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There is a real possibility that I might have to do a fresh install of Win8.1 then install a whole lot of application, utility, development, and other software. Has anyone located a good troubleshooting guide for WAU Manager that deals with less bloated versions of Windows than 10 or 11? The main reason I do not trust the MS WU system is that I learned how it was being used to distribute malware - entirely new releases of Windows 10 - to people who expected it to just keep their existing Windows XP, 7, 8, 8.1 installations updated, NOT obliterated by nastier bloatware disguised as an OS. So, now I am stuck with it endlessly looking for newer versions of itself, or sometimes if I rename a locked SoftwareDistribution file in the Windows folder, I can clean the system drive and get WAU Manager to show the dashboard, but then it just looks for new WUs forever if I do not set it to check for newer versions of WAU Manager. It decided to spend its time “Searching for a newer WAU Manager version…” which I know it should find within a few minutes at worst. I shut the system down gracefully and rand WAU Manager again. I knew there was a December 2021 Windows 8.1 圆4 Security Rollup available for download, but WAU Manager spent almost an hour without finding any new WUs. This can be done within WAU Manager if the dashboard shows up before anything else happens. Since what I downloaded is the actual program, not an installer, I created a desktop shortcut to the location in the Program Files directory where the executable resides.

I did not set it to run on any schedule but did tell it to look for newer versions of itself (WAU Manager). When I ran it, I set it to replace the built-in automatic WU system, only search for new (unseen before?) WUs but definitely not download or install them.

But it offers zero in the way of meaningful progress or error messages.įor example: After installing WAU Manager v3.1.0.0 a couple of hours ago, I got it to search for fresh Windows Updates exactly once.

Download wau manager (windows automatic updates)