Why is Microsoft providing wrong codebase updates for an Intel based cpu machine running Microsoft Windows Professional 10 and acting like a virus?

Anonymous
2019-04-02T18:27:35+00:00

Microsoft Windows Professional 10 was using a 64 bit intel chip was downloading only AMD64 updates. I am still receiving these in reference to 1809 update and have to reboot into safe mode and remove the contents of the directory every time the delay ticker is met to stop a 16 hour update cycle with a 52% install and the a forced return to the previous version as the update is trying to apply AMD code to my windows installation on an Intel 64bit processor. Does anyone have a hack on this ticker to reset it at startup to zero so the delay stays in force?

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  1. Pauli O 16,380 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2019-05-24T10:19:24+00:00

    As many already explain amd64 is generic industrial name (originally developed by AMD) for instruction set used on Intel and AMD on their 64 bit processors.

    Read more from here:

    https://www.quora.com/What-is-X86-X64-X86-64-AMD64-and-Intel64-Whats-the-difference-between-them

    "If I let the system install it runs to 52% and then fails and undoes the entire update. returning the computer to the same as it was before the update."

    Obviously you have some issues on your PC (which is not related to any "wrong code base").

    See this thread for instructions by DaveM121 how to update manually or, in worst case, how to do clean install.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/upgrading-from-version-1803-to-version-1903/81fc59a5-1ecb-45a8-a9b1-c199ab21917a

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-05-24T07:27:28+00:00

    No, not legal, that's for sure.

    Yes, it is fun watching you work so hard for a non-issue as people have tried to explain to you. But alas you refuse to listen to those that know the difference between X86 and AMD64 and what it really means. Definitely not what you mistakenly believe.

    Oh well. Enjoy your hunt.

    LostInLiesAndDrama . Please find me an article and tech note that states equivocally that AMD64 binary code will run on an Intel x64 based PC?

    Personally I believe in January this year a decision was taken to not support Intel and only support AMD? This is why so many people are experiencing real hardship and loss of working hours from this tortuous  code **WSUS:**wuauserv.

    I really do not understand why Jillses in Reading would inform me that it is correct and reasonable to send this same identical insertion of files to every computer connected to the Internet knowing that at least some of the recipients would experience failures from trying to install it as it was not cherry picked for their computer but dumped / inserted on mass there.

    Could you tell me how munch storage this is wasting on the total number of computers connected to the net considering every users connected to the web is loosing 0.5 Gigabyte? 328 million devices being connected to the internet each month. src: https://propertyupdate.com.au/many-devices-connected-internet-infographic/ Then according to this data in one month 164 Million Gigabtye of storage is being exploited for this misadventure? 

    If this is optional to install these files and cause these problems of a 16 hour install and a 16 hour uninstall what is the pony of this idiocy? Then why is Microsoft popping up windows which you cant exit enforcing you to update and take this  path which will render your hardware non usable for the near future?

    You seem to be following this so as you think people from this organization are correct and have more experience than myself. If this is all correct as you believe all this from Microsoft Employees, then why can this service not be terminated with a Microsoft technote procedure : SC DELETE “ServiceName” binPath= “C:\Program Files (x86)\XXX\ServiceName.exe -c Service.config” or by simply executing SC Delete wuauserv. This is after all a standard Microsoft Instruction run in an Admin shell.  You will note It  was confirmed with Cril Y that this was correct to delete and remove any service.  It follows then that this service is different than any other service  Do you not ask yourself why?

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-05-23T19:03:27+00:00

    No, not legal, that's for sure.

    Yes, it is fun watching you work so hard for a non-issue as people have tried to explain to you. But alas you refuse to listen to those that know the difference between X86 and AMD64 and what it really means. Definitely not what you mistakenly believe.

    Oh well. Enjoy your hunt.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-05-23T17:00:54+00:00

    I have contacted Gigabyte to ask them about this motherboard ticket 707757 here: https://esupport.gigabyte.com/Default/#list

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-05-23T16:43:55+00:00

    I have been in contact with Microsoft Reading today having informed the supervisor that I have visited this site and found them very helpful.

    I spoke to a supervisor Jillses who informed me that these Windows updates cannot be stopped and deploy exactly the same code to every computer connected to the internet. He went on to say that the reason why he thought my updates was failing was because of the Gigabyte Bios, which he said did not provide the correct information . I explained that if I considered this correct then why was the update service able to provide updates in 2018 and one year later it was not possible that any of these updates according to him would install. I was told I should contact Gigabyte and ask for an update. I feel that if this was as Jilses had instructed the real reason that no updates would have worked in 2018 let alone 2019 , but yet they worked in 2018 well after my bios date which he said is of relevance. I asked why Microsoft was not checking for this before deploying code which they knew would not function on the computers it was being sent out too. He said this was not possible to do.

    "I explained that this was possible in the past so why are developers not writing it into the latest update. Informed that Microsoft should not be sending out updates that it knew would not work."

    " I explained that Microsoft stance seem appeared as if it was writing  a bespoke virus that would replicate, insert code which they knew would not work, and not be able to be disabled."

    He said he could not provide an on/off switch for these updates and would not act in regard to the stop and desist order served on them. I am quite appalled that a generic  bespoke virus like  or malware like software could be written by Microsoft that would not be able to be removed by antivirus software.

    No wonder so many people are complaining these updates dont work now at least you know why .

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