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The patch that comes out on the 2nd Tues (Patch Tues) KB4489894 is the Security CU for the month.

PK, did you mean to say KB4489868 as that is the March 12th 2nd Tues Patch for 1803? KB4489894 is the 3rd Tues Patch per the Patch List and my records.

Also on my Windows 10 Pro system I never receive the 3rd Tues (non-security) Patches automatically and I don’t seek them out with the Check Update button either.

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PKCano

rc interesting comment:

If a driver is ever changed during an update or Feature Update, roll it back to the previously working OEM or installed driver

When I feature updated from 1709 to 1803 last October the process changed just about all my drivers including Nvidia card drivers to an earlier version.

I posted and most here said it happens all the time and to leave well enough alone.

Since I did not make your suggested driver backup, best I could do now is go to my component manufacturers sites and install a more current version of each driver vs a restore from the past. But, should I do this? Leave well enough alone? Or, obtain specific drivers like Nvidia and Asus MB components?

Even if I make the suggested backup, should I/we restore them after a feature backup if all seems to be working with what the feature update installs?

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PK thanks.

Am I to assume it will arrive via the Windows 10 Updater as a separate KB along with the March update KB4489868 (ver 1803)?

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Based on above the KB applies to Windows 10 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803.

Since I have Quality Updates delayed for 7 days:

How is this KB to be received?

With the regular March monthly update via Windows Updater?

Or only for “seekers”?

If it comes via the Windows Updater, should we hide?

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Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64  Group A   Updates current thru February

Just checked on March updates received:

KB4489878, KB4474419, MSRT

But no KB4490628

Should I hide first 3 and hope KB4490628 appears?  Or manually download KB4490628 from the MS Catalog?

IF KB4490628 should be exclusively installed FIRST, why does it not appear until the update que is empty (logically indicating one would have installed them, not hid them?)

And if it is not necessary until July, why cant the normal March updates be installed first and then KB4490628 when if appears later?

Just askin”

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PK thanks, will give it a try.

It is my experience once a KB appears on the Windows Update screen that even though the KB is then hidden via wushowhide, it doesn’t matter until the Windows Updater runs again and refreshes the Windows Update screen to also no longer show the hidden KB.  Until the refresh happens any KB still showing on the Windows Update screen will download and install if I press the Download button.

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Need some help pls.

Windows 10 Pro x64 v1803 Group A.  I have Group Policy > Windows Update set at 2, and have had the Feb update KB4487017 hidden with wushowhide (as well as KB4023057 twice this month).

After changing wushowhide to unhide only KB4487017, I need to wait it out for  Windows to run its updater again (usually the next day) to bring it down.  However this month after Windows updates, KB4023057 also reappears so I have no way to select the Download button without installing it along with the Feb update.

Any ideas how to keep KB4023057 hidden as in the past month’s???

With this persistence, have others already allowed installation?

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rc, thanks for your time providing such valuable information.

The only area that I would think more about before doing is utilizing the “Check for Updates” button thus becoming a “Seeker” for anything.

There has been so much written about this here at AskWoody and from Microsoft on the process that I am verrrrrry leary about ever doing this. I even recall a recent post cautioning about and providing a process to make darn sure (and still no guarantees) that an unwanted update or Feature update wasn’t hiding in the queue somewhere even after taking all precautions.

Each to make their own decisions.  Just my two cents.

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Last year when I first found Woody’s, the advice here was basically to have Win 10 Pro, Set Group Policy > Windows Update to 2 (Ask to download), Set Monthly deferral days to 0. When the updates came down the chute, hide them with wushowhide and leave them there until Defcon 3 or more. Then unhide and install.

Along the line we got the Patch list and recently the “recommended” deferral setting of 10,15 or 20 days presumably leading to auto update download and install.

I’m sticking with the old advice!

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rc primak, Cybertooth

Not to pile on, but I had this Win 10 Pro deferral days vs Defcon rating update question yesterday way above in Reply #335724.

And while I can hardily agree with PK’s comment about what an Ent and “some” Windows Pro users may have as resources, many of us (and I suspect a growing number of new members) have Windows Pro solely to have some control over the Update process.

Maybe it would be an opportunity to clarify again the nuances of Pro’s vs Consumer’s vs Patch List vs Defcon rating, and now vs Monthly update deferral timing.

Woody’s article referred to is the typical Computerworld monthly article. And the “recommendation” referred to therein does not specify that it should be used only if you are a Business/Professional user – but simply that you have the Windows Pro version.

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rc primak, Mele20

Woody:

Those of you using Win10 Pro or Enterprise, who follow my recommendations, have already installed updates,

Following your recommendations (and without further settings such as setting Group Policy > Windows Update at 2), as you say,  one would have already installed the February updates. Even though Defcon is still set at 2.

Is this correct, that the Quality update deferred days setting is superceding the Defcon rating?

 

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woody, Cybertooth

Lars,

Thanks for your reply and the links. Unfortunately I have already tried most of the ideas to no avail.

I was hoping someone had found an easy to implement solution.

I am not going to Reset PC, create/use a MS Account (Cortana was working before without a MS Account), or create a new user account unless it was certain to work.

Maybe when MS separates Cortana from Search in a future update, it will resolve.

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Lars220

I’ve heard that some folks can see the Plus Membership status under Subscriptions. Can you?

The only items I show under Subscriptions are 2 categories:

Subscribed Forums

Subscribed Topic

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In the upper right corner, click on your username or your picture (“avatar”). Then click Edit. The password change boxes are under “Account.” by the way, you can see the status of your Plus Membership subscription there, too, under

Checked on my Profile and don’t see status of Plus Membership under Account or anywhere else….?

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woody

Hey all, couple of questions regarding 7-Zip.

On my windows 7 computer, I installed PowerArchiver many years ago and it works well. However it installed hundreds of file extensions in my registry which I never use and even they didnt know how to remove them!

So for my newer windows 10 computer, I am looking for something with a little lighter installation profile.

Does 7- zip install a bunch of file extensions?

For me, I need a program that can  extract multiple files from multiple .zip files/folders at the same time (ex: 10 .zip files/folders with each .zip file containing say 50 .docx or .jpg files. Highlight all 10 .zip and open/extract all files simultaneously).  Can 7-zip do this?

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