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Hello, What updates do I need to make windows update client work ? after clean install from : “en_windows_8.1_enterprise_with_update_x64_dvd_6054382.iso”
I’m trying to avoid monthly rollup’s so I can’t go straight to them. I’m gonna only install security ones.
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Well you could try this link, its done with a great deal of Input from our own MVP’s (Kudos to them 🙂 )
That should speed up the initial update retrieval rate\time. The last clean install I did was Win8.1×64 Rev 3. That had quite a few of the big Win8.1 updates in it, and that was approx. 160 update’s? in that region. If your on the original “bare bones” i.e. not with the big updates Pre-Installed your probably looking at over 200 update’s and quite a few hours, in any case removing the security updates, as you mention, will reduce the install time a bit but not much as they are normally fairly light weight. If you wish to update your image before install using DISM there’s not really much advantage time wise, but if your a frequent re-installer it may be worth considering. Hope this helps 🙂
The updates you will need for the Windows Update Client and the Servicing Stack are found at the link given in the reply above. You should download and install them manually before you go online with the computer.
You will need to hide the monthly Rollups as they appear successively. Then install the updates prior to October 2016 when the Rollups started.
The Security only patches and the IE11 Cunulative Updates that you will need, that were released after October 2016, can be downloaded and manually installed from AKB2000003 on this site.
I hope you have found help in the good advice given. Four voices of varying experience and reputation (all better than my own) have tried to help. And in short response time too, considering the current state of affairs.
Their response to your approach to asking for help has been exemplary. I am still trying to learn that skill myself. Best of luck with your solution.
I did a clean install of Windows 8.1×64 Pro yesterday evening from a file set (ISO) downloaded directly from a Microsoft site. Then I copied on the latest version (11.1.1) of WSUS Offline and the files that it had downloaded on another system for Windows 8.1×64 using the settings shown in the attached screen shot. The main thing is that I only selected the “Use ‘Security Only’ updates…” option.
I then started the installer module, selected the “update C++ Runtime Libraries” and started the install. It installed 2 files and asked to be rebooted, that took less than 10 minutes.
I then re-started the installer and it installed the .Net Framework 4.7.1 package, that took less than 10 minutes, then asked for a re-boot.
On the 3rd pass, it started the “compiling list of missing updates…” process, that took about 4 minutes, then started installing 71 updates.
I let that run until completion, that took about an hour an 15 minutes, then asked to be re-booted.
On the 4th pass, it did the “compiling list of missing updates…”, which took about 3 minutes and found none. So the process of using WSUS Offline Updater to catch Windows 8.1 ‘up to date’ took less than 2 hours, some of that was me not catching the system as soon as it was done (I was watching TV…).
All this was done with the system (a Dell Vostro 230, Intel Core 2 Duo “Wolfdale” E5400 CPU@2.7Ghz, 8GB RAM, so not a speed demon) unplugged from the internet.
This morning (USA-PST), I then re-connected the system to the ‘net, did a manual check for Windows Updates, and it took about TWO minutes to find 8 more “Important” updates, 1 was the 2017-10 full Security Monthly Quality Rollup (KB4041693), which I wouldn’t bother to install, as the purpose of this test was to just use the Security Only updates. The other one not worth installing was the Malware Scanner, KB890830. And there was an update for Windows Defender, KB2267602, and 90 “Other” updates, didn’t even look at those.
Here’s a list of the other 5 “Important” updates, which I did not look up yet to see if I wanted to really install them:
KB2994290
KB3031044
KB3042085
KB3044374
KB3077715
So, I had no problem using WSUS Offline to ‘catch-up’ this test system. I have been using WSUS Offline for well over a year, mainly on Windows 7 fresh installs/re-installs, started back when Win7 was ‘stuck’ at getting updates. Using WSUS Offline by-passed any checking for updates from Microsoft, as it pretty much ‘jams’ on updates in large quantities, and had the needed files to get around the ‘sticking’ problem back then. I used it on in-service systems that were ‘stuck’, and had been stuck for months (usually without the operator knowing…). In fairly short order using WSUS Offline would jam on the updates so when it was done, the system could check for updates normally. It would work when even installing the 2-3 ‘magic’ updates to un-freeze Windows Updates would not work.
So, without knowing exactly what steps you are doing to install Windows 8.1, and then using WSUS Offline, there’s not much more I can say, other than to try to describe the process I used.
Hopefully by now you are having some success, or this will help you.
I don’t get the idea why i have to go offline to install updates ? its some kind of bs of 8.1 or what ?
Well i did all this test’s on virtual machine on sysprep mode.. works fine in windows 7 and its easy to update the client to make it work, you just need to install KB3138612 and its done.
But what the h*** with the 8/8.1.. it just bs..
WSUS Offline will still install the s**ty KB3068707, KB3081954, KB3021917, KB3075249, KB3068708, KB3080149, KB3022345, KB2952664, and many more.. even if you check to install security only updates.. what’s the point of having only security rollups when you already have all telemetry updates installed.. ?
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