Article ID: 927532 - Last Review: September 23, 2011 - Revision: 3.0

When you use Windows Update to install an update in Windows Vista, the update may not appear in the Programs and Features item in Control Panel

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SYMPTOMS

When you use Windows Update to download and install an update in Windows Vista, the update may not appear in Installed Updates in the Programs and Features item in Control Panel. For example, the following updates do not appear in the Programs and Features item:
  • Plug and Play drivers
  • Windows Defender definitions
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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the Programs and Features item in Control Panel only displays updates to Windows Vista.
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MORE INFORMATION

"Installed Updates" defines a list of removable updates that have been applied to the system. View update history is an historic list of Windows Updates that have been applied to the system. For a complete list of updates that are downloaded from Windows Update, start Windows Update, and then click View update history.
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APPLIES TO
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
  • Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Windows 7 Enterprise N
  • Windows 7 Home Basic
  • Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Windows 7 Home Premium N
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Professional N
  • Windows 7 Starter
  • Windows 7 Starter N
  • Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Windows 7 Ultimate N
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