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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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API/WMI Query for complete list of hotfixes and updates installed on a system?

Previously, how to query for a list of hotfixes installed on a Windows system has been discussed, and the use of WMI and the class Win32_QuickFixEngineering was suggested as providing the information. However MSDN indicates that from Vista onwards…
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Visual Studio 2008 Security Update installation Issue KB 971092

Posting this so this can be here for others. Just noticed - today that I have been in a cycle of downloading KB971092 and installing with reboot. 7 times - 350Mb file. fsk! Hotfix KB 971092 for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 install problems
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Difference between WUA IUpdateSearcher and wmic qfe

I am trying to figure out what are the differences between WUA (Windows Update Agent API) IupdateSearcher and wmic qfe list. When I use WUA IupdateSearcher I get these updates: (New-Object -ComObject…
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ASP.NET Core with Angular app is breaking after taking Windows 10 update (KB5003637)

We are facing below issue after taking Windows 10 Professional update (KB5003637) . If you have already faced similar kind of issue, your suggestions might help. Issue: ASP.NET core with Angular app is not working with IIS Express(VS 2019 -…
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windows update application

I wrote here an application that uses the WUA COM interfaces (IUpdateSearcher, IUpdate etc.). I use this application to scan for available updates, download the updates and install them. Everything works OK until I get to download and install some…
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How to make the flash executable work after January 12, 2021?

The Flash EOL is January 12, 2021. Does the Flash Player executable actually stop Flash from working or is it something that can be stopped by Group Policy (in the case of a browser) or WSUS Updates in the case of the up-coming update? And if so -…
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Which of these reboot tests are necessary for SQL Server installation?

We're building a new installer for our software, which consists of installing SQL Server 2014 Express. One thing about SQL Server is that it does not allow you to continue installing if your computer's pending a restart. We run it in silent mode, so…
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Breaking changes in windows update 1903 for outlook office JS based add-in

We noticed few breaking changes after installing latest windows update with regards to office JS based add-ins. The add-in host browser is changed from IE to edge. There are breaking changes with links, previously inside add-in if you have an…
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Powershell .net Code slow since MS-Security Update April 2019

Since May 2019 Security Rollup for Windows Server 2016, access to .net object via powershell is very slow, when a powershell variable breakpoint is set in the powershell. For example loading speed of [System.Environment] takes over ten times with…
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How windows update agent WUA identify KB's to be installed?

I was trying to find what updates can be applicable to the given system? I saw WUA Api calls page. I was wondering how Windows update agent works? How windows decides which KB's they need to install? Is there any central place like registry where I…
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IIS problems after installing July'18 Updates

We are experiencing the following problems after installing the July'18 updates in our servers running Windows 2012 and Windows 2016: 1) We can no longer restart the www service. The service locks in "stopping" mode forever. 2) We can no longer…
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Find the extended "ver" information for remote Windows computer

Windows 10.0.16299 has added a new "Update Build Revision" ("UBR") number to the ouput of the 'ver' command: As of 12/17/2017, a fully updated Windows 10 computer reports: C:\> ver Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.125] After spending many…
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Windows Defender/Update issues when running inside Windows Docker Container Windows Server 2016

I've created a ASP.NET Web API that retrieves a file as a stream content, saves to disk and scans the file using Windows defender (MpCmdRun.exe). When running the API locally on my computer, everything is fine. However, I want to host this API in…
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Access denied while running Windows Update using Powershell's Invoke-Command

I've been trying to setup a Powershell module that would remotely call Windows/Microsoft update on a server using Invoke-Command, then process the updates, and send everything back to the calling server so it can send an email report. My issue comes…
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Windows update corrupts struct construction in .Net 4.x

Since the installed of a Windows update on 14.9.2017 we have problems creating certain structs in our release builds. I have noticed that compiled code on computers without that update runs as expected ("Wrong start: 1.1.1990..."), on computer with…
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