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Your roommate has a laptop with Windows 7. Updates install automatically. Several months ago, your roommate accidentally hid several Windows updates. Now your roommate wants to install them. You…
The correct answer is B. Restore hidden updates from the View Update History window. To unhide previously hidden Windows updates in Windows 7, navigate to the View Update History window and select the option to restore them.
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- AUnhide the updates from the Change Settings window.
- BRestore hidden updates from the View Update History window.
- CCheck for new updates and include hidden updates.
- DUnhide the updates from the Restore Hidden Updates window.
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To unhide previously hidden Windows updates in Windows 7, navigate to the View Update History window and select the option to restore them.
The "Change Settings" window in Windows Update is primarily for configuring how updates are installed, not for unhiding specific updates.
In Windows 7, hidden updates can be restored by navigating to the Windows Update control panel, clicking "View update history," and then selecting the option to "Restore hidden updates" from the left pane, making them available for installation again. This specific path allows users to manage and re-enable updates they previously chose to conceal.
Checking for new updates will not automatically include or reveal previously hidden updates; they must be explicitly unhidden first.
There is no specific "Restore Hidden Updates window" as a direct navigation point; the functionality is typically accessed within the "View Update History" or a similar settings area.
Concept tested: Windows Update management-unhiding updates
Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-hide-or-restore-hidden-updates-in-windows-update-a602167a-18a7-7431-1558-c2b9a7fdb313
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