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Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern"

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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 7 Mar 2025 01:02:25 -0700, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ
<winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:

>micky wrote on 3/6/2025 4:45 PM:
>> In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Wed, 5 Mar 2025 05:13:51 -0800, "John C."
>> <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> So what is this "DeviceCensus.exe" executable (file path is
>>> C:\Windows\System32\DeviceCensus.exe, at least on my system)? The
>> 
>> Interestingly, I have the file too, 24KB, from 11/17/2024, but it's
>> address is:
>> C:\Windows\servicing\LCU\Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~19041.5371.1.9\amd64_microsoft-windows-devicecensus_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.19041.5198_none_2445ede1afad7996\f
>  - that folder was a deploymenent location for a monthly update.
>  - the functionality of DeviceCensus.exe in Windows does not use that 
>location.
>  - the folder only indicates that the folder was created sometime in the 
>past for updating Windows.
>- Windows 10 22H2 or earlier(19041 is Win10 20H2 base, though 19041 files 
>are still in use on later Win10 versions).
>   e.g Win10 22H2's DeviceCensus.exe is still 19041 version, and its 
>DeviceCensus.exe should be 19041.5438 at the minimum 22H2 updated through 
>Feb 2025(019041.5487)
>  => and its file date should be the date that the last LCU(monthly 
>update) was installed(i.e. if you installed February's LCU today on March 
>7, then the DeviceCensus.exe file Creatrion and Modified Date should be 
>March 7 2025. The exe file's Digital Signature should have a date in Jan. 
>or Feb 2025(when Win10 has been updated with the latest(Feb) LCU.> I 
>wonder what the difference in locations means.
>> I haven't checked if it runs or not.
>In your case, it does not mean much for running an exe. That location is 
>unused for the installed Windows version.
>No reason to check.

So I'm glad I didn't take time to do it. 

>  - If you wish to run DeviceCensus.exe find the exe in 
>C:\Windows\System32 and double click to run it...but doing so won't 

There is no copy there. 

>provide much information.

Thanks to you and Paul for interesting info. 

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Today's "Windows 10 concern" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-05 05:13 -0800
  Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" Mr Xi Ji Ping <ping@china.cn> - 2025-03-05 18:00 +0000
  Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-05 15:18 -0500
    Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-06 10:33 +0000
    Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-06 17:40 -0800
      Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-07 08:31 -0500
        Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-07 19:04 -0500
        Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" The Car <arriving@dawn.com> - 2025-03-08 10:39 -0800
          Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-08 14:36 -0500
  Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-06 18:45 -0500
    Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-06 20:15 -0500
    Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-03-07 01:02 -0700
      Re: Today's "Windows 10 concern" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-08 00:11 -0500

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