On my refurbished laptop (HP 8440p) that came with Windows 10 home installed, some updates are
refusing to either download or install. An example would be:
"2023-05 Update for Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716)"
Does this seem logical? I thought MS was *forcing* updates everywhere.
On my refurbished laptop (HP 8440p) that came with Windows 10 home installed, some updates are
refusing to either download or install. An example would be:
"2023-05 Update for Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716)"
Does this seem logical? I thought MS was *forcing* updates everywhere.
On my refurbished laptop (HP 8440p) that came with Windows 10 home installed, some updates are
refusing to either download or install. An example would be:
"2023-05 Update for Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716)"
Does this seem logical? I thought MS was *forcing* updates everywhere.
On my refurbished laptop (HP 8440p) that came with Windows 10 home installed, some updates are
refusing to either download or install. An example would be:
"2023-05 Update for Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716)"
Does this seem logical? I thought MS was *forcing* updates everywhere.
On Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:50:54 -0800, croy wrote:
On my refurbished laptop (HP 8440p) that came with Windows 10 home installed, some updates are
refusing to either download or install. An example would be:
"2023-05 Update for Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716)"
Does this seem logical? I thought MS was *forcing* updates everywhere.
I wonder if your update level is frozen. There are several utilities
that do that, because it's something some people want.
The free InControl is one that you can quickly use to answer the
question. When you launch the downloaded program (there's no
installer), it will tell you the current status.
If InControl says you are in control, then my guess was right. There
is a button at the bottom of the popup, "Release Control". If you
click it, it will return Windows updating to the Windows default.
This URL shows pictures of the two possible statuses, and has a link
to download the program.
https://www.grc.com/incontrol.htm
On Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:13:38 -0800, Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:[problem resolved]
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This URL shows pictures of the two possible statuses, and has a link
to download the program.
https://www.grc.com/incontrol.htm
Thank you Stan Brown! I don't remember ever doing such a thing on this laptop, but it has been
dormant for so long, and my memory is so screwed, that anything is possible. And I've been a
Steve Gibson fan since SpinRite II days.
I searched the laptop for any sign of that utility, and found none. So I dl'd it, and ran it.
It claimed that the machine was only partially protected from Windows Update. In a "what the
hell" moment I instructed it to fully protect, and then fully unprotect.
So thank you Stan, you are the man.
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