Windows 10: how can I hide unwanted updates

I have updates for an old 2007 MS Project. How do I get rid of , or hide, the updates? I uninstalled Project 2007.Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites KB2767916The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 3 SP3Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package KB2538243Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package KB2565063Update for Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 Help KB963668Update for Microsoft Script Editor Help KB963671Update for the 2007 Microsoft Office System KB967642Thank you

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Microsoft releases tool to hide or block unwanted Windows 10 updates


Which tutorial are you looking at Ztruker - the one I referenced above Windows Updates - Hide or Show in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums says:
2. If this is an unwanted installed Windows Update, then uninstall the update.
3. If this is an unwanted driver that was installed via Windows Update but cannot be uninstalled using step 2 above, then uninstall the driver in Device Manager.
4. Download the wushowhide.zip file at Microsoft below for the Show or hide updates troubleshooter package.
5. Save the wushowhide.zip file to your desktop.
6. Open the wushowhide.zip file and extract (drag and drop) the wushowhide.diagcab file to your desktop.
7. Double click/tap on the extracted wushowhide.diagcab file to open it, and click/tap on Advanced.
8. Check the Apply repairs automatically box, and click/tap on Next.
9. Click/tap on the Hide updates option.
10. Check the box of any available updates that you want to hide, and click/tap on Next.
11. The selected updates are now hidden. Click/tap on Close when finished.
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Without the update uninstalled, it will not be available on the updates list for download so that the Microsoft Utility can hide it.

Once hidden it will not be reinstalled.

Roll back is ok, but not always available if the driver is the first one for that device installed, and any device driver available for rollback may not be a good one either (on the other hand it could be OK).

Once you have uninstalled a driver, you normally need to reboot for the removal to take effect. If Windows cannot find a driver for a device on reboot it goes back to the driverstore, and reinstalls it!
It says here and here that using Device Manager you must also delete the package from the driverstore:

Deleting a Driver Package from the Driver Store

On the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click the Delete the driver software for this device option to delete the driver package that was used for the device.

 

Build 10162 and still no option to hide unwanted updates?


Oh well another update and there is still no option within Windows Update Advanced options to hide unwanted updates as you could with predecessors of the Windows Flagship family of operating systems. I won't understand why they haven't added this feature because I have software to install which I know is not required but it still keeps telling me I need to install it when I know it is not required. There is a Rig hack but that is pointless at this time... There are other people asking the same question as mine why aren't there any options toil hide unwanted updates and software.

Oops forgot the attachment... *Redface




I hope they do add this before the final build goes to RTM...

 

how to effectively hide or disable the taskbar?

Hi,



Did you try the “Auto-hide the taskbar” option from Taskbar properties?



If you have not tried it, I would suggest you to follow these steps and auto-hide the taskbar:

• Right click on Taskbar.
• Click on Properties
• Check the box Auto-hide the taskbar.
• Click on OK.

Hope this information helps.