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[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

None, well, except as I pointed out in another topic I created, the KB4493132, which I've "hidden". It is a re-issue of the old GWX nag-utility to upgrade to WIN-10, and apparently it can't be disabled by the adminstrator after it is installed. The reasoning behind it? Who knows...maybe they're...
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- Post #10
- Apr 4, 2019
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

The Service Stack Update (SSU) cleared out several missing security updates, and BELARC tells me that these are the remaining missing ones, but notice it is all focused of Microsoft Office, and doesn't contain KB4489878:
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- Post #8
- Apr 3, 2019
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

Okay, the update started, created a restore point, and said that it has completed successfully. And it all happend in less than five minutes, rather than endlessly cycling for a ¼ hour or more before failing. Yay! Thank you. Most people might mark that as fait accompli, except... I am...
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- Post #7
- Apr 3, 2019
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

That was confusing... It said it was installing a Microsoft Office Update (which I almost stopped), but I let it finish. Then it said installation complete and didn't do anything. I searched for a new icon on the desktop—nothing... Nothing new in the START menu... So, I did a search for...
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- Post #5
- Apr 3, 2019
- Forum: Windows Update
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Just a quick warning about WU patches

Courtesy of the AskWoody.com website... Windows update is (inexplicably) releasing KB4493132 for the 42% of us that still use WIN7. It is a re-issue of the old GWX nag-utility to upgrade to WIN-10, and apparently it can't be disabled by the adminstrator after it is installed. The reasoning...
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- Apr 3, 2019
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

Silverlight is currently my only available update. Just ran it this very moment, and here's what I got. (643)
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- Post #3
- Apr 3, 2019
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

Step 1 Registered. Done Step 2 Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations Step 3 The operation completed successfully Step 4 SFCFix version 3.0.1.0 by niemiro. Start time: 2019-04-02 02:08:45.661 Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 - amd64 Not using a script file...
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- Apr 2, 2019
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Windows Update

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[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

Just a quick warning about WU patches

[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again

[SOLVED] for softwaremaniac—getting the Security rollups (and maybe Silverlight) working again