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How to Hide or Unhide a Windows Update in Vista
Published by Brink
06-21-2007

How to Hide or Unhide a Windows Update in Vista

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  This will show you how to hide a Windows Update so it will not show up again in the available updates list to be installed. You can unhide the Windows Update to allow it to be in the list again if you wanted to install it later.
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  For a complete list of Windows Updates with descriptions, see: ITsVISTA: Windows Updates
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OPTION ONE:
How to Hide a Windows Update
1. Open the Control Panel. (Classic View)
2. Click on the Windows Update icon.
3. Click on View available updates. (See screenshot below)

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4. Right click on the update you want to hide, and click Hide update. (See screenshot below)
5. Click the red X button in the upper right corner to close the window.

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OPTION TWO:
How to Unhide a Windows Update
1. Open the Control Panel. (Classic View)
2. Click on the Windows Update Icon.
3. Click Restore hidden updates. (See screenshot below)

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4. Check the update you want to restore and click Restore button. (See screenshot below)

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5. You will now be taken back to the original Update window with Windows Update checking for updates. (See screenshot below)

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6. When done, your hidden update will now be listed in the available update list.
That's it,
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