Solved Other microsoft software update

[Hrant]

I have unchecked the box for other microsoft software updates. How to enable it again?

 

[Airbot]

I show how you can re-enable it here in this post -

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-...2-how-stop-updates-appearing.html#post1425047

 

[Hrant]

Thanks, Airbot for trying to help me. But I couldn't find a way how to enable the hidden box for "other microsoft software updates". My "Windows update / change settings" window has no box for it. Please help.

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[Airbot]

If you have unticked the Optional MS updates box like you said you did, it won't show up in the box anymore on the settings view.

You have to click on this link here -

Which will open up in Internet Explorer:



Then tick this box in IE and click "Next" -



Then choose Use current settings and click Install -




Then you can go back after that to settings and it will have those two settings there again like this -



And will look like this again in WU.

 

[karlsnooks]

Airbot,

Does this sequence not do the job?

:ORB: | Control Panel | Windows Update |

 

[Hrant]

When I click "find out more" IE brings me a page without any option to click on.

 

[karlsnooks]

Hrant,
Following will be useful:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html#post93869

 

[Airbot]

Airbot,

Does this sequence not do the job?

:ORB: | Control Panel | Windows Update |

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If you follow what I'm saying in the first link I posted in my first post in this thread, and the second one, you'll see you don't have the option in Settings anymore if you've disabled the optional updates. You have to go through the "find out More" link to get it back if you've disabled it, or never installed it in the first place.

When I click "find out more" IE brings me a page without any option to click on.

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If that is happening, you probably have something blocking or interfering with the IE link. Like a popup blocker/blocking javascript, or AntiVirus program, or security Add-on in IE.

Or maybe even Active X filtering blocking it.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149053-internet-explorer-9-activex-filtering-turn-off.html


What IE is it you have installed, IE8 or IE9?

 

[karlsnooks]

airbot,
Thanks. I'd never not had it checked.

I just unchecked it and sure enough, as you said, the option is no longer there.

Now to re-enable.

 

[Hrant]

Thanks so much, Airbot! Now you can see my screenshot above.

 

[Airbot]

Yes.

You need to follow what I mentioned at the bottom of my last post above though.

Something is probably interfering if you can't see any tick box on IE when clicking the "Find out More" link.




You can try opening up IE in Safe Mode (no addons) and paste this link into the address bar, and see if you can get it to work through that way.


Open up IE in safe mode:

type about:Noadd-ons in your start menu search and click on it. IE will open up in safe mode.

Then copy and paste this link below into the browser address bar (which is the "Find out More" link) and hit enter.

Microsoft Update

Then follow the steps from above.

 

[Airbot]

When I click "find out more" IE brings me a page without any option to click on.

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If you see that page come up, you might already have the optional updates enabled.

I get that page that you have in the screenshot there only after I have the optional updates setting installed/enabled.



Might post a screenshot of your Windows Updates "Change Settings" window now.

If not, I would try what I said in the post above.

 

[Hrant]

Dear Airbot, I have IE9 and cannot solve the problem.