3rd party update programs that work like windows update

Hi, sorry to hear of your difficulty.

Is there any reason why you can't simply rely on Windows Update?

There is no need to keep checking for updates. Indeed sometimes updates cause problems!

I've had no problems with WUmgr, but I've only used it very occasionally.

And thank you for your reply.


You wanted another 3rd party program... from the tutorial section there's this one:
- but there's so much text on the GUI I think it would be VERY hard for you to use.

Enable or Disable Windows Update Automatic Updates in Windows 10

Please note that all Windows updates are cumulative. I.e. the next one can include any previous ones you don't have.

You can choose not to have driver and Office updates delivered with Windows Update.

I have Pro, so I choose not to receive any update until I say so using Group Policy. That way I'm not interrupted by downloads or updates.

I also choose to disable Preview updates in Group Policy.

The News section here has an article on each and every update.

It looks as if WAU Manager (Windows Automatic Updates Manager) (the one I linked above) allows you to see the support link for the update.

Did you consider that one?

In that screenshot, on the right, it mentions 'Selected update's support link' (Hyperlink).

Bear in mind that where updates result in users experiencing difficulty, that's normally reported first in tech site items on the internet, and perhaps reflected in comments posted following the above articles on this site - not so often in the MS publications.

dalchina said:

The News section here has an article on each and every update.

It looks as if WAU Manager (Windows Automatic Updates Manager) (the one I linked above) allows you to see the support link for the update.

Did you consider that one?

In that screenshot, on the right, it mentions 'Selected update's support link' (Hyperlink).

Bear in mind that where updates result in users experiencing difficulty, that's normally reported first in tech site items on the internet, and perhaps reflected in comments posted following the above articles on this site - not so often in the MS publications.

I'm not sure screenshots would help this person.

@Hearsepilot Thank you for your helpful and considerate comment.


1. I did say above- did you notice- that a the program presents so much text that it may be hard to use.
2. The link to the tutorial I posted includes lots of screenshots of it anyway. So that's already been considered if read.
Did you notice that?

That clearly shows I am aware of the issues. Ideally the assistive tool used includes screen OCR, as that's a general issue anyway.

Now, do you have any suggestions that might be of help in addressing the original question? E.g. why error 403 might be encountered? Thanks.

dalchina said:

@Hearsepilot Thank you for your helpful and considerate comment.


1. I did say above- did you notice- that a the program presents so much text that it may be hard to use.
2. The link to the tutorial I posted includes lots of screenshots of it anyway. So that's already been considered if read.
Did you notice that?

That clearly shows I am aware of the issues. Ideally the assistive tool used includes screen OCR, as that's a general issue anyway.

Now, do you have any suggestions that might be of help in addressing the original question? E.g. why error 403 might be encountered? Thanks.

It was just a heads up, no criticism, no offence intended, no sarcasm attached.

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I've just done a google session on this subject It seems WUMGR isn't the issue it's windows update itself not playing nice.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...windows-update