Windows Update Missing in Win11

If you have Windows 10/11 and you cannot see or access Windows Update or other built-in features, below are the fixes.

 

1.       If Windows Update is missing and only visible to see the last time it checked for updates, then you need to remove the following Key:

a.       Navigate to: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

b.       Look for the key SettingsPageVisibility and either delete content of this key or delete the key itself

2.       You can also try to reregister all of the Settings Apps: (Only if the above option fails)

a.       Open administrative Windows PowerShell.

b.        In PowerShell window, type/paste following cmdlet and press Enter key:

c.       Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name windows.immersivecontrolpanel | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml" -Verbose}

d.       Let the command complete.