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WindowsUpdateLog update-id based driver search not working in microsoft update catalogdrivers unavailable from Microsoft Update Catalog

For all Device Drivers, the microsoftWindowsUpdate stores the Driver Title along with its unique update-id in the path C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log. In recent versions of windows (8 and above), this log is being generated by the power shell command Get-WindowsUpdateLog.

A sample WindowsUpdate.log Driver Title and its update catalog-id from my system is below

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

The Microsoft Update Catalog website offers search based on update id-id as through the following link   

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=2ACA9060-0321-4F44-B15D-EBBD911A6295

So, to download device driver packages, to be used for later use, i used to go to C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log (Generated by Get-WindowsUpdateLog during recent times) and watch for driver titles and their update ids below. Then i used to search for the driver page in microsoft update catalog and download precisely that particular driver.

Say, for example, for the following title in WindowsUpdate.logWindowsUpdate.log

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

the relevant search webpage link for microsoft update catalog used to be

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19

But, when i open this link, the website says update requested could not be found.

And if I search Microsoft Update Catalog website with the driver title, none of the results include the update id shown by the WindowsUpdate.log

Example:

for the above listed title Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001, the search

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=31.0.12027.9001https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=Advanced%20Micro%20Devices%2C%20Inc.%20-%20Display%20-%2031.0.12027.9001

gives three results, but none of them include the specific update id-id (96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19) shown from WindowsUpdate.log

microsoft update catalog search resultsDriver Title Search Results (sorry, can't post images)

So, How to download precisely these specific update idupdate-id based driver packages, that windows updateWindowsUpdate downloads, to be used for further clean installations of the same OS?

WindowsUpdateLog update-id based driver search not working in microsoft update catalog

the microsoft update catalog offers search based on update id as through the following link  https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=2ACA9060-0321-4F44-B15D-EBBD911A6295

So, to download device driver packages, to be used for later use, i used to go to C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log (Generated by Get-WindowsUpdateLog during recent times) and watch for driver titles and their update ids below. Then i used to search for the driver page in microsoft update catalog and download precisely that particular driver.

Say, for example, for the following title in WindowsUpdate.log

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

the relevant search webpage link for microsoft update catalog used to be

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19

But, when i open this link, the website says update requested could not be found.

And if I search Microsoft Update Catalog website with the driver title, none of the results include the update id shown by the WindowsUpdate.log

Example:

for the above listed title 31.0.12027.9001, the search

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=31.0.12027.9001

gives three results, but none of them include the specific update id shown from WindowsUpdate.log

microsoft update catalog search results(sorry, can't post images)

So, How to download precisely these specific update id based driver packages, that windows update downloads, to be used for further clean installations of the same OS?

WindowsUpdateLog update-id based drivers unavailable from Microsoft Update Catalog

For all Device Drivers, the WindowsUpdate stores the Driver Title along with its unique update-id in the path C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log. In recent versions of windows (8 and above), this log is being generated by the power shell command Get-WindowsUpdateLog.

A sample WindowsUpdate.log Driver Title and its update-id from my system is below

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

The Microsoft Update Catalog website offers search based on update-id as through the following link 

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=2ACA9060-0321-4F44-B15D-EBBD911A6295

So, to download device driver packages, to be used for later use, i used to go to C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log (Generated by Get-WindowsUpdateLog during recent times) and watch for driver titles and their update ids below. Then i used to search for the driver page in microsoft update catalog and download precisely that particular driver.

Say, for example, for the following title in WindowsUpdate.log

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

the relevant search webpage link for microsoft update catalog used to be

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19

But, when i open this link, the website says update requested could not be found.

And if I search Microsoft Update Catalog website with the driver title, none of the results include the update id shown by the WindowsUpdate.log

Example:

for the above listed title Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001, the search

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=Advanced%20Micro%20Devices%2C%20Inc.%20-%20Display%20-%2031.0.12027.9001

gives three results, but none of them include the specific update-id (96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19) shown from WindowsUpdate.log

Driver Title Search Results (sorry, can't post images)

So, How to download precisely these specific update-id based driver packages, that WindowsUpdate downloads, to be used for further clean installations of the same OS?

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the microsoft update catalog offers search based on update id as through the following link https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=2ACA9060-0321-4F44-B15D-EBBD911A6295

So, to download device driver packages, to be used for later use, i used to go to C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log (Generated by Get-WindowsUpdateLog during recent times) and watch for driver titles and their update ids below. Then i used to search for the driver page in microsoft update catalog and download precisely that particular driver.

Say, for example, for the following title in WindowsUpdate.log

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

the relevant search webpage link for microsoft update catalog used to be

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19

But, when i open this link, the website says update requested could not be found.

And if I search Microsoft Update Catalog website with the driver title, none of the results include the update id shown by the WindowsUpdate.log

Example:

for the above listed title 31.0.12027.9001, the search

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=31.0.12027.9001

gives three results, but none of them include the specific update id shown from WindowsUpdate.log

microsoft update catalog search results(sorry, can't post images)

So, How to download precisely these specific update id based driver packages, that windows update downloads, to be used for further clean installations of the same OS?

the microsoft update catalog offers search based on update id as through the following link https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=2ACA9060-0321-4F44-B15D-EBBD911A6295

So, to download device driver packages, to be used for later use, i used to go to C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log (Generated by Get-WindowsUpdateLog during recent times) and watch for driver titles and their update ids below. Then i used to search for the driver page in microsoft update catalog and download precisely that particular driver.

Say, for example, for the following title in WindowsUpdate.log

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

the relevant search webpage link for microsoft update catalog used to be

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19

But, when i open this link, the website says update requested could not be found.

And if I search Microsoft Update Catalog website with the driver title, none of the results include the update id shown by the WindowsUpdate.log

Example:

for the above listed title 31.0.12027.9001, the search

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=31.0.12027.9001

gives three results, but none of them include the specific update id shown from WindowsUpdate.log

microsoft update catalog search results

So, How to download precisely these specific update id based driver packages, that windows update downloads, to be used for further clean installations of the same OS?

the microsoft update catalog offers search based on update id as through the following link https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=2ACA9060-0321-4F44-B15D-EBBD911A6295

So, to download device driver packages, to be used for later use, i used to go to C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log (Generated by Get-WindowsUpdateLog during recent times) and watch for driver titles and their update ids below. Then i used to search for the driver page in microsoft update catalog and download precisely that particular driver.

Say, for example, for the following title in WindowsUpdate.log

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

the relevant search webpage link for microsoft update catalog used to be

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19

But, when i open this link, the website says update requested could not be found.

And if I search Microsoft Update Catalog website with the driver title, none of the results include the update id shown by the WindowsUpdate.log

Example:

for the above listed title 31.0.12027.9001, the search

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=31.0.12027.9001

gives three results, but none of them include the specific update id shown from WindowsUpdate.log

microsoft update catalog search results(sorry, can't post images)

So, How to download precisely these specific update id based driver packages, that windows update downloads, to be used for further clean installations of the same OS?

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the microsoft update catalog offers search based on update id as through the following link https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=2ACA9060-0321-4F44-B15D-EBBD911A6295

So, to download device driver packages, to be used for later use, i used to go to C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log (Generated by Get-WindowsUpdateLog during recent times) and watch for driver titles and their update ids below. Then i used to search for the driver page in microsoft update catalog and download precisely that particular driver.

Say, for example, for the following title in WindowsUpdate.log

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

the relevant search webpage link for microsoft update catalog used to be

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19

But, when i open this link, the website says update requested could not be found.

And if I search Microsoft Update Catalog website with the driver title, none of the results include the update id shown by the WindowsUpdate.log

Example:

for the above listed title 31.0.12027.9001, the search

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=31.0.12027.9001

gives three results, but none of them include the specific update id shown from WindowsUpdate.log

microsoft update catalog search results

So, How to download precisely these specific update id based driver packages, that windows update downloads, to be used for later usefurther clean installations of the same OS?

the microsoft update catalog offers search based on update id as through the following link https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=2ACA9060-0321-4F44-B15D-EBBD911A6295

So, to download device driver packages, to be used for later use, i used to go to C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log (Generated by Get-WindowsUpdateLog during recent times) and watch for driver titles and their update ids below. Then i used to search for the driver page in microsoft update catalog and download precisely that particular driver.

Say, for example, for the following title in WindowsUpdate.log

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

the relevant search webpage link for microsoft update catalog used to be

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19

But, when i open this link, the website says update requested could not be found.

So, How to download these specific update id based driver packages for later use?

the microsoft update catalog offers search based on update id as through the following link https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=2ACA9060-0321-4F44-B15D-EBBD911A6295

So, to download device driver packages, to be used for later use, i used to go to C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log (Generated by Get-WindowsUpdateLog during recent times) and watch for driver titles and their update ids below. Then i used to search for the driver page in microsoft update catalog and download precisely that particular driver.

Say, for example, for the following title in WindowsUpdate.log

2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213155 148   8072  Agent             Title = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 31.0.12027.9001
2023-12-02 17:15:11.5213175 148   8072  Agent             UpdateId = 96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19.1

the relevant search webpage link for microsoft update catalog used to be

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=96941A83-1B8F-430C-96A5-9522B8586A19

But, when i open this link, the website says update requested could not be found.

And if I search Microsoft Update Catalog website with the driver title, none of the results include the update id shown by the WindowsUpdate.log

Example:

for the above listed title 31.0.12027.9001, the search

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=31.0.12027.9001

gives three results, but none of them include the specific update id shown from WindowsUpdate.log

microsoft update catalog search results

So, How to download precisely these specific update id based driver packages, that windows update downloads, to be used for further clean installations of the same OS?

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