Several days ago a Windows Driver (Intel – System 10.1.15.6) showed up in wushowhide. I hid it and then checked to be sure it was hidden.
Then yesterday, the same update appeared on the WU screen with a “Download” button. (I have GP set to 2, notify download/install). I checked wushowhide and it was both in “Hide updates” and “Show hidden updates”. I tried several times to hide it in “Hide updates”, and it would report that it was fixed.
But, when I checked wushowhide immediately after, it was still there, both in “Hide updates” and “Show hidden updates”.
I decided to wait to see if it would show up when WU updated itself. Tonight WU updated itself and the driver was still listed with the “Download” button. It was still in both “Hide updates” and “Show hidden updates.”
So, I went through the steps in ABK2000013.
1. Turned on metered connections and shut down.
2. Booted up with metered connections on. I checked to see if it was still on and it was.
3. Opened wushowhide. Hid the driver. Got the “is fixed screen”, as I did before. Checked “Show hidden updates”; the driver was still hidden (as it was yesterday and several days ago). Checked “Hide updates.” The driver was still there (as it was several days ago). No matter how many times I did this, the driver was both in “Hide updates” and “Show hidden updates”.
4. Opened services. Applied Stop
5. RESTARTED the computer. Checked to see that metered connections was still on.
6. Opened Services and set to Manual. (It said Manual (Trigger Start).
7. I immediately ran wushowhide. “Hide updates” looked as it did before. “Show hidden updates” looked the same as it was before, i.e., the driver was in both screens.
8. I RESTARTED the computer.
9. I opened Windows Update. This is the screen I got then
10. And this is the screen I have now.
Apparently, the steps in AKB2000013 did not work. Is there anything I can do right now to stop it? (Metered connections is still on).