From: winstonmvp@gmail.com   
      
   John K.Eason wrote on 1/2/2026 12:21 PM:   
   > In article <10j8a59$tvb$2@dont-email.me>, G6JPG@255soft.uk (J. P. Gilliver)   
   wrote:   
   >   
   >> *From:* "J. P. Gilliver"    
   >> *Date:* Fri, 2 Jan 2026 11:28:41 +0000   
   >>   
   >> I've just brought up Reliability Monitor (type reli into the search   
   >> box   
   >> and select View reliability history), as something prompted me to in   
   >> another newsgroup.   
   >>   
   >> It shows what's been happening the last few days - Application   
   >> failures,   
   >> Windows failures, Miscellaneous failures, Warnings, and Information.   
   >>   
   >> I normally expect to see some entry every day or two - in my case   
   >> there's usually a WinAmp failure most days (I don't know why and am   
   >> not   
   >> bothered), and in Information blob (which resolves into Windows   
   >> Updates)   
   >> about every two days.   
   >>   
   >> But I'm seeing a clean slate for the last 8 days. The last   
   >> information   
   >> blob was Christmas day - when there were 19 "Successful Windows   
   >> Update"s. (MixedReality Portal, MICROSOFT.PEOPLE,   
   >> MicrosoftStickyNotes,   
   >> Microsoft.BingSearch, BingWeather, WINDOWSALARMS, ZUNEVIDEO,   
   >> DevHome,   
   >> XboxGamingOverlay, WINDOWSCAMERA, ZUNEMUSIC, WINDOWSCALCULATOR,   
   >> ScreenSketch, Copilot, CrossDevice, WindowsFeedbackHub, YourPhone,   
   >> StorePurchaseApp, and MICROSOFTOFFICEHUB. (19 is a lot; it's   
   >> usually 0   
   >> to 6.)   
   >>   
   >> I'm not bothered, just surprised there have been no such for over a   
   >> week. I've just checked under Settings | Updates, and it still says   
   >> "Your PC is enrolled to get Extended Security Updates.", and   
   >> "You're up   
   >> to date\Last checked Yesterday, 21:33" (i. e. 2026-1-1). I just   
   >> clicked   
   >> Check for updates, and it still says I am (!Today, 11:27").   
   >   
   > Looking at that monitor, I usually only see one Defender Update a day  and   
   there   
   > was one Security Update (KB5068164) and a 'Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub'   
   that I've   
   > never heard of before on December 30th. I assume the security update was an   
   'out of   
   > bounds' one because they're normally on the second tuesday of the month of   
   course.   
   > I've never heard of any of the other updates you mention and the only   
   'Critical   
   > Event' crashes i can see are from external programs that I already knew   
   about.   
   >   This is on W10 Professional on the ESU program.   
   >   
      
     Fyi....KB5068164 is a Windows Recovery(WinRE file) update.   
     You'll have to use Powershell or Command.com to determine the status   
   and version/build.   
      - Win10 ESU, afiak, will continue to include WinRE updates packaged   
   with the security update.   
      
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