How does MBSA provide detection for partially-installed updates?
Some updates replace files that are currently in use by Windows that cannot be fully installed until Windows is restarted. Updates installed using Automatic Updates, Windows Update, or Microsoft Update will provide an indication of this condition in the MBSA report: a partially installed update will be reported as not installed because a restart is required. In addition, any update that is not fully applied pending a restart is also indicated in the Windows Administrative Vulnerabilities section of a completed scan report. This VA check is not specific to any particular update, but does reflect the potential risk associated with updating any product and not restarting the computer if the update requested a restart. MBSA Help includes instructions you can use to inspect an update package and determine if it is packaged with this version of the installer.
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