Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Windows 11 (24H2) explorer crashes when opening folder after Windows update
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Windows 11 Windows Update failed after sysprep
If you installed Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows 11 then you uninstall it before your run sysprep. You machine from this image will failed to apply Windows monthly update.
Windows 11 Windows Update failed after sysprep
Monday, July 1, 2019
How to resolve the Windows 7 Update failed (Error code 80243004)
Check the “Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar“
Reference:
https://www.technipages.com/windows-code-80243004-fix
http://kiownnote.blogspot.com/2017/05/windows-windows80243004.html
https://appuals.com/fix-windows-update-error-80243004/
How to resolve the Windows 7 Update failed (Error code 80243004)
Saturday, June 29, 2019
HP Mobile thin client mt44 Windows 10 update
Install two Servicing Stack Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 (KB4485447 and KB4498947)
And then install the 2019-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 (KB4494440) later
Remark: Windows 10 Version 1607 which is a.k.a. Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB
HP Mobile thin client mt44 Windows 10 update
To able to install .cab Windows update download from HP ThinUpdate, you need to enable the window update service
To able to install .cab Windows update download from HP ThinUpdate, you need to enable the window update service (Which is disabled by default from the HP factory setting)
To able to install .cab Windows update download from HP ThinUpdate, you need to enable the window update service
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Allow Microsoft Windows Update (Windows 10) pass-thru Sophos XG Firewall proxy (SFOS 17.1)
Add the following exclusion URL under Microsoft Windows Updates exception list:
^([A-Za-z0-9.-]*\.)?tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft\.com/
^([A-Za-z0-9.-]*\.)?au.windowsupdate\.com/
^([A-Za-z0-9.-]*\.)? download.windowsupdate\.com/
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/windows-update-troubleshooting
Allow Microsoft Windows Update (Windows 10) pass-thru Sophos XG Firewall proxy (SFOS 17.1)
Friday, May 11, 2018
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Saturday, January 6, 2018
How to resolve Windows 7 64bits update error: “Windows update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running” when you check for updates.
My laptop Lenovo T410 cannot run Windows update suddenly and return a error "Windows update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running” when I click Windows Update - Check button
I resolve the problem by install the following Intel RST driver
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/22194
(I have Intel RST driver before Windows Update not work)
Reference:
https://www.wintips.org/windows-update-cannot-check-for-updates-windows-8-7-or-vista-solved/
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-update-cannot-currently-check-for-updates/b250e431-cdfc-46ac-a044-eaaee17491cf?auth=1
How to resolve Windows 7 64bits update error: “Windows update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running” when you check for updates.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Windows 7 - Windows Update error 80234004 solution
Solution - Install the following hotfix (Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3172605)) and reboot the computer
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53332
Then, I able to run Windows update successfully to apply those missing patches.
Remark:
To apply this update, you must install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and April 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 .
In my case, I also apply Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 before and also, my machine last windows update is 19 July 2016. (After that, I did not turn on the machine until today)
Windows 7 - Windows Update error 80234004 solution
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
How to Disable Automatic Reboot After Windows Update
http://www.wikihow.com/Disable-Automatic-Reboot-After-Windows-Update
How to Disable Automatic Reboot After Windows Update
Friday, October 1, 2010
WuInstall Freeware
WuInstall enforces Windows updates and makes the entire updating process user friendly
WuInstall Freeware
Monday, May 24, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
How to identify the installed Windows Patches from Command Prompt using WMIC? (refer:http://www.workstationtalk.com/content/how-identify-installed-windows-patches-command-prompt-using-wmic)
wmic qfe list full /format:htable >C:\WindowsPatches.htm
Wait for few seconds, and then open the 'C:\WindowsPatches.htm' file which contains the list of patches installed on your computer.
To list the IDs of all the patches/hotfix installed:
wmic qfe get Hotfixid
If you want to search for a particular hotfix is installed on the local machine:
wmic qfe | find "977346"
How to identify the installed Windows Patches from Command Prompt using WMIC? (refer:http://www.workstationtalk.com/content/how-identify-installed-windows-patches-command-prompt-using-wmic)
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Searching, Downloading, and Installing Updates via VBS
Set updateSession = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.Session")
Set updateSearcher = updateSession.CreateupdateSearcher()
WScript.Echo "Searching for updates..." & vbCRLF
Set searchResult = _
updateSearcher.Search("IsInstalled=0 and Type='Software'")
WScript.Echo "List of applicable items on the machine:"
For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1
Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I)
WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & update.Title
Next
If searchResult.Updates.Count = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "There are no applicable updates."
WScript.Quit
End If
WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Creating collection of updates to download:"
Set updatesToDownload = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl")
For I = 0 to searchResult.Updates.Count-1
Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I)
WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> adding: " & update.Title
updatesToDownload.Add(update)
Next
WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Downloading updates..."
Set downloader = updateSession.CreateUpdateDownloader()
downloader.Updates = updatesToDownload
downloader.Download()
WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "List of downloaded updates:"
For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1
Set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I)
If update.IsDownloaded Then
WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & update.Title
End If
Next
Set updatesToInstall = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl")
WScript.Echo vbCRLF & _
"Creating collection of downloaded updates to install:"
For I = 0 To searchResult.Updates.Count-1
set update = searchResult.Updates.Item(I)
If update.IsDownloaded = true Then
WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> adding: " & update.Title
updatesToInstall.Add(update)
End If
Next
WScript.Echo vbCRLF & "Would you like to install updates now? (Y/N)"
strInput = WScript.StdIn.Readline
WScript.Echo
If (strInput = "N" or strInput = "n") Then
WScript.Quit
ElseIf (strInput = "Y" or strInput = "y") Then
WScript.Echo "Installing updates..."
Set installer = updateSession.CreateUpdateInstaller()
installer.Updates = updatesToInstall
Set installationResult = installer.Install()
'Output results of install
WScript.Echo "Installation Result: " & _
installationResult.ResultCode
WScript.Echo "Reboot Required: " & _
installationResult.RebootRequired & vbCRLF
WScript.Echo "Listing of updates installed " & _
"and individual installation results:"
For I = 0 to updatesToInstall.Count - 1
WScript.Echo I + 1 & "> " & _
updatesToInstall.Item(i).Title & _
": " & installationResult.GetUpdateResult(i).ResultCode
Next
End If
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387102(VS.85).aspx
Searching, Downloading, and Installing Updates via VBS
Windows Update checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm
Windows Update checklist