KB4523206 Servicing stack update for Windows 7 - Nov. 12

[Brink]

Servicing stack update for Windows 7 SP1 and Server 2008 R2 SP1: November 12, 2019

Applies to: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1


Summary

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates.

We strongly recommend you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system before installing the latest cumulative update (LCU). Installing servicing stack updates (SSU) makes sure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft security fixes.

How to get this update

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is available through Windows Update. It will be downloaded and installed automatically. 

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Windows Server Update Services

This update is also available through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to apply this update.

Restart information

You don't have to restart your computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update replaces the previously released update KB 4516655.

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...date-for-windows-7-sp1-and-server-2008-r2-sp1


Direct download links for KB4523206 MSU file from Microsoft Update Catalog:

:ar: Download KB4523206 MSU for Windows 7 32-bit (x86) - 4.0 MB

:ar: Download KB4523206 MSU for Windows 7 64-bit (x64) - 9.1 MB

 

[svnfrms2r]

First w7u64 update tried to install it, 4x, and failed each time, then via windows6.1-kb4523206-x64.msu file from win update catalog it says "Security Update for Windows (KB4523206) is already installed on this computer".
What should one make of that? First the sys recognizes it is needed, then that it is not. On which side is the error? What am I missing?


Thank you for your help in advance!

 

[Brink]

Hello svnfrms2r,

Does your Windows Update history show KB4523206 has being successfully installed?

Windows Update - View Update History Details

 

[svnfrms2r]

Hello @svnfrms2r,

Does your Windows Update history show KB4523206 has being successfully installed?

Windows Update - View Update History Details

After restart, it still shows 4x as failed in the "Update History".


However, it shows in "Installed Updates", where it also does not show an uninstall option upon right click.


The cmd line uninstall informs it is required and cannot be uninstalled (hopefully no shady stuff hidden in it).


And when running the file now to see if the error message changed, it now says: "Security Update for Windows (KB4523206) is already installed on this computer".


I guess this was meant to be an exercise in finding different ways to check if an update installed indeed or not


Restarting now...to see if it changes again...

 

[Brink]

Your middle screenshot of "Installed Updates" shows it as successfully installed, so it appears to be with those 4 previous failed attempts.

 

[svnfrms2r]

Your middle screenshot of "Installed Updates" shows it as successfully installed, so it appears to be with those 4 previous failed attempts.

Can that be fixed so that the newest of the 4 failure entries is turned into a successful one?

 

[Brink]

Can that be fixed so that the newest of the 4 failure entries is turned into a successful one?

You can't change them, but you could use option 1 in the tutorial below to reset and clear your Windows Update history to remove them.

Windows Update - Reset

 

[svnfrms2r]

You can't change them, but you could use option 1 in the tutorial below to reset and clear your Windows Update history to remove them.

Windows Update - Reset

Are those not in a database or file, and could that not be edited?


BTW, awesome forum, thanks for link!


PS: Is there such a forum for XP?

 

[Brink]

Are those not in a database or file, and could that not be edited?


BTW, awesome forum, thanks for link!


PS: Is there such a forum for XP?

The update history is located in the %SYSTEMROOT%\SoftwareDistribution folder, but I don't know of any easy way to edit the update history if able other than clearing it.

 

[svnfrms2r]

The update history is located in the %SYSTEMROOT%\SoftwareDistribution folder, but I don't know of any easy way to edit the update history if able other than clearing it.

Agreed, no easy way to edit, left it as it is, thank you!

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome.

 

[Paul Black]

Hi svnfrms2r,

You can't change them, but you could use option 1 in the tutorial below to reset and clear your Windows Update history to remove them.

Windows Update - Reset

Your best option available, if you really need to get rid of the Failed entries is as Brink has stated above!

 

[twoshirts]

KB4523206 has not been automatically offered, though KB4525235 has, even though the former is, more or less, supposed to be a prerequisite for the latter. Would you go get 4523206 or just install 4525235?


I have the main prerequisites for KB4525235 and also have KB4516655.


Thanks in advance, 2shirts

 

[RoWin7]

PS: Is there such a forum for XP?

Not for XP here, but I've been using virtualdr.com for all my OS's going back to Win95. They still have an XP section.

 

[svnfrms2r]

Hi svnfrms2r,



Your best option available, if you really need to get rid of the Failed entries is as Brink has stated above!

Thanks, just wanted to get all (old+new) update history back and easily get rid of the failed ones, but not at the expense of the successful update history

 

[svnfrms2r]

KB4523206 has not been automatically offered, though KB4525235 has, even though the former is, more or less, supposed to be a prerequisite for the latter. Would you go get 4523206 or just install 4525235?


I have the main prerequisites for KB4525235 and also have KB4516655.


Thanks in advance, 2shirts

It installed all three of them (and offered all of them at some point) in my case and it works since then.

 

[svnfrms2r]

Not for XP here, but I've been using virtualdr.com for all my OS's going back to Win95. They still have an XP section.

virtualdr.com
is A-MA-ZING!


Super thanks for this AWESOME tip