How to prevent Microsoft Update Service automatically re-installing KB5002914 after removal?

Question

Security Update KB5002665 is intended to update Security Update KB5002914, which hobbles Excel 2016.

Unfortunately KB5002665 does not function with Windows 10.

Removing KB5002914 returns Excel to its old self - great!

Also unfortunately KB5002914 is re-installed automatically and the problem with Excel returns.

How can an update, in this case KB5002914, be prevented from automatically loading and being installed ?

Answer 1

Follow https://alex-ber.medium.com/how-to-hide-windows-updates-in-windows-11-89d511516c20

Make sure that the update you want to block does appear in Get-WindowsUpdate -Verbose and verify it's hidden by running Get-WindowsUpdate -IsHidden -Verbose

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Marcin