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@PKCano

Please see my reply to ch100.

Thanks again for your reply.

@ch100

My principal concern was whether the reappearance of KB2987107 on one of my Windows 7 computers and not the other was an indication that Windows Update on the computer where it appeared had gone haywire.

I installed both KB2987107 and the May security rollup today and so far everything seems to be working fine.
Thanks.

 

RE: KB2987107 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems

I have been in Group A since its inception.  After installation of the April rollup the ancient KB2987107 mysteriously appeared on one of the two old Windows 7 computers that I maintain.  Windows 7 was completely reinstalled on that computer on August 24, 2015.  Windows Update history lists 12 cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer 11 subsequent to August 24, 2015 so it seems odd that an old cumulative update would now be needed.

There was some previous discussion here about the reappearance of KB2987107 but I do not recall if there was a consensus opinion regarding whether to install it.  Any thoughts?

Thank you for that information.  What I meant to ask was:

After Microsoft retires a KB does Windows Update uninstall the actual patch to which the KB refers?

 

PKCano wrote:

They are getting things ready. They just retired a bunch of ole KBs. It will not be all at once.

After Microsoft retires a KB does Windows Update uninstall it from our computers?

I am not sure if this the right forum for my question, but since there is discussion here about Windows Update I decided to post my question here.

Back when Microsoft was transitiong to their new updating system there was much discussion of how, slowly over time, Microsoft would roll into their monthly cumulative updates for Windows all their prior updates.  I am wondering if this is now happening?