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John at StackExchange said “If you start with an older version of Windows 10 and do a Repair Install, it takes you to the current version when you do the Repair Install.

So 20H2 -> 22H2 21H2 -> 22H2 and 22H2 -> 22H2

So in terms of updates, Windows is starting fresh. The whole system is new but your User Profile was saved and used.

So Windows cannot create an Update History page because it doesn’t really have a knowledge of where it came from (that is in Windows.old).

Accordingly, the direct answer to your question (Is there a simple way to refresh the “Uninstall an Update” page to correctly show all installed Feature, Cumulative, Security and Servicing stack updates?) is no, that cannot be done.

Your are correct, I misspoke. My Target Product / Release Version is set as you described – Windows 10 and 22H2. Thanks for clarifying

I turned Fast Startup off and will see if there is any noticeable effect

I also rechecked my Group Policies: (1) Notice to download updates = #2 which notifies me before download and installed; (2) exclude drivers from windows quality updates; (3) set automatic update options; (4) target release release version for future updates; (5) target product version for future updates [[PS –  I had not changed the target product version from 21H2 to 22H2 – Not sure what impact that had on updates]]

FYI – my system is a tower PC with AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon Vega Graphics 3.70 GHz processor; 16.0 GB (13.9 GB usable) installed RAM; 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor; Windows 10 Pro; Version 22H2; Installed on‎ 11/‎19/‎2023; OS build: 19045.2965; Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19041.1000.0

I also reread this resource: https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/2000016-guide-for-windows-update-settings-for-windows-10/

I use Norton AV

By “chatty” I mean  that after the “repair install”,  Windows notified me about the Macrium image back up status, Windows security tells me that they blocked unauthorized changes to memory (from Carbonite, my file backup service; from Norton; from “nuperformance scan” and many other notes which I  have cleared.

I run Norton plus Malwarebytes Free and SuperAntiware free. The latter two have found on occasion PUPs and tracking cookies, all which are deleted.

I will check Fast Startup as you suggested.

The other change I have made when updating Windows patches is to turn Norton VPN off before downloading updates.

Thank you for your comments and advise

I just now finished the repair install procedure. It went well and fast. So far so good and I will continue checking the various apps. Some like Samsung Magician are not working, so I may need to delete / reinstall a few.  Windows security is being chatty with notification of things they have blocked and actions they are taking.  All in all, this has been a most enjoyable experience.

Thank all of you for helping me. Dave Thompson

I read and saw the video in Susan’s post dated May 6, 2023 – Options #2556942 where she shows how to “Repair install of Windows 10 22H2”

This looks very straight forward, does not delete installed apps/data and uses my digital license.

Do you, Tech Tango, Susan  or anyone else have any comments or suggestions or user warnings about following these step by step guidelines

I have a 465 gb Samsung SSD 860 EVO with 175 gb used,  290 free gb of space

Thanks

Yesterday, after posting SUCCESS, I saw that a “new” update was available, so I said YES (sorry Susan, I did not pause updates as you suggested) and allowed the system to download the patch.

Long story short: KB5032189 downloaded again, paused at 20%, then 44% then 74% then 100%, but this took 8 hours 21 minutes. Last night, 9 pm, the status showed as “Pending Restart”, and I clicked OK

This morning, 3:40 am, I checked the PC – NO signal from the PC to the screen. Nothing. I turned the PC off and on about three or five times, and suddenly the UEFI BIOS Utility appeared, followed by a normal start up and return to my home screen. A welcome sight! I then ran sfc/scannow. No integrity violations. Ran Macrium Reflect and made a new backup

Bottom line for me – this patch was the worse one I have ever experienced. I will definitely change my patching procedures in the future, and I greatly appreciate all the help each of you have given me

Thanks for sharing your story. Hope you get your system up and running soon, too.

Thank you for this information. Your help, along with Susan and everyone else, has made me change the way I will update any MS patch or MS file in the future.  Check, Verify, Wait, Be Patient is my new gameplan.  I’m never too old to learn new processes and procedures.

SUCCESS!!!  You are correct! I uninstalled the security update, rebooted (takes a longer time to boot than expected but I remained patience and let the system work).

Right and Left Mouse clicks in the Task Bar (Start menu, task view actived and pinned programs, overflow icons) work as expected.  I will continue checking other mouse related activities, but so far, so good. Thank you so very much

Thank you for your help and patience. Here are two screen shots, (1) the desktop, (2) the uninstall feature missing from Update History / “Uninstall an update”

And you are correct – the servicing stack may very well be the culprit,  plus my impatience after seeing the install process “freeze” at 74%. This slow, slow install process has never happened before with any update, and I over reacted

 

I tried to Uninstall the last two updates, and I can select them from the list (left click) , but the mouse issue does not give me the “uninstall” option (right click). My thought was that the Macrium backup was not 100% compatible with the  current updates.

 

And, the third patch was the security update KB5032189.  So one of the other patches is the problem child. More searching and investigation is required……

I bought a new wireless mouse, which works perfectly out of the box, but still, the task bar issue remains. So, the mouse and driver are not the problem

Thank you for your suggestion

I have Directory Opus running as my file manager in lieu of Explorer.

UPDATE on my initial query:   Usually, when I use the Start Menu (bottom left) or the Task View (active and pinned programs (bottom center) and the overflow icons  (bottom right), I can use both the right and left mouse clicks  to reach whatever function I need. Now, only one of the two clicks works. For example right click only on Start Menu, left click only on task view, right click only on overflow icons. I reset the taskbar to default settings but that did not resolve the problem

I will try two more actions: (1) turning Opus off and using Windows Explorer (2) Uninstalling the two recent patches

Does anyone have other suggestions? Thank you

 

I ran the program as incompatible with latest version Win 10 but compatible with Win 8 and that seems to have fixed the issue (can now open the file as a user and not an administrator.)  Will continue to see if this is the true fix or not.