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The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility is a legacy software utility for the Microsoft Windows operating system designed to solve installation problems of apps that use the Windows Installer technology. An app whose Windows Installer entries are damaged cannot be uninstalled or reinstalled via the normal means.
Windows 10 was made available for download via MSDN and TechNet, as a free upgrade for retail copies of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users via the Microsoft Store, and to Windows 7 users via Windows Update.
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 were retroactively given the ability to access the Windows Update website and download updates designed for those operating systems, starting with the release of Internet Explorer 4. The initial focus of Windows Update was free add-ons and new technologies for Windows.
"Because the new services and technologies draw information and updates from a single source—the Microsoft Update catalog—and use a common polling engine (provided by the new Windows Update Agent), our customers will have a much more integrated and reliable update management process." [3]
This update is no longer available from Windows Update, Microsoft Update Catalog or other release channels since September 12, 2023. 10.0.14393.4651 [160] KB5005573 Public release: September 14, 2021 This update is available for Enterprise LTSB and IoT Enterprise LTSB editions, and for systems based on Intel Clover Trail chipset only.
Support for Windows 8 already ended January 12, 2016 (with users having to install Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 to continue to get support), and support for Windows 7 without SP1 was ended April 9, 2013 (with the ability to install SP1 to continue to get support until 2020, or having to install Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 to receive support after 2020).
This update is no longer available from Microsoft Update Catalog or other release channels since September 12, 2023, although it continues to be available from Windows Update. 10.0.19043.1469 [46] KB5010793 Public release: January 17, 2022 10.0.19043.1503 [47] KB5009596 Public release: January 25, 2022 10.0.19043.1526 [48] KB5010342 Public release:
Changes on PC include the return of the Start Menu, a virtual desktop system, and the ability to run Windows Store apps within windows on the desktop rather than in full-screen mode. Windows 10 is said to be available to update from qualified Windows 7 with SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices from the Get Windows 10 Application (for ...