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Questions tagged [windows-update]

Windows Update (WU), a service offered by Microsoft, provides updates for the Microsoft Windows operating system and its installed components, including Internet Explorer. This tag should be used exclusively for programming questions, not general issues with Windows updates or the Windows operating system; these questions should be directed to Super User instead.

Windows Update includes the following:

  • The Windows Update (WU) Service offered by Microsoft, which provides updates for Microsoft Windows operating systems.
  • The Windows Update Agent (WUA) which perform the communications with WU, searching for updates and install updates.
  • Windows Automatic Updates (AU) which schedule automatic, notifications, downloads, and installations of Updates. "Windows Update and Automatic Updates are two separate components designed to work together to keep Windows secure. " See, How to configure Automatic Updates and Difference between Windows Update and Automatic Updates
  • The WUA API, which enables programmers and administrators to manage WU updates on the local system. See WUA API reference.

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  • Should WSUS question be covered under this tag?
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windows update Updateorchestrator restart after installation of updates Server 2016

Server 2016 windows updates are downloading and installing. But the server is never rebooting to apply the updates. Configure automatic updating: 4 - Auto download and schedule the install Install during automatic maintenance Scheduled install…
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How to use results from an SQL Query as a list to delete (WSUS) updates

My problem is that I want to use the results from a SELECT query as the input values for a Stored Procedure. The issue is that the SP will only accept Scalar values, and I do not know SQL and so have been struggling to find a workaround or…
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Powershell won't pass keystroke to cli window

I first need to offer the disclaimer that I am barely a novice when it comes to scripting or coding, so I might be doing this all wrong in the first place. I'm running into an issue with a script I had written in powershell a while ago that is used…
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Manually Install Windows Updates?

I was wondering if there is a way that a Windows update could be installed manually without the use of Windows Update(the update file is extracted and placed into correct file locations). I am looking into a way for Mac users to keep their Bootcamp…
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Is there a variable that contains the date of the latest windows update

I have an enviroment with about 60 servers. I want to develop a tool where I can see the date of the latest update of every single server. If I had an environment variable for this, it would be really easy to program a tool like that. Does anyone…
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Import Updates option in WSUS is disabled

The "Import Updates..." option (available on the right click context menu on the Updates in WSUS) is disabled. The OS is Server 2016. TIA
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How to download windows patches using powershell?

Using PowerShell on Windows 2012 and the WSUS API, I've managed to loop thru the list of reciently approved patches but I can't figure out how to extract the OrginUri path to download each patch into a unique download folder (don't ask it's…
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Block updating .NET Framework

For compatibility reasons I want to keep the current .NET Framework version (which is 4.7, the latest version) and stop automatic/silent updates in the future from Windows Update or WSUS only for .NET Framework version while allowing all other…
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Can I deliver my software using windows update

Ok I would like to ship my software using windows update or similar microsoft technology to client operating systems. I know that windows enables to provide drivers through windows…
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Windows Update something went wrong Windows 10

As of a few days ago (Sept. 2020) I cannot install Windows 10 Updates anymore. When I go to “Windows Update” I always get this message. “Something went wrong. Try to reopen Settings later.” There is no Update button either. What I tried…
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Print a Unknown Character in C# console

in my program execute is print a Unknown character what meaning? Where did it come from unknown character? why print it in console. please help... my code is here static void Main(string[] args) { char[] array = new char[10]; …
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Windows 10 will not update until Samsung Easy Settings is manually uninstalled

When I try to run the [Samsung] Easy Settings uninstall, Windows 10 blocks it from running saying that it is for a different version of Windows and might be unsafe. I can't seem to find any valid or manual solutions on Samsung or Microsoft sites.
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Windows 7 update not installing two updates for many hours

My windows 7 Update says 2 important updates are available but when i click install updates it doesn't install the updates for many hours ! So how to fix this problem ? Should i install those two updates or just leave it as it is ? (Note:Microsoft…
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Understanding Microsoft Hotfix numbers

I got the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-008: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-008 The title names a security update "3124605", so I expected find the hotfix KB3124605 on my system (Windows 8.1), but it's not installed. The…
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Create a PowerShell Script to automatically scan for and hide certain Windows updates

As most of you know, Windows 10 automatically updates the device drivers and the video driver that is being installed by Microsoft is causing me some problems. To avoid this, I'm manually hiding the update using PowerShell. For example, I use the…
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