Bork Tuesday, Any Problems Yet?

anon: Thank you for posting that. I also had the CEIP program on - and it's obvious that the recent Windows update exploits that. I disabled it, and cleaned up all the stuff it placed in my Task Scheduler.

Thanks

 

In Programs and Features>View Installed updates. On the top right side there is a search box where you can type in the KB # you want and then it will pop up in the screen if you have that same KB # installed. You can delete it there. That's how it works for me in Win 7 X64.

Win 7 Home Premium SP1 x64.
niki, Thursday at 6:08 PM Report
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Thanks niki , that's useful to know .
I never thought of looking there !
I should have quoted your post instead of pasting the text... sorry

In future , my policy on Bork Tuesdays will be to check update numbers first ,
and hide them if they are already installed.

I still can't understand why I am being notified of updates which are already installed !!

What are Microsoft doing / thinking ?
....... oh , look ..... I just answered my own question ( it's Microsoft ! )

 

Likewise anon ..... that info is much appreciated ( once again ! )

 

my windows 8.1 doesn't find any updates
in the view update history there are (KB3025417) 3046049 3034344 3032323 3029606 3000850

but installed update some are missed
is there a tool to check my w8.1 pro updates?

w7 has a problem with disk clean , after a disk clean (updates) starts some issues

 

Hmmm ... upborks out of their usual borking cycle fill me with apprehension, particularly when they are 'optional'.



'This update enables additional capabilities for Windows Update notifications when new updates are available to the user. It applies to a computer that is running Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Before you install this update, check out the Prerequisites section.

Prerequisites

To install this update, you must have April 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (2919355) installed in Windows 8.1. Or, install Windows 7 SP1.
Registry information

To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.
File information'

Guess I'll option to file this under 'hide update' as usual then.

 

@ Daveski17
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/microsoft-updates-for-march-2015.374145/#post-2474277

What's the problem not to install the update?

This update enables additional capabilities for Windows Update notifications when new updates are available to the user.

 

Programs and Features>View Installed updates
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/bork-tuesday-any-problems-yet.370217/page-18#post-2473858

 

I got this 5583 update today and decided to hide it as i do not plan to install W8.

 

To be honest, if I really don't need this update, and it appears to be entirely optional as to whether I apply it or not, I don't see what I gain by actually applying it. I have auto-updating disabled anyway. Periodically I will also manually check for updates. These days, with MS updates you never know what's going to happen. I do have a recent (Macrium) image to fall back on if it causes problems. I'm just a tad suspicious of these apparently superfluous and optional updates however, as I have lost a lot of faith in Microsoft's ability to implement them without problems arising.

 

Is that what the '5583' update is for? I couldn't deduce it from the helpful MS page lol.

 

I see.....ok then.
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Update enables additional capabilities for Windows Update notifications in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1
Article ID: 3035583 - Last Review: March 27, 2015 - Revision: 1.0
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/microsoft-updates-for-march-2015.374145/#post-2474277
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Update enables additional capabilities for Windows Update notifications in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1

 

yes i know
but maybe a nirsoft tool
something different
thanks

 

Thanks, I still am not sure what the additional capabilities are though.

 

If you noticed a new patch released via Automatic Update on Friday and can't figure out what it's for, you aren't alone. A quick poll among my usually knowledgeable experts reveals they are mystified as well.

KB 3035583, entitled "Update enables additional capabilities for Windows Update notifications in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1," is an optional patch. Unless you've opted to automatically install optional patches (a decidedly risky proposition), you'll have to check the box next to the patch in the Optional list, before it will install on your system -- which is all for the best....http://www.infoworld.com/article/29...w-about-mystery-windows-patch-kb-3035583.html

 

'Apparently Microsoft wants its users quite aggressive in Windows 7 and 8.1 lead away and encourage them to move to Windows 10. Who does not want to join the promotional dance, can the Windows update KB3035583 either hide or if it is already on the computer, uninstall it.' ~ op cit

Yeah, nice try pushing Win 10 Microsoft. Close but no cigar.

 

Can folder %WINDIR%\System32\GWX

be safely deleted Win 7 Pro 64-bit? Thanks.

 

@zapjb You should keep it, as it is used by Windows Update.

Edit: I did some digging and it is a downloader for Windows 10. GWX is an acronym for Get Windows 10.

 

Anybody else? I don't want Windows 10 btw.

 

@zapjb Just uninstall KB3035583.

 

I did hide KB3035583 and hope that it won't come back on a subsequent update. Here's another link about it: http://www.myce.com/news/windows-update-silently-installs-windows-10-downloader-75647/

I don't want Windows 10, because I'm happy with Win 7, period!

 

I uninstalled KB3035583.

The GWX folder got automatically deleted as well.

 

I did the same.

 

hi
may i know which are the last w8.1 updates?
just to comapare if my updater works
thanks

 

My last updates were KB3048778 and KB3035583.