microsoft [Guide + Tested Fix - New] Install This Extracted Windows Update Client for Win 8.1 To Fix Windows Update Not Completing Check for Updates

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[Guide + Tested Fix - New] Install This Extracted Windows Update Client for Win 8.1 To Fix Windows Update Not Completing Check for Updates

 

Overview:

A set of CBS packages which form "KB3163023 Windows Update Client" update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
This update provide latest improvements and fixes to Windows Update, specially:

• An optimization that addresses long scan time for updates.

Details of the Extracted Windows Update Client:

• They only contain Windows Update components that are included in the rollup.
• These packages are originally sub-packages and part of "July 2016 update rollup KB3172614"
• Repacked the latest Windows Update Client separately for those who have issues with July 2016 rollup KB3172614 or do not want to install it
• Also added workaround to hide the packages from being shown in "Installed Updates" panel multiple entries

Personally Tested - Details:

• Tested Working 100%.
• Tested - No Telemetry.
• Tested - No Win 10 related components.

 

Install Notes:

• Make sure the downloaded zip file is not read-only or blocked
  extract the file to a folder with a simple space-less path to avoid troubles
• For online installation on live running system:
  run install-online.cmd as administrator
  you will be notified to restart the system to complete installation if succeeded
• For offline integration into image:
  1. Mount the image of install.wim
     no need for this step if the target image is already deployed on another partition/drive
  2. Run integrate-offline.cmd as administrator and enter the correct path for mounted/deployed image

Note: Make sure you use Windows 8.1 Host OS or higher.

 

Downloads:

Windows8.1-KB3163023-x86.zip - [Size: 3.06 MB]
MD5: 7d846f9d1d98b049a42985da4a04df03
SHA-1: b1eb060d2f14b392232cae84ea10f865c5258f11

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Site: https://www.mirrorcreator.com

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Windows8.1-KB3163023-x64.zip - [Size: 4.69 MB]
MD5: 112162880e58ad8104cb2a64358735a5
SHA-1: 939ffc8a1abf6337736092453514bc9878a46a25

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Site: https://www.mirrorcreator.com

Sharecode^[?]: /files/V97CSDGZ

 

Uninstall Notes - Not Required 99.9%:

You don’t normally need to uninstall it, doing so will erase WU database.

If a new WU client is released or included in Monthly Quality Rollup, Disk Cleanup will take care of older version and remove it.

 

If you still want to uninstall, you can use DISM tool to uninstall using below command.

Launch cmd as admin and execute:

for /L %i in (93,1,328) do (if exist “%windir%\servicing\Packages\Package_%i_for_KB3172614*.mum” dism /online /norestart /remove-package /packagename:Package_%i_for_KB3172614~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.4)

 

Courtesy: Abbodi(AskWoody)

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Confirmed. This works perfectly on Windows 8.1. Thanks!!