Does Anyone Actually Know Why KB3138612 Is Still Pushed?
I’ve noticed KB3138612 (the infamous Windows Update Client update for Windows 7) keeps coming up in recommended updates and referenced in troubleshooting guides. It’s been years since this was supposed to be a fix, but Microsoft still seems to treat it as critical for solving Windows Update hangs or failures-especially on clean installations.
Why is this update still considered relevant or necessary? Hasn’t Windows 7 support ended? It feels like Microsoft’s advice is stuck in a loop, telling people to install the same old update from 2016. Is there any concrete reason this update would still be needed in 2024 or is it just leftover “best practice” from the past? Has anyone actually fixed Windows Update issues without relying on this patch? Or is this another example of Microsoft not updating their own documentation?
Would appreciate it if anyone could share actual experiences or technical details, not just the same old copy-pasted solutions.
