Solved KB4093118 Security Rollup keeps installing

[CountryBumkin]

I let Windows update on my Dell laptop running Win7 x86, and the "KB4093118 2018-04 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows & x86 based systems" keeps showing as needing to be installed. I dont use this computer much so I expected there would a handful of updates waiting.

However I installed the same update (KB4093118) five times now before realizing it is the same update.

Each of the five installations shows in the Update History as "Successful". But then the Windows update available icon shows on the taskbar as "update is available", and it is the same update.

BTW, there was two other updates that were installed, and those only installed once. For some reason Windows does not seem to know that the KB..3118 was installed.

What is going on?

 

[Brink]

Hey mate,

The issue with KB4093118 appears to be from installing KB4093113.

April 17, 2018 - KB4093113 (Preview of Monthly Rollup) Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums

April 10, 2018 - KB4093118 (Monthly Rollup) Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums

So far, just hiding KB4093118 is the solution.

Windows Update - Hide or Restore Hidden Updates - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

[CountryBumkin]

Thanks for the help. Hiding it is --
I didn't know where to look for this help (or where to post my question).

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome.

 

[erpster4]

More on the problem mentioned in this Computerworld article.

 

[windrider]

I kept wondering why this was happening as well. So decided to google it, and voila here I find the answer. Mine installed 7 times lol.
I am hiding it now as well.

Thanks guys

 

[Efdy]

Hey mate,

The issue with KB4093118 appears to be from installing KB4093113.

April 17, 2018 - KB4093113 (Preview of Monthly Rollup) Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums

April 10, 2018 - KB4093118 (Monthly Rollup) Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums

So far, just hiding KB4093118 is the solution.

Windows Update - Hide or Restore Hidden Updates - Windows 7 Help Forums

Could someone please say if that is just a typing mistake where it says 4083118 a couple times? I'm confused.

 

[Brink]

Typo. It should be KB4093118.

 

[Efdy]

Typo. It should be KB4093118.

Thank you for the reply. I understand my question may have defied common sense or something, but I wanted to make sure because I struggle to comprehend all this stuff.

Thank you again for helping me.