This article describes an update that contains some improvements to Windows Update Client in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. This update has a prerequisite.
How to obtain this update
Important If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.
Method 1: Windows Update
This update is available on Windows Update. For more information about how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update.
Method 2: Microsoft Download Center
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.
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Operating system |
Update |
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All supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1 |
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 |
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Note The update for Windows RT 8.1 can be obtained only from Windows Update. For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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Update detail information
Prerequisites
To apply this update, you must have April 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (2919355) installed in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2.
Registry information
To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You may have to restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update replaces July 2015 Windows Update Client update (3065988).
The global version of this update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 file information and notes
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The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:
Version
Product
Milestone
Service branch
6.3.960 0.17xxx
Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
RTM
GDR
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The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 are not listed.
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1
|
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wu.upgrade.ps.dll |
7.9.9600.17729 |
11,776 |
14-Mar-2015 |
01:11 |
x86 |
|
Wuapi.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
721,920 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:09 |
x86 |
|
Wudriver.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
81,920 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:28 |
x86 |
|
Wups.dll |
7.9.9600.17918 |
27,136 |
27-Jun-2015 |
02:14 |
x86 |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
36,980 |
15-May-2015 |
21:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
35,954 |
15-May-2015 |
21:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,258 |
15-May-2015 |
21:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
64,380 |
15-May-2015 |
21:43 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
33,083 |
15-May-2015 |
21:02 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,428 |
15-May-2015 |
21:43 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
37,431 |
15-May-2015 |
21:46 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
41,195 |
15-May-2015 |
21:46 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
39,976 |
15-May-2015 |
21:48 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,658 |
15-May-2015 |
21:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
43,481 |
15-May-2015 |
21:48 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,302 |
15-May-2015 |
21:45 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
34,864 |
15-May-2015 |
21:46 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
36,608 |
15-May-2015 |
21:50 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
39,599 |
15-May-2015 |
21:49 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,695 |
15-May-2015 |
21:49 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,618 |
15-May-2015 |
21:49 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
59,982 |
15-May-2015 |
21:50 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
35,246 |
15-May-2015 |
21:49 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
37,607 |
15-May-2015 |
21:50 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
29,864 |
15-May-2015 |
21:50 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
30,190 |
15-May-2015 |
21:46 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
30,190 |
15-May-2015 |
21:45 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuapp.exe |
7.9.9600.17959 |
29,696 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:29 |
x86 |
|
Wuwebv.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
124,928 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:29 |
x86 |
|
Windowsupdateclient-core.ptxml |
Not applicable |
11,791 |
21-Aug-2013 |
23:40 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuauclt.exe |
7.9.9600.17959 |
128,568 |
19-Jul-2015 |
02:03 |
x86 |
|
Wuaueng.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
3,065,856 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:37 |
x86 |
|
Wups2.dll |
7.9.9600.17918 |
23,552 |
27-Jun-2015 |
02:14 |
x86 |
|
Windowsupdate.admx |
Not applicable |
24,553 |
01-May-2015 |
23:33 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuaext.dll |
7.9.9600.17404 |
14,848 |
18-Oct-2014 |
06:29 |
x86 |
|
Wucltux.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
2,162,176 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:10 |
x86 |
|
Wusettingsprovider.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
334,336 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:27 |
x86 |
|
Winsetupui.dll |
6.3.9600.17918 |
239,104 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:08 |
x86 |
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
|
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wu.upgrade.ps.dll |
7.9.9600.17729 |
15,360 |
14-Mar-2015 |
01:51 |
x64 |
|
Wuapi.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
891,904 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:10 |
x64 |
|
Wudriver.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
95,744 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:31 |
x64 |
|
Wups.dll |
7.9.9600.17918 |
66,048 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:08 |
x64 |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
36,980 |
15-May-2015 |
22:29 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
35,954 |
15-May-2015 |
22:29 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,258 |
15-May-2015 |
22:29 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
64,380 |
15-May-2015 |
22:26 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
33,083 |
15-May-2015 |
21:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,428 |
15-May-2015 |
22:27 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
37,431 |
15-May-2015 |
22:28 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
41,195 |
15-May-2015 |
22:28 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
39,976 |
15-May-2015 |
22:26 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,658 |
15-May-2015 |
22:26 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
43,481 |
15-May-2015 |
22:26 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,302 |
15-May-2015 |
22:27 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
34,864 |
15-May-2015 |
22:28 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
36,608 |
15-May-2015 |
22:29 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
39,599 |
15-May-2015 |
22:29 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,695 |
15-May-2015 |
22:27 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,618 |
15-May-2015 |
22:27 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
59,982 |
15-May-2015 |
22:26 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
35,246 |
15-May-2015 |
22:26 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
37,607 |
15-May-2015 |
22:25 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
29,864 |
15-May-2015 |
22:25 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
30,190 |
15-May-2015 |
22:23 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
30,190 |
15-May-2015 |
22:23 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuapp.exe |
7.9.9600.17959 |
35,840 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:31 |
x64 |
|
Wuwebv.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
140,288 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:31 |
x64 |
|
Windowsupdateclient-core.ptxml |
Not applicable |
11,791 |
22-Aug-2013 |
06:45 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuauclt.exe |
7.9.9600.17959 |
136,904 |
19-Jul-2015 |
01:58 |
x64 |
|
Wuaueng.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
3,704,320 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:51 |
x64 |
|
Wups2.dll |
7.9.9600.17918 |
52,224 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:08 |
x64 |
|
Windowsupdate.admx |
Not applicable |
24,553 |
01-May-2015 |
23:33 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuaext.dll |
7.9.9600.17404 |
17,408 |
18-Oct-2014 |
06:50 |
x64 |
|
Wucltux.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
2,228,736 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:12 |
x64 |
|
Wusettingsprovider.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
409,088 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:29 |
x64 |
|
Winsetupui.dll |
6.3.9600.17930 |
359,936 |
09-Jul-2015 |
18:40 |
x64 |
|
Wuapi.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
721,920 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:09 |
x86 |
|
Wudriver.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
81,920 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:28 |
x86 |
|
Wups.dll |
7.9.9600.17918 |
27,136 |
27-Jun-2015 |
02:14 |
x86 |
|
Wuapp.exe |
7.9.9600.17959 |
29,696 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:29 |
x86 |
|
Wuwebv.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
124,928 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:29 |
x86 |
For all supported Windows RT 8.1
|
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wu.upgrade.ps.dll |
7.9.9600.17918 |
12,288 |
27-Jun-2015 |
02:04 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuapi.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
679,424 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:09 |
Not applicable |
|
Wudriver.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
79,360 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:31 |
Not applicable |
|
Wups.dll |
7.9.9600.17918 |
27,136 |
27-Jun-2015 |
02:07 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
36,980 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:53 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
35,954 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:52 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,258 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:53 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
64,380 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
33,083 |
27-Jun-2015 |
02:40 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,428 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
37,431 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
41,195 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
39,976 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:48 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,658 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:48 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
43,481 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:48 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,302 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:49 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
34,864 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:48 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
36,608 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:48 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
39,599 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:48 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,695 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:50 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
38,618 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:50 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
59,982 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:50 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
35,246 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:49 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
37,607 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:44 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
29,864 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
30,190 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.adml |
Not applicable |
30,190 |
27-Jun-2015 |
03:47 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuapp.exe |
7.9.9600.17959 |
29,184 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:31 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuwebv.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
117,760 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:31 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdateclient-core.ptxml |
Not applicable |
11,791 |
21-Aug-2013 |
23:34 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuauclt.exe |
7.9.9600.17959 |
127,096 |
19-Jul-2015 |
02:10 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuaueng.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
2,665,984 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:31 |
Not applicable |
|
Wups2.dll |
7.9.9600.17918 |
23,040 |
27-Jun-2015 |
02:07 |
Not applicable |
|
Windowsupdate.admx |
Not applicable |
24,553 |
26-Jun-2015 |
23:21 |
Not applicable |
|
Wuaext.dll |
7.9.9600.16384 |
15,872 |
22-Aug-2013 |
02:14 |
Not applicable |
|
Wucltux.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
2,114,560 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:10 |
Not applicable |
|
Wusettingsprovider.dll |
7.9.9600.17959 |
306,688 |
18-Jul-2015 |
18:30 |
Not applicable |
|
Winsetupui.dll |
6.3.9600.17930 |
306,536 |
09-Jul-2015 |
17:14 |
Not applicable |
References
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