Windows 10 Installed updates

davidhk129

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This scenario happens in other OSs as well, but my question is on Win 10 TP.

Why KB3016656 appears in Programs and Features > View installed updates, but not in Windows Update > View update history ?

I have Build 9879 Enterprise clean installed with ISO. No left-overs from previous builds.
 
Is it because those updates listed via Programs and Features can be uninstalled, and those listed via Windows Update cannot ?
 
Is it because those updates listed via Programs and Features can be uninstalled, and those listed via Windows Update cannot ?

The problem of my supposition is.....
KB3016725 are listed in BOTH applications, and it can be uninstalled under Programs & Features > View installed updates.
 
KB3016725 is also a kernel update. It does not appear to be part of regular Windows Update necessarily.

Here are some details on what this updates:

KB3016656 : 6.4.9879.2 / 6.4.1.0

Microsoft-Windows-DFSClient
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-Base.Resources
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-Base.Resources
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-Base.Resources
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-Base.Resources
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-Base
Microsoft-Windows-Mup
Microsoft-Windows-NFS-ClientCore
Microsoft-Windows-OfflineFiles-Server-Core
Microsoft-Windows-OfflineFiles-Core
Microsoft-Windows-OS-Kernel
Microsoft-Windows-RDBSS
Microsoft-Windows-SMB10-MiniRdr
Microsoft-Windows-SMB20-MiniRdr
Microsoft-Windows-SMBMiniRdr
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Rdpdr
Microsoft-Windows-WebDAVRedir-MrxDAV
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-Base
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-Base.Resources
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-Base.Resources
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-Base.Resources
Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-Base.Resources

The updates that can be uninstalled, which you are talking about, would revert you back to a prior technical preview build. They are actually full operating system / kernel upgrades. So when you download the latest preview version, and install it, you are essentially upgrading to a new version/build of Windows. These are expressed as the uninstallable KB numbers you are seeing in Programs -> View Installed Updates. The updates in Windows Update seem to be more security related and cannot be uninstalled or they have been superseded by the latest November kernel update / preview build.
 
KB3016725 is a "package". The package includes ...656. Except for occasional "kinks" in the system. The History Dbase only shows the Package number. The "installed updates", shows the updates within that package as well.
 
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