• What happened to the Win7 Windows Update Troubleshooter?

    Posted on August 22, 2020 at 10:55 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    I have an old Win7 virtual machine that I’d like to get updated – but Windows Update keeps throwing an error 80092004.

    Normally, that means Win7 still needs the SHA-2 update, KB4474419 – but I already have that update. And since I’m using Windows Update, the latest Servicing Stack Update should get installed, too.

    Next step? Download the trusty, old (very old) Windows Update Troubleshooter. One problem: If the Troubleshooter is still around, it isn’t located where it should be. Here’s what I see:

    I know I can download the old Troubleshooter from about a gazillion different places on the web. But how do I know I’m getting the right one?

    Windows 7
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