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Troubleshooting Windows Update

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:04:06 +0000

Issues with installing Windows Updates? Then have a look at the following Microsoft Support Articles:

KB971058 How do I reset Windows Update components?

KB947821 Description of the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista, for Windows Server 2008, for Windows 7, and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Hide the Unused Updates

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:34:52 +0000

When opening Windows Update, you might see a number of Important and optional updates that are available to your system. But what to do if you are not interested in installing one of these updates? Over time the list will keep growing as new updates will be released and it becomes quite an annoying job to go over the entire list over and over again.

When you click on the “optional updates are available” link, all updates are listed as shown in the picture below.

Windows Update Explained

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:01:00 +0000

Just found a document called Windows Update Explained on the Microsoft Update Team Blog. The document provides a good insight on how Windows Update works.