[SOLVED] Your Device is Missing Important Security and Quality Fixes 2022

 

Windows users have reported an error message “Your device is missing important security and quality fixes” that prevents them from installing the Windows updates. Or the scan detects no available updates but the error message still shows. If you’re also encountering this error, no worries! We’ve prepared a few working fixes for you to try.

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Fix1: Run Windows Updates troubleshooter

Another quick fix that you can try is to let Windows diagnose the problem for you. Below are the steps to run the Windows Updates troubleshooter:

1. Press the Windows key and I on the keyboard to open the Settings window.

2. Click Update & Security.

3. Select Troubleshooter in the left pane, and click Additional troubleshooters.

4. Select Windows Update, then click Run the troubleshooter.

5. Wait for the diagnosis to complete, and follow the instructions to fix the problems if applicable.

Check for Windows Updates again to see if the error message is gone now. If this doesn’t help, try the next fix.

Fix 2 : Reinstall the most recent Windows security updates

Another possible cause of this error is a previous broken Windows update. You can try to manually uninstall then reinstall the most recent Windows security update. This fix is most likely to work when the error is triggered by a recently installed Windows update. Here’s how to do it:

1. In the search bar next to your Start button, type in update history, then click View your update history.

2. You should find the history of security and quality updates here (if applicable). Mark down the most recently installed update, and click Uninstall updates above.

3. Find the most recent update, right-click it then click Uninstall.

4. After the most recent Windows update is removed, reboot your PC.

5. Check for Windows updates again then reinstall the available updates.

If this doesn’t resolve the error, move on to the next fix.

Fix 3 : Reset Windows Updates services

The error “your device is missing important security and quality fixes” may indicate that your Windows updates service components are corrupted. You can manually reset them via Command Prompt. Below are the explanation and step details:

1) First, we’ll stop the services that are required for Windows Updates to download and install updates.

2) Then, we’ll delete the Software Distribution folder in which Windows Updates stores the temporary files. It’s safe to delete this folder because Windows will detect it when it’s missing, then create a new one. In this way, any possible issues from the old folder can be avoided.

3) Lastly, we’ll restart the services that we stopped previously.

01. In the search bar next to the Start button, type in command prompt, then click Run as administrator. If prompted for permission, click Yes

2. Copy and paste the following commands into the Command Prompt window. Make sure you do it one at a time, and press Enter for every command to run.

1. net stop wuauserv
2. net stop bits
3. net stop appidsvc
4. net stop cryptsvc

3. In the Command Prompt window, copy and paste Ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old, then press Enter.

4. Copy and paste these command lines one by one in Command Prompt. Press Enter after you paste every single command for it to run.

1. net start wuauserv
2. net start bits
3. net start appidsvc
4. net start cryptsvc

You can now check for Windows Updates to see if the error is gone. If not, there’s one more fix you can try.