Windows 10

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Manage update history

Updates are necessary to maintain the security and reliability of Windows 10. However, in rare cases, an update can actually create a problem for your system. In such cases, you need a mechanism to review installed updates and, if necessary, uninstall and block offending updates from being installed again. In Windows 10, you can uninstall the update or driver that is causing that instability.

Microsoft releases important updates every second Tuesday each month, known as "Patch Tuesday." Security and definition updates can be released at any time, and the Windows Update service automatically checks for new Windows Updates at the default time of 3:00 A.M. or the time you set in automatic maintenance.

Note: Windows Defender Definition Updates
Windows Defender definition updates are no longer shown in the Windows Update history. You can view the timestamp for the last definition update installed on the Update tab in Windows Defender.

View update history

To view your update history and see which Windows updates failed or successfully installed on your Windows 10-based PC, follow these steps.

1. Open Settings and click Update & Security.
2. Click Windows Update and then click Advanced Options.
3. Click View Your Update History.
   A list of your installed Windows updates appears.
4. Click one of the Successfully Installed On (date) links to see more details for that update.
5. Close Settings.

Each update contains a summary of the payload. If you click More Info at the bottom of the summary, you are directed to the detailed knowledge base description on the Microsoft support pages.

If you prefer to use Control Panel, you can see a list in Installed Updates in Control Panel by using these steps.

1. Right-click the Start button and select Control Panel.
2. Open Programs → Programs And Features.
3. Click View Installed Updates.
   The support link appears in the lower part of the screen.
4. Close Control Panel.

The Control Panel view is limited, and the support link does not open the support webpage when selected.

Hide or show Windows Updates in Windows 10

In an enterprise environment, you use tools, such as Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), to manage and approve each update before it is made available to a pilot group and then the main corporate population. On consumer devices, updates are automatically installed.

In rare cases, a specific driver or update might cause undesired results such as poor performance or instability. You can manually remove an update, but for consumers, the update will be reinstalled automatically the next time Windows Update checks whether updates are missing.

To assist with this problem, Microsoft has made available a utility for Windows 10 that you can install. The Show or Hide Updates troubleshooter enables you to view updates and mark individual drivers or updates to prevent it from being reinstalled. You can download the utility from https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3073930. To hide updates, follow these steps.

1. Sign in to Windows 10 with an account that has administrative privileges.
2. Open the wushowhide.diagcab file to launch the wizard.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Select the Apply Repairs Automatically check box and then click Next.
   The tool detects problem updates and searches for updates.
5. Click Hide Updates.
6. Select the check box for each of the updates you want to hide, and then click Next.
   The selected updates are now hidden.
7. Click Close.

To show previously hidden updates, follow these steps.

1. Sign in to Windows 10 with an account that has administrative privileges.
2. Open the wushowhide.diagcab file to launch the wizard.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Select the Apply Repairs Automatically check box and then click Next.
5. Click Show Hidden Updates.
6. Select the check box for each of the hidden updates you want to show in Windows Update again and then click Next.
   The selected hidden updates are now no longer hidden.
7. Click Close.