HP Inc. - SoftwareComponent - 1.50.3269.0

[DonT54]

Hello,

Could someone please tell me what "HP Inc. - SoftwareComponent - 1.50.3269.0"  is for. I have looked in MS Update catalogue and cannot find it and also searched for it on the internet with no luck. How can one look up these Optional Updates  that we get in Windows optional update as to what they are for? Thank you.

Respectfully,

Don

[Prométhée]

hi

doesn't seem to be available here yet

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=HP%20%20SoftwareComponent

but usually it comes up regularly

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Software-and-How-To-Questions/HP-software-component-update-1-2...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Software-and-How-To-Questions/HP-Inc-Software-Component-4-2-6...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Software-and-How-To-Questions/HP-Inc-SoftwareComponent-1-0-804...

you can find what is installed in the file, as I have indicated here

it is a suite of update of different drivers , applications

[DonT54]

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond and for the links. I just wish HP or Microsoft, now that they are handling HP optional updates, would have some kind of info about them before you installed them like Microsoft has for their updates. I really like HP computers but this has become a grey area as far as information to these updates. Thank you again for your response.

Respectfully,

Don

[Prométhée]

indeed, and I still don't understand if you click on the Additional Information tab, at least for me, the link is dead!

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=ecbdd198-f283-40a9-8cc0-c2bd...

Informations supplémentaires :

https://sysdev.microsoft.com/support/default.aspx

URL du support technique :

https://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=hub

Sorry, page not found

[computerdave911]

 Its a software component for a driver that is for hp applications such as the hp support assistant.

[Prométhée]

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@Prométhée wrote:

hi

doesn't seem to be available here yet

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=HP%20%20SoftwareComponent

but usually it comes up regularly

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Software-and-How-To-Questions/HP-software-component-update-1-2...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Software-and-How-To-Questions/HP-Inc-Software-Component-4-2-6...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Software-and-How-To-Questions/HP-Inc-SoftwareComponent-1-0-804...

you can find what is installed in the file, as I have indicated here

it is a suite of update of different drivers , applications

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[computerdave911]

Microsoft does not provide drivers they Deliver them. , they are provided to microsoft from the manufacturer, and some like hp are usually very limited in their description , Business machines like Lenvo and Dell optiplex models  provide  more info then home market pc so I.T. can manage issues easier.   i worked for Dell for 6 years and Microsoft for 2. lev 3 escalations .  retired now.  but the home pc market you are a tester for updates and drivers for them to get things working. and for Bios updates they are safer now than in the past as long as you have power, HP even delivers them via windows update on laptops but they wont start unless your battery is charged. they are needed for new hardware as they wont know issues down the road for software and hardware that is not out yet,  but old pc, dont fix it if its not broke i would go by,  unless the bios update fixed or enhanced something i needed or wanted. 

[9801]

At the very least some information should be provided so user can make an informed decision

[DonT54]

I agree with you 100%. It always says in the Optional Updates  in Settings that this optional update may help if you are having problem....well what kind of problems. Does HP see something in my system from my telemetry that I do not? I do not like installing blind updates without any kind of description. HP should informed its users more about these updates as I mean we are the ones the buy their products. Let the users decide if they want to install an optional update by including info on it.

Respectfully,

Don

[computerdave911]

if you have a phone it does updates, do you complain about it too,  move on ,  windows updates to fix things its not in your controll at all,  if they need to update you bios for sucurity , it will happen , like like the old days , updates are no longer optional unless under optional for a decade now, not in your controll at all, move on , next