What is Windows Setup Remediations? [We Answer]

Have you spotted a Windows Setup Remediation (x64) (KB4023057) program on your desktop or laptop? If so, you’re probably wondering how exactly it got there as something you didn’t install.

Furthermore, you might also wonder what exactly Windows Setup Remediations is. Some users have even posted on Microsoft’s support forum asking what is Windows Setup Remediations?

Windows 10 gets regular patch updates from Microsoft along with a couple of annual build updates. To ensure a smoother update process, Microsoft releases Servicing Stack Updates.

Those Servicing Stacks update Windows 10’s Component Base Servicing modules. They provide files and resources that enhance the overall reliability of Windows 10 updates.

Windows Setup Remediations is a Servicing Stack Update. So, WSR is a legitimate update for Windows 10 with a KB4023057 KB number. Microsoft rolled out the KB4023057 Windows Setup Remediations update from the summer of 2019.

WSR might reset network settings, compress files, free up disk space, and reset the Windows Update database to ensure smoother updates.

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How to remove Windows Setup Remediations

Use the Windows built-in uninstaller

1. Click the Search button on the taskbar.
2. Type the keyword apps in the text box.
3. Click Apps & features.
   
4. Select the listed Windows Setup Remediations app.
5. Press the Uninstall button.

Use Command Prompt

1. Click the search box.
2. Type cmd.
3. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
4. For 64-bit Windows platforms should enter this command: msiexec.exe /x {32DC821E-4A7D-4878-BEE8-337FA153D7F2}
   
5. For 32-bit platform, enter: msiexec.exe /x {5F01BF33-E873-4B83-B2CC-E4DEF494073E}
6. Press the Enter key to run the command.

So, Windows Setup Remediations is a required update for some Windows 10 build versions. Note, however, that it’s not needed for Windows 10 versions more recent than 1809.

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