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Question

Second time Windows Update finds old update

Mar 24, 2017 11:12AM PDT

For the second time in two months while checking for windows updates after installing newer updates it detects a older update from the past 2013-2016 which was never installed on my system. Any clue as to why this is happening? I did a clean install back in December of 2016. The update that popped up to install last night was KB3185319 which was released back in September of last year; this update was suggested after installing KB4012218 March 2017 preview of monthly quality rollup.

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Hide It
Mar 24, 2017 11:16AM PDT

that way it won't keep bugging you

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Windows update
Mar 24, 2017 12:13PM PDT

kb 319 is a security update, install it.

Windows update has it's quirks.
With the start of bundled updates for w7 msft maybe having growing pains.

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Windows update
Mar 24, 2017 1:06PM PDT

I did install it I just don't understand why i'm running into this issue as of now. On my laptop the update was already applied last year.

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The KB4012218 Update Could Have Caused It To Re-appear
Mar 24, 2017 3:14PM PDT

Because KB4012218 seems to detect a number of new things and monitor them closely even though you chose not to install the other update previously, it may want it now. Still, you should be able to hide it, if you choose.

Read about the KnowledgeBase at the link below. One of the big issues about this update preview is its ability to detect and monitor computer processor versions and to block Windows Updates for those new generation processors which are using old Windows versions.

https://www.ghacks.net/2017/03/22/kb4012218-kb4012219-windows-update-processor-generation-detection/

Hope this helps.

Grif