How to Use Wushowhide: A Quick Guide

Wushowhide is a Microsoft troubleshooting tool that allows users to manage Windows updates by hiding or showing specific updates. It is useful for preventing the installation of problematic or unwanted updates. The tool scans for available updates an

• Download: Obtain Wushowhide from a reliable source.
• Run the Tool: Double-click the downloaded wushowhide.diagcab file.
• Scan for Updates: Click "Next" to let it search for updates.
• Select Action: Choose "Hide updates" or "Show hidden updates".
• Choose Updates: Select the updates you want to hide or show. To prevent ggRock machines from receiving problematic network-driver updates, hide all updates related to the NIC/network adapter, including entries with “- NET” in the name. Do not hide unrelated Windows updates.

Select those with “- NET”, firmware or BIOS update in the name when they are related to the network hardware.

• Apply: Click "Next" to apply changes, then "Close" to finish.

Safe Windows Update workflow

1. Create a copy or snapshot of the working image before making changes.
2. Enable Windows Update temporarily using Windows Update Blocker (WUB).
3. Run Wushowhide and hide all applicable NIC/network-driver updates.
4. Run Windows Update and install the remaining updates.
5. Update Windows Store contents, then reboot the PC.
6. Disable Windows Update again with WUB and save a new snapshot.

If the machine becomes unbootable after an update, revert to the last working snapshot and delete the corrupted/latest snapshot before trying again.

Download Link:  Wushowhide.diagcab

Updated on: 10/11/2026