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  1. Windows 11 August 2025 KB5063878: AutoCAD Admin Prompts & NDI/OBS Stutter

    Microsoft has acknowledged two separate issues introduced by the August cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2 (KB5063878): an AutoCAD launch problem that triggers an unexpected administrator permission prompt, and a streaming regression that causes severe lag or stutter in NDI-based...
  2. CVE-2025-50173: Windows Installer Local EoP — What Admins Must Do Now

    Title: CVE‑2025‑50173 — Windows Installer “Weak Authentication” Elevation‑of‑Privilege: What admins need to know and do now Summary Microsoft lists CVE‑2025‑50173 as an elevation‑of‑privilege vulnerability in Windows Installer. The vendor description summarizes the issue as “weak authentication...
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    Windows 10 Help with uninstalling a msi program with batch file

    I'm currently working on a script to uninstall a msi program that is installed on a client. The package doesn't have a GUID in registry but it does have its own uninstaller.exe I'm currently trying to use a msiexec /x %path/to/exe% /qn /f bat file to uninstall the package quietly without having...
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    Server 2016 Unresponsive - Windows Installer

    I have a Server 2016 (Standard) that I use to run Remote Desktop Services for 7 users. The box has two Xeon E5-2690 (2.9 Ghz) cpus, 256 Gb, and two 2 TB SSD drives. The box had been working flawlessly for ages. Within the last two weeks I've had to resort to restarting it every day...
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    Windows 10 msiexec noreboot option

    whats wrong with this command as i dont want it to restart after it uninstalls sep but it restarts start /wait MsiExec.exe /X {8097EE64-FDE1-409A-B25D-3DFD862871E1} /passive /norestart
  6. Windows 7 Cant install anything

    Today, when i tried installing Bluestacks , a program i had installed before, a error occured. After the extracting is done, a message popped up [ shown below] wHEN I pressed ok, it said failed to install bluestacks. Please help me as i dont know much about computers. The message: Windows ®...
  7. Applications using multi-package installation on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 may fail to in

    Fixes an issue in which Msiexec.exe crashes with error 1601 when you try to install an application that uses the multi-package feature on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...
  8. Installation may fail when you try to install Office "15" in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

    Fixes an issue in which Msiexec.exe crashes with error 1601 when you try to install Office "15" on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...
  9. Installation may fail when you try to install Office 15 in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

    Fixes an issue in which Msiexec.exe crashes with error 1601 when you try to install Office 15 on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...
  10. "HTTP Error 401.1" error message when Msiexec.exe updates an MSI file in Windows Vista, in Windows 7

    Fixes an issue in which you receive an "HTTP Error 401.1 error message." This issue occurs when you use System Center Configuration Manager 2012 to deploy an application on a client computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008,... More...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Error 1719: Issues with Corrupted msiexec.exe and Windows Installer Service

    I have been looking into this problem for about a week with no avail, I have tried almost every fix possibly with no solution in sight. I am unable to install .msi files with the error 1719: The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe...
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    Windows 7 Ã¢â‚¬Å“The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed"

    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Windows Installer 5.0.7600.16385 Link Removed due to 404 Error Hello everyone, I just joined this forum in desperate need for a solution. I recently started receiving this error message whenever I try to install a *.msi program. I have tried every single fix I've...
  13. Windows 7 Suddenly can't install anything.

    MSIexec keeps bombing out before installers/MSI packages can even start. This.. is obviously the opposite of good. I REALLY hope I don't have to reinstall due to this.. Is it possible that either msiexec.exe or ntdll.dll have become corrupted in some way? In which case, should I try and pull...