{"id":15507,"date":"2018-08-27T21:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T01:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=15507"},"modified":"2018-09-07T10:38:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T14:38:18","slug":"windows-update-minitool-wumt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/windows-update-minitool-wumt\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Update MiniTool (WUMT)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows Update MiniTool (WUMT)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Windows Update MiniTool has been around since 2015 but has remained pretty much obscure. We just discovered it and have only had a couple days to play around with it. For intermediate to advanced users \u2013 or even for careful beginners who want more control over Windows updates and who have a basic understanding of Windows updates \u2013 it\u2019s a great tool with many features.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s especially nice if you want to control updates in Windows 10 Home\u2026 because as most of you know, Windows 10 is not long on control features for Windows Update.<\/span><\/p>\n

Windows Update sometimes fails and either can\u2019t download and\/or install updates or certain updates. Windows Update Mini Tool lets you download updates even if Windows Update isn\u2019t working right \u2013 or even if it\u2019s not working at all. Some users have reported the Windows Update Mini Tool (WUMT) often fixes Windows Update -and restores it back to normal operation. We have not experienced that, but since Windows Update Mini Tool lets you download Windows Update directly from Microsoft, it allows you to bypass Windows Update if Windows Update isn\u2019t working or working as it should. WUMT also gives you the option to download updates but not install them until you\u2019re ready.<\/span><\/p>\n

And another feature we find very useful, is that Windows Update MiniTool lets you see how big (file size) a Windows update is. For instance, the last cumulative update was over 80 GB. If you\u2019re on a metered connection \u2013 or if you have a slow connection \u2013 80+ Gigabytes can be challenging.<\/span><\/p>\n

This program has no help files and not much information on how to use it, but what you see is pretty much what you get.<\/span><\/p>\n

The program\u2019s six main controls:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFrom left to right here\u2019s what each control does:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Double arrows in a circle: Checks for updates from Microsoft\u2019s update servers. You\u2019ll see a any available updates appear here.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Down arrow: Downloads selected files (but does not install them) from MS update servers. You can select any update from any list by clicking its check box.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Down arrow with\u00a0 a line at the bottom: Downloads and installs selected files from Microsoft update servers.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Garbage can: Uninstalls selected updates. The garbage can icon is grayed out until you select an installed update to uninstall.\u00a0 You can uninstall any of the items listed in \u201cInstalled updates\u201d Select the updates you want to remove by clicking its check box.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. H with plus and minus sign: Lets you hide or show selected updates. This is useful if you don\u2019t want to install an update or you have problems installing an update.<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Document icon: Copies selected file links to clipboard so you can see the source of the download.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clicking on the Two-Arrow icons in a circle checks for Windows updates. As you can see, I have two minor updates available. Note it shows you the size of the update.\u00a0 The Silverlight download is from June, and I\u2019ve never seen a good reason to install it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

Below you can see the installed updates. Note at the far right you can see the size of the update.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

At the bottom of WUMT, you can see you can check for updates and choose to download & install them automatically, disable them,\u00a0 use notification mode, download updates but not install them, and schedule updates.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, you click on the top 4 left-hand items to control what the program displays:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

1. \u201cWindows Update\u201d shows the number of pending updates. It will\u00a0 list them with check boxes.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. \u201cInstalled\u201d shows the number of updates installed, listed in categories such as Security Updates, Upgrades, and platforms like Windows Dictionary Updates, Silverlight updates. MS\u00a0 Office 365 Click-to-Run, Windows 10, Windows 10 Feature On Demand, etc.. This list also has check boxes to select items to uninstall.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. \u201cHidden\u201d shows items you\u2019ve chosen to hide from Windows Update are listed. You can also \u201cUnhide\u201d them from here.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. \u201cUpdate history\u201d shows a list of you Windows Update history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another feature of WUMT: When you mouse-over an item, you\u2019ll get a detailed description of that item, such as the description highlighted below:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

The program has a lot of features, we have not covered them all here. The program\u00a0 does not come with any help files or developer support. That means you\u2019re on your own. But if you\u2019re an advanced or intermediate Windows user, or if you\u2019re a beginner and know a little about Windows Update, you\u2019ll want to give this program a try.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a small (2.3 MB) zip file that contains a 32-bit and 64-bit version of the program. The program dos not install \u2013 you click either the 32-bit or 64-bit exe file to run the program appropriate to your system type.. If you plan on using the program, it\u2019s best to create a shortcut to the exe file and put it on your start menu or desktop.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can download Windows Update MiniTool (WUMT) from here<\/strong><\/a>. While you\u2019re downloading, please watch the video on that page; it shows you how to use Windows Update MiniTool (WUMT).\u00a0This program is for Windows 10 (all versions) and it is freeware. According to the information on Major Geeks, it can also be used on Windows 7 and Windows 8.x.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Windows Update MiniTool (WUMT) Windows Update MiniTool has been around since 2015 but has remained pretty much obscure. We just discovered it and have only had a couple days to play around with it. For intermediate to advanced users \u2013 or even for careful beginners who want more control over Windows updates and who have a basic understanding\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,10,2366],"tags":[1684,2624,2622,2623],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15507"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15554,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15507\/revisions\/15554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}