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You might want to rehide this update once again

In addition to the security updates that Microsoft rolled out this Patch Tuesday, the company has also released a handful of non-security updates that bring new functionality on Windows computers.

But what’s more worrying for some Windows 7 and 8.1 users is that the company has re-released the mystery KB3123862 update that seems to be pushing harder for the Windows 10 upgrade on these computers.

As we told you last week, when the KB3123862 patch first showed up, Microsoft only says little about the update, which could make some people worry that it’s related to the way the Windows 10 upgrade might be pushed to their PCs.

Improved upgrade experience for Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs

And undoubtedly, this update is related to the Windows 10 upgrade experience, but it’s not yet known in what way. Microsoft only says that this “update adds capabilities to some computers that lets users easily learn about Windows 10 or start an upgrade to Windows 10,” so it’s hard to tell what changes it could make to your PC.

And on this month’s Patch Tuesday (February 10), the company re-released the update, and as you can see in the screenshot included in the article, it’s already at version 3.0.

What this means is yet to be determined because nobody knows for sure what are the updates that Microsoft implemented with this new version, but if you just want to stick with Windows 7 or 8.1 for now, it might be a good idea to hide this update and avoid installing it until more information surfaces.

The Windows 10 upgrade will continue to be available for these users completely free of charge until July 29, 2016, so there’s still enough time to install it if you wish to delay the move a little bit longer. Hiding the update can be done from Windows Update > right-click on the KB3123862 patch > Hide update.

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I installed it I dont see anything different Im going to have to go through all my windows updates and find out the ones that have to do with windows ten and remove them manually.  You can remove updates without worrying about getting a removing this update could affect the following updates message right or did they change that?  I am wanting to know because if I cant remove the windows ten updates without affecting updates that got installed with it Ill just uncheck and hide all the windows ten ones when I do a clean install.

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More details from Woody Leonhard's InfoWorld article...

What little we know about recommended Windows 7/8.1 update KB 3123862

The formerly-optional patch ties into Windows 10 upgrades through means unknown

Last week I wrote about a mysterious new patch for Windows 7 and 8.1 machines called KB 3123862. Released on Feb. 3, the nearly undocumented optional patch claimed it would ease the transition to Windows 10.

 

Yesterday, Feb. 10, Microsoft changed the patch from optional to recommended, and it's now being installed automatically on millions of machines. One big problem: Nobody seems to know what the patch does.

 

The timing of the metamorphosis is a bit unclear. Microsoft's official Windows Update content page says KB 3123862 was released as a recommended update on Feb. 9. I started hearing about it on Feb. 10. The KB article itself was last updated today, Feb. 11. The article is now up to version 3.

 

Here's what we know about it.

 

The KB article title says the patch "updated capabilities to upgrade Windows 8.1 and Windows 7." The one-line description in the KB article says simply, "This update adds capabilities to some computers that lets users easily learn about Windows 10 or start an upgrade to Windows 10."

 

In my warning last week, I compared this patch to the much-maligned KB 3035583, the patch that started us on the "Get Windows 10" coerced Win10 upgrade campaign. KB 3123862's switch from optional to recommended -- which means that Win7 and 8.1 computers with default upgrade settings will automatically install it -- sounds even more like the "Get Windows 10" campaign.

 

On AskWoody.com, frequent contributor PKCano ran the patch on a freshly installed Windows 7 SP 1 system. Here's what she found:

  • Explorer.exe changed from version6.1.7601.17567 to version 6.1.7601.19135. Timestamp went from 2/24/11 11:30pm to 1/21/16 11:13pm. Notably, the size swelled from 2555KB to 2904KB
  • ExplorerFrame.dll changed from version 6.1.7601.18952 to 6.1.7601.19135, timestamp from 8/6/15 12:44pm to 1/22/16 12:00am. No change in file size.
  • Shell32.dll changed from version 6.1.7601.18952 to 6.1.7601.19135, timestamp from 8/6/15 12:44pm to 1/21/16 11:13pm. File size went from 12574KB to 12576KB.
  • Authui.dll changed from version 6.1.7601.18896 to 6.1.7601.19135, timestamp from 6/15/15 4:43pm to 1/21/16 11:59pm. No change in file size.

So the version numbers are now aligned. The big mystery: What in the world caused explorer.exe to swell by 350 KB?

 

GWX Control Panel author Josh Mayfield installed the earlier, optional version of the patch and found that it didn't add any new processes or tasks, nor did it monkey with the GWX registry entries. In particular, KB 3123862 doesn't revive the "Get Windows 10" icon in the system tray, and it doesn't change DisableOSUpgrade in the registry.

 

There's a lengthy reddit post on the subject, but it doesn't shed any light on the nature of the patch.

 

It isn't clear to me if any of the Group Policy settings or registry settings that are designed to fend off the Windows 10 upgrade onslaught will have any effect on what KB 3123862 is doing. Microsoft certainly hasn't documented anything about this newly recommended update.

 

The patch now appears on WSUS update servers. Admins trying to make a decision about deploying it across organizations are caught trying to make a decision about a patch to key Windows system files that's basically undocumented.

 

It's a Dirty Harry patch. You've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya?

 

Source: What little we know about recommended Windows 7/8.1 update KB 3123862

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How is this a mystery?
 

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This update adds capabilities to some computers that lets users easily learn about Windows 10 or start an upgrade to Windows 10. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites section. For more information about Windows 10, see Windows 10.

 

 

 

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3123862

 

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The patch now appears on WSUS update servers. Admins trying to make a decision about deploying it across organizations are caught trying to make a decision about a patch to key Windows system files that's basically undocumented.

 

If you don't plain to update windows 10 dont install it's very simple,  it says its for windows 10  and if you're on windows 7  you're not on windows 10 . Its conman sense really witch most Journalists  and ITs  seem to have a lack of . Maybe  if they ever used a home version of windows they  would already know this. :)

 

This update even says its for windows 10 it has a better explanation  than most get windows 10 updates do .

 

I have been hiding updates  since Sept  2015 , Only reason I didn't before this  I was testing Windows 10  ITs  just started having  to do it  this patch Tuesday . :P

 

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This install of windows seven turned into a experimental and test install I have installed alot of programs and sometimes install betas alphas and now windows seven updates that help trying to get the user to try and install windows ten mainly to see how they affect user performance and to research different sh*t.  As for what I dont know is the answer to my question in my post when you go to uninstall windows updates does it give you the message uninstalling this update is going to affect the following updates or not.  I always look at the windows update KBXXXXXXXX whether its update or security update right-click on the update and click on details and read what it says.  I have one question and thats in my second sentence in this post.

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February’s list of nonsecurity updates

This month, there are relatively few new nonsecurity Windows fixes. Rather, Microsoft has moved these updates fromoptional to recommended.

Windows 7

  • 2952664 – Upgrade-to-Windows 10 helper
  • 2977759 – Added Windows 7 RTM telemetry
  • 3123862 – Upgrade-to-Windows 10 helper
  • 3135445 – Windows Update Client enhancements

Windows 8/8.1

  • 2976978 – Win10-upgrade compatibility checking
  • 3123862 – Upgrade-to-Windows 10 helper (Win8.1)
  • 3132080 – Sign-in freeze after password reset (Win8.1)
  • 3135449 – Windows Update Client enhancements (Win8.1)

Office 2007/2010

  • 2999508 – Office 2010 Filter Pack, sync failure with OneNote 2010 and 2016
  • 3114410 – OneNote 2010, sync failure with OneNote 2016
  • 3114568 – Project 2010, several fixes
  • 3114743 – Outlook 2007, junk-mail filter
  • 3114750 – Office 2010, add-ins, WebDAV server, and SharePoint issues
  • 3114756 – Outlook 2010, NDR display errors, crashes
  • 3114758 – Outlook 2010, junk-mail filter

Office 2013

  • 3054819 – Office, crashes with Sampling analysis tool
  • 3055006 – Office, hyperlink hashtag fix
  • 3114509 – OneDrive for Business, synching error message
  • 3114715 – Office, VBA, inking, memory crash fixes
  • 3114716 – PowerPoint, keyboard-shortcut and video-export errors
  • 3114717 – Office, adds telemetry plus other fixes
  • 3114720 – Visio, formula errors on .vsdx save
  • 3114727 – Office, Office add-in Registry-key corruption
  • 3114729 – Office, various fixes
  • 3114731 – Outlook junk-mail filter
  • 3114732 – Skype for Business, rollup update
  • 3114736 – Office, Excel, OneDrive, and startup issues
  • 3114739 – Project, numerous fixes

Office 2016

  • 2910954 – Project Pro, errors when editing calendars
  • 2910955 – Office Language Interface Pack, language fixes
  • 2910956 – Outlook, Thai-font issues
  • 2910990 – Access, error linking to SharePoint lists
  • 2920718 – Office, unknown
  • 3114522 – Access; Access Web App crashes, SQL text errors, connection issues with SharePoint
  • 3114693 – Visio, display and formula fixes
  • 3114695 – Outlook junk-mail filter
  • 3114696 – Skype for Business, sign-in, display, and other fixes
  • 3114697 – PowerPoint, language and other fixes
  • 3114699 – Office, API-requirement sets for developers
  • 3114701 – Office, add-in fix
  • 3114703 – Office, language fixes
  • 3114706 – Office, various fixes
  • 3114707 – Outlook, various fixes
  • 3114711 – OneNote, highlighting ink too opaque
  • 3114713 – OneDrive for Business, SharePoint, language, and synch problems
  • 3114714 – Project, numerous fixes

Note: Office 2016 is moving to the Click-to-Run system; updates will be applied automatically

Other updates

  • 3039714 – InfoPath 2013, broken message box
  • 3114353 – InfoPath 2013, broken message box
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The list of non-security updates for Win 7 and 8.1 look very menacing to me.

 

Just how many patches and KB are need to push the darned new OS? Insane!

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Does anyone have a answer to the question I asked or are you just posting to increase the amount of posts you got or trolling.

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