my Win 10 Pro SSD to a new laptop, and then did an in-place upgrade from Win 10 Pro to Win 11 Pro. After the upgrade I am no longer able to adjust the brightness of my screen. The brightness ...
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Recent Windows Update Messed Up Certain Keys
After recently installing an update to my computer under Windows 11, I encountered a glitch where the ctrl, caps lock, tab, alt, and shift keys on the left side of my keyboard do not work as intended. ...
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Why are all Windows 11 optional updates suddenly awaiting installation without possibility to deselect?
After Windows 11 update of November 9, 2022, all recent (30+) optional updates for my Lenovo ThinkPad are suddenly awaiting installation without any option to deselect.
Some of the updates are Intel ...
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How to prevent WaaSMedicAgent from modifying a specific registry key/value without disabling critical services?
I've made a few modifications to registry keys related to Windows Update (specifically but not limited to HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DoSvc value ImagePath) and I want to preserve those ...
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How to permanently disable any Windows 10 automatic updates that aren't directly crucial to the integrity of my operating system [duplicate]
My PC is always low on space, and for the longest time I kept wondering why my C: drive kept filling up even though I wasn't downloading anything, and finally I discovered TreeSize and found out that ...
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Systemd boot menu not showing after Windows 11 22H2 version update
I built my PC to be able to start a Windows 11 partition alongside a Pop_os one. But yesterday, I decided to make the 22H2 windows 11 update, and since then, the systemd boot menu isn't showing ...
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I am pausing windows update for 7 days, but I still have it running
Please, tell me anyone how this can be possible, I am both pausing windows update and having it running.
Windows update settings
Pausing windows updates
Restart computer
Open task manager
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Why does "sleep" feature get affected every time if Windows 10 updates are not done properly?
Recently, I updated my Windows with below update.
Since then, my "sleep" feature shuts down as explained in this other question my laptop instead of going to "sleep".
Later, I ...
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Windows update - error 80240034, how to fix?
I have a PC with Windows 10 x64 Home which fails to install Windows cumulative updates with error code 0x80070002, but if I open the Update History, a different error code is reported there, ...
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Manually download a specific driver from Windows update servers and archive the installation files?
Say I could not find appropriate drivers from an OEM, but somehow Windows Update had them. For whatever reason, it is not publicly available.
I want to archive this driver to be installed later. ...
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Windows Update fails with error 0x80070057 (Windows 10 Pro 21H2) - tried everything
Just upgraded from 8.1 Pro via a mounted ISO to Win 10 Pro (21H2, 19044.1706, Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4170.0).
Everything seems to work fine apart from Windows Update. It sees the ...
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.Net 6 runtime and windows updates
I've written a WPF desktop application using Visual Studio 2022 and .Net SDK 6.0.6. I didn't want to create a "self-contained" application so it will be necessary to install the .Net Desktop ...
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"It's almost time to restart" message. How can I see what update it's trying to install?
I use Windows 10 Pro and I got a "It's almost time to restart" message. How can I see what update it's trying to install?
Note that Windows automatic updates are supposed to be disabled:
I ...
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Hardware mystery I have been trying to solve for the last two years
My laptop is an Asus zenbook UX430UA and I have this problem I am struggling with for the last 2 years.
It starts when windows updates installs the update from build 1809 to 1903 and above (and win 11)...
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How to postpone the restart for "It's almost time to restart" by more than one hour?
I use Windows 10 Pro and I got a "It's almost time to restart" message. How can I postpone the restart by more than one hour?
Windows automatic updates are supposed to be disabled:
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