Windows 10: Confusing approach to windows updates?

This is both a complaint about, and request for how to fix/recognise, an issue involving confusing update messaging by Microsoft.


I'm using windows 10-2004 on a desktop. Migrated from windows 7 4 months ago.

Recently there were media advisories about an out-of-band emergency patch for remote code execution RCE bugs issued by microsoft. I checked my updates, PC was up-to-date, nothing outstanding: screenshot.




I use windows defender, and it's not listed in the defender intelligence updates either.


And a few days later, reports of system issues with that patch see https://betanews.com/2020/10/17/windows-10-kb4579311-cumulative-update-problems/, with a recommendation to remove the patch is there any issues.


Confused? Very. So I checked a guru friend who provide me with a powershell/get hotfix method of checking for the existence of this specific KB in a list. And sure enough, there was KB4579311, Screenshot:




installed at the time of the monthly patches: just not listed in the update history. The sort of tool used to find it isn't normally one that a user would be aware of. One can only assume it's part of one of the KB's that are listed for the patches date 13/14 Oct, but who would know???


So, how in heaven is a user expected to be able to manage a KB removal that exists but isn't in the history?? Crazy. Is there a common updates configuration that can be applied in the settings pages that will give this sort of detail without resorting the special tools???


Windows 7 had a much better method of showing what KB's were installed . . . . pity MS could not do it that way for win10. At least it was accessible, effective and informative.

:)

 

Windows 10 wont update

Have you tried the second step?

(Searching for the error message e.g.

windows update database corrupt

is also a useful approach- e.g. finds
Win 10 Update Database Corruption Solved - Windows 10 Forums
- where the next step is the one I suggested above).

 

Intel E5200 Gets Updated, R0 Stepping Coming Up

p4 was fast and cheap? wtf? *Confused

 

Windows Updated(16299.309).KB4088776 Restart is required to complete.

Hi dalchina. Good news, I followed your suggestion and reinstalled the update and now it appears as "installed correctly" *Biggrin Maybe it was not necessary to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter or maybe if necessary. But using it I do not think it could have worsened something. The installation was very fast, unlike the first time it showed step 1 and step 2 completed.

Thanks for the suggestions and for the time to respond Best regards.


And thanks for the tip of that program, I'll have it on my list.