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Thx for updating Github!

 

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on the "Update History" section on both WUMT and Wumgr apps, WUMT (windows update minitool) shows "Applications ID" showing which module responsible for downloading updates. for example "Applications ID" mentions "wusa" for downloading/installing windows updates and "device driver retrieval client" for downloading/installing driver updates.

Wumgr on the other hand does not show nor mention "Applications ID" in the Update History section - maybe add that onto the next version of Wumgr

 

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Re: Xanatos Vs. Shewolf personalcrap

STFU

 

I still use WUMT because i can(offline airgapped pc) but "Xanatos Vs. Shewolf personal crap" aint my business and i aint getting involved. Both know more than me so i respect them both for their technical skills. Anything else is none of my bloody business.

 

Hi. Is there any way to make it start up opened to (focused on) the "Windows Update" section, like WUMT does, rather than Update History?

 

Why, there is nothing displayed there until you search. After search, the section will switch automatically.

 

It starts searching when opened using the Sledgehammer script. I believe it's run using a "provisioned" command line switch to start with that option, so you'd probably be able to do it with a cmd or bat file with the right details.

Edit: Nevermind my comment above. I see what you mean. Even though you can start the program in search mode using the -update switch, it still defaults to the Update History rather than Windows Update window.

 

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DeploymentAction='OptionalInstallation' would just be ignored on Windows versions prior to 1809, right? If so, I see no point in not including the OptionalInstallation option as default for all update searches. You can always hide the optional update on 1809 or later if you don't want it. For example: when using WuMgr I don't disable driver updates because then I can at least see what's offered and refuse them all if I so choose. I'd rather see all available updates then refuse the ones I don't want instead of never seeing something that I might want.

 

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Yes, hide and unhide works
i didn't try to install though

 

@DavidXanatos

Apparently we can use wildcard * with DeploymentAction
so this criteria will work with any Windows version and also show OptionalInstallation updates

Code:

"(IsInstalled=0 and IsHidden=0 and DeploymentAction=*) or (IsInstalled=1 and IsHidden=0 and DeploymentAction=*) or (IsHidden=1 and DeploymentAction=*)"

tested W8.1 & W10 1607/1903

i didn't checked W7, but i believe it will work too

Spoiler

if anyone would like to verify, it would be great

start powershell as administrator
copy/paste and execute these commands one at a time

Code:

$Criteria = "(IsInstalled=0 and IsHidden=0 and DeploymentAction=*) or (IsInstalled=1 and IsHidden=0 and DeploymentAction=*) or (IsHidden=1 and DeploymentAction=*)"
$Session = new-object -com "Microsoft.Update.Session"
$Result = $Session.CreateupdateSearcher().Search($Criteria).Updates
$($Result).Title

if the last one returned list of updates, then all is good

Regards.

 

@abbodi1406 @DavidXanatos Tested and confirmed