Updates Were Installed by System Administrator

I ran Software Update today and this message popped up. It popped up after it checked but before I actually installed anything. What does it mean? I'm the administrator of this computer, and I didn't install any Software Updates yet.
Plus I appear to be stuck in a loop. When I check for Software Updates, this "Updates Were installed by System Administator" box pops up. I hit Check Now, it thinks for a while, and the same box then pops up.
Who is "System Administrator" ? This computer is not managed by any sort of administrator other than myself.

Just curious whether turning off the use of the maintenance service, then exiting and restarting Firefox would bypass that message. You can turn off the service in the Options dialog under Advanced/Updates. See: [[Advanced settings for accessibility, browsing, system defaults, network, updates, and encryption]].

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Updates were installed: Date different

I have a odd issue, I think. My updates are getting applied. but, it shows in the history correctly. but, the "Updates were installed" is different. I have other users that show the same thing. The "Updates
were installed" can be like a month or so later.
In this example: it says my updates were installed 6/27/2013, but my history shown below, shows the correct date 7/15/2013 which is correct.

Old post indeed, yet I've hit the same thing recently. I'm using a Powershell script to install updates against a batch of servers, and I've seen that even if all is installed successfully, the "Updates were installed" never gets updated.
I went ahead and contacted Microsoft Premier Support and the technician there and - after checking with someone who is actually involved with developing the Windows Updates component - he told me that this is by design. What happens is that the date will
be updated only by Automatic Updates or during an interactive session, and updates processed through other means, such as scripts, don't get to trigger this. The reasoning behind this eludes me (a user can select to install one update only and leave the system
exposed vs. a script/SCCM patching 100% - the first would be "good" and second "bad" according to this logic).
I agree that taking a look inside Control Panel and seeing 2012 as the year when "Updates were installed" is a big red flag - especially for an auditor (not to mention the explanations one has to give them for reassurance), but there's always the
Powershell one liner which will yield when the last update was installed:
(Get-HotFix | Sort-Object InstalledOn -Descending)[0]

I have no sound since updates were installed

I have no sound since updates were installed and trouble shoot cannot fix it what is my problem?

Hi,
Can you post back with the following.
1. The full Model No. and Part No. of the notebook ( from the service tag underneath your notebook ) - see Here for further details.
2. The full version of the operating system you are using ( ie Windows 7 32bit ).
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Intune does not update the "Updates were installed" line on WU local screen

On the main splash screen of WU, the Updates were installed line only changes when WU is run locally. Updates via Intune do not register on this line item. Very confusing and if you visit this screen with a client present, they might think that
their computers are not being updated.
Any chance this can be fixed?

Yes, I know this is an old post, but I’m trying to clean them up. Did you solve this problem, if so what was the solution?
For suggestions like this, I would post them to the MS Connect site. This way, someone form the Intune team will look at it and do something about it. Posting it here will NOT anything fixed.
https://connect.microsoft.com/ConfigurationManagervnext
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HT1338 My Mac says updates were installed for Keynote, Pages & Numbers but when I check the versions they are still the old versions.

My Mac says updates were installed for Keynote, Pages & Numbers, however, the version number shows to be the old version... If check for updates, it's telling me no updates are available...

The old versions are not removed when the new versions are installed. (The updates add features that improve cross-platform editing of files but remove many other features so the install leaves the old version in case the old features are important to you). If you look in your applications folder you should find both versions.

Updates are being installed by system administrator - stuck!?

Snow Leopard Server seems stuck on this process and indeed I am now scared to reboot!
I have logged on as a diradmin and the updates are visible in the Software updates and despite my clicking install, it does not and seens hung at this process and then if I log out and attempt to apply "software Update" via the Apple menu it tells me that it cant as "Updates are being installed by the system administrator"...
Its a catch 22, closed loop of some sort!
thanks
Graham

Hi Linda,
Please try the steps mentioned below:
> Enable the hidden Admin Account on Windows 7 ( Ref : http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-wi ndows-vista/ )
> Disable all Non-Microsoft Startup Services. (Ref : http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/disable-startup-items-services-windows.html )
> Disable all the Antivirus softwares like CA, Norton,Mc Afee etc. temporarily from the computer.
Reboot and try installing in the new enabled Admin user account and check.
Regards,
Rave

Adobe X Pro - requires additional files to be installed by system administrator...

Error message:
Additional files will need to be installed to create PDF from this file. You must have Administrator privileges to install these files. Please contact your local system administrator.
1) just an 'ole lady here - on a pc - not a system administrator (though I think have admin rights in windows 7).
The details:
a) had a lenovo small format pc running XP - Acrobat X Pro worked fine on this pc, could create pdfs and fillable forms etc.
b) Just bought a used pc with Windows 7 Enterprise - after a week of issues - duh - I realized X Pro was not working on the new(used) pc, except to let me open a pdf, and even add a text box, or sign or line out a change in a pdf. - that is all it will let me do..
c) I had a purchased CD of Adobe Pro Standard. In 2012, I was able to upgrade it to Adobe X Pro 10, while still on XP, with a digital download, for which I have the registration key.
The X Pro version showing this morning was 10.1.12 (before I uninstalled it, and I assume after various updates).
I've also tried repairing the installation - and selecting the function I need PDFMaker (to work with MS Word) -
I have uninstalled Adobe, and re-installed it, from my old downloaded file the version is 10.0.0
Finally read that I should have deactivated it on the old pc.
Called Support, and they gave me an all new, full version (download) of Adobe X Pro at 5 pm est, and a NEW S/N.
I uninstalled, the old version, ran ccleaner, restarted the pc, installed the new X Pro 10.0.0, used the new s/n and still cannot use Adobe.
Still can't, create a pdf, combine files from word or create a form from a word doc - nada. Also, do not seem to have Adobe Reader anywhere on this pc, either (a good thing from what I've read).
When I was on XP I did not have this problem. Now that I am on Windows 7 Enterprise, I have the problem.
(I am using MS Office 2003 and do plan to update to 2010. Using Google Apps for Work, small business working from home, did not like Office 365 since I am on a MiFi hotspot for internet (country living))
Maybe all of this was more information than you'd want or need... just was not sure what is is causing the conflict/problem.
Feeling out of my depth with this and really need some guidance / help / specific steps to take - Thanks in advance for your help!
Linda

Hi Linda,
Please try the steps mentioned below:
> Enable the hidden Admin Account on Windows 7 ( Ref : http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-wi ndows-vista/ )
> Disable all Non-Microsoft Startup Services. (Ref : http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/disable-startup-items-services-windows.html )
> Disable all the Antivirus softwares like CA, Norton,Mc Afee etc. temporarily from the computer.
Reboot and try installing in the new enabled Admin user account and check.
Regards,
Rave

Updates are disabled by system administrator

I'm looking at three different pc's - two are on a domain, the other is from a different domain and network. All three systems report that "updates are disabled by your system administrator" in the help, about firefox screen.
To my knowledge, the system administrator team (myself and co-workers) have not done anything to disable this. It also seems odd that a random laptop not related to my business' domain would have the same error.
What is causing the updates to be disabled? How can this be enabled?

Just curious whether turning off the use of the maintenance service, then exiting and restarting Firefox would bypass that message. You can turn off the service in the Options dialog under Advanced/Updates. See: [[Advanced settings for accessibility, browsing, system defaults, network, updates, and encryption]].

Windows Update not reporting correct "Update were Installed Dates"

Hast the server running the sccm correct time and date settings?

So we just moved to SCCM 2012 R2 and just used SUP to do the windows updates. The updates were a success, but one thing I noticed was the update screen says the last updates that were installed were on 5/21/2015, but the my update history says the last update was 7/1/2015. Does anyone know why the dates are off?
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Get "Updates were installed" date from computers

Hi,
When I go to the control panel and select windows updates, I can see the section that shows when updates were last installed. How can I access the area of the computer that is supplying that date to this view via powershell?

Here:
$key='HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\Results\Install'
(Get-ItemProperty $key).LastSuccessTime
You can find more examples in the "Repository".
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When Updating and Installing New System

When Updating is Good but when installing is failed. i Don't know what happen.. but i will try 2nd update and install again...
Xperia Z2
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HT1338 How can I tell which updates were installed?

In Mountain lion, there doesn't seem to be a clear "installed updates" list. How can I find that information? I want to know which system updates I've installed.

Mountain Lion
Click Apple in the menu bar.
About This Mac > More Info > System Report > Software > Installations
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Hallo, my Firefox browser wont load youtube for some reason, the explorer will. I have tries to change the proxy setings as the firefox help center suggested, but to no avail. Also no updates were installed on firefox that I'm aware of. pleas help me.

Hallo,
For some reason firefox has stopped loading the youtube site for me. I can watch videos other people uploaded to facebook for example, but cant get into the site. the explorer will load the site, so I've tried changing the proxy settings in my firefox as recommended in the help center, but to no avail. Also there was no update installed that I'm aware of, getting to youtube through any link will simply give me an error message saying the connection was reset while the page was loading.
pleas help me.

I had trouble with youtube and cleared all history and cache. This cleared up the problem(s).

My video links no longer work since micro updates were installed

My problem is as per subject I use HP desk top s5765UK Windows 7 64 Only changes were Microsoft updates

Hello Immunetoall,
What video links?
Are they stored locally on the computer or are you visiting a website?
What browser do you use?
Where do these videos link to? (e.g. youtube)
What happens when you click on a video link? Saying "it doesn't work" doesn't really tell me what you are seeing to be able to accurately understand your issue.
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After updates were installed, we are no longer able to play our games on facebook, why???

The same apps we have been playing forever no longer will open or run. They just sit at the opening screen and don't progress. I'm not very computer savvy. I have gone back to using Internet Explorer for the time being, but I do not like IE and it runs too slow. So any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Who knows why? Between a Flash update and 2 Firefox updates in the same week, plus Mozilla trying to get the new version of Firefox out the door, my guess is all of the above.
Either stick with IE for those games for the time being or revert to Firefox 3.6.13 and Flash 10.2 r102 until Adobe and Mozilla can figure whose product is causing all these problems - and fix it.

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