wuShowHide settings deleted by BleachBit
Greetings,
I use the Microsoft wuShowHide tool to block/hide various windows updates from Microsoft. Works as it should.
When I run BleachBit, those settings are removed.
Can you point me to where they are so I can uncheck/save them?
Thanks,
N4472X
andrew
Mon, 02/02/2026 - 08:27
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Do you have Winapp2.ini
Do you have Winapp2.ini installed in BleachBit? Do you have many options checked?
I found that wushowhide.diagcab unpacked itself to C:\Windows\Temp\SDIAG_df79bbb8-a2d3-42de-a7a0-ec4fb65250c8, where there were files including PowerShell scripts, XML files, and a DLL. It shows in Windows Task Manager as process name msdt.exe (Diagnostics Troubleshooting Wizard). If you are technically inclined, you can trace wushowhide using Process Monitor (procmon): it may do its work under the msdt.exe or a built-in Windows process.
To figure out which option in BleachBit affects wushowhide, try disabling Windows Updates under the Microsoft Windows category in Winapp2, and in BleachBit's native System cleaner, disable Update Uninstallers.
If that does not work, you might disable the whole Microsoft Windows cleaner (from Winapp2.ini) and Windows Explorer.
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Andrew, lead developer
n4472x
Wed, 02/04/2026 - 04:39
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Thanks for the suggestions.
Thanks for the suggestions. I will take a closer look.
n4472x