Microsoft forcing PC Health Check app onto Windows 10

A recent update to Windows 10 installs the PC Health Bank check app. The primary role of the tool is to assess if a figurer is eligible to upgrade to Windows 11, though information technology has other uses. Microsoft explains that the app can be uninstalled in a support document, but some people run into bug when trying to remove the app from their PCs. Co-ordinate to Bleeping Computer some PCs reinstall the PC Wellness Bank check app, even later people uninstall it several times.

The PC Health Check app comes to Windows 10 with the KB5005463 update. Specifically, PCs running the Windows 10 May 2022 Update (version 2004) or after will receive the update. The app can manage startup programs, view storage usage and battery capacity, and sync device preferences across PCs. It's near well-known, nonetheless, for its ability to bank check if a PC meets the minimum requirements of Windows eleven.

Uninstalling the PC Health Check app hasn't gone smoothly for some PC owners. People that reached out to Bleeping Computer explained that Windows 10 reinstalls the PC Wellness Check app afterwards checking for OS updates. Additionally, Windows ten states that the KB5005463 update is not installed, even when the update is running on a PC. This makes it difficult to uninstall the KB5005463 update.

It'due south possible to block the installation of the PC Health Check app and the KB5005464 update through the registry, though that is a more than complex method than normally required to block an update.

The PC Wellness Bank check app does not run automatically and can exist closed, significant it shouldn't affect organization performance. Some PC owners dislike having programs forced onto their PCs, preferring to have the selection to choose which programs are on their reckoner.

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