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Steps to reproduce

I have installed PowerShell 7.5.3 on a Windows 11 Pro system. This version was upgraded from version 7.5.2 automatically, since I have opted for the option to have PowerShell automatically update via the Windows Update feature. Version 7.5.2 is the version initially installed on the system.

However, now the Windows Update feature tries to install both versions 7.4.6 and 7.4.2 via the Windows Update feature (so older versions!), which continuously fail. How can I prevent these older versions from being used in the Windows Update?

Expected behavior

The older versions are not being installed via the Windows Update.

Actual behavior

Windows Update tries to install older versions that currently already installed.

Error details

For example, the "update" to PowerShell 7.4.6 fails with the message

Install error - 0x80070643

Environment data

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.5.3
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.5.3
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.26100
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Visuals

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