Windows 10: what is the secret for installing a .cab file in Win 10?

Hi,

I am one of the select few who hasn't been able to install any of the last three Cumulative Updates for Win 10, Version 1607. When KB3197356 was announced I decided to try my luck with it. This time I downloaded it as a .cab file.

Now I am at a complete loss as what to do next. Right now it is on my 'C' Drive, in my Downloads folder, in the form of a zip file and I don't have a clue what I should do next.

Any ideas?

Thanks and regards,


:)

 

Installing a CAB file

CAB files are compressed archives used in Windows. I'm guessing the application you just tried to download is for Windows Mobile, not for Symbian, which means that you can't install it on your phone.

If there is a Symbian version, it'll be in the form of a .sis or .sisx file, not .cab.

 

Installing a CAB file

That would be my guess to. Yet this is the link they gave for N97... Oh... I ofcourse downloaded the cab file using my FireFox on windows... Therefor.... Yep... I'm stupid.



I'd contact the application provider, but oddly, they have no way of contacting them on the website, unless you're registered, but I cannot find the registration link either.



Thanks anyway.

 

Hello 2harts4ever, *Smile

If you like, you can add and use the context menu below to make installing .cab file updates easier.

CAB file - Add Install to Context Menu in Windows 10

 

Hi Brink,

I tried that about an hour ago and I have no idea if it worked or not. When I would right click on the zip file I didn't see the 'install' option?

Thanks and regards,

 

You would need to right click on the .cab file instead. It would be best to extract (drag and drop) the .cab file from within the .zip first though.

See also: How to Install a CAB File in Windows 10

 

Hi Brink,

I think this working with .cab files is over my 74-year-old head. I had better quit before I 'fry' my Registry. Like I said before I tried adding the 'install' option with your Tutorial shortcut but I really have no idea if I accomplished it or not.

I appreciate your help but no use wasting any more of your time. I will just have to hope that Microsoft gets a 'working' Cumulative Update to me soon.

One final question: since I used that shortcut to add 'install' to the context menu is it going to hurt anything to just let it be? And/or is there a key I can check in the Registry to see if I even managed to get it into the registry in the first place?

Thanks and regards,