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Windows updates history is lost by backup and recovery by TI2015

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I met this problem when I installed 2015 and saved the system backup and restored.
Before backup. I confirmed the windows history was normally and completely recoreded in the Control panel! But after the recovery, they were completely disappeared and cleared from the history!

The windows updates history was completely recovered by TI2013,2014.
But in 2015, the history is completely cleared after the system recovery ( I use TI2015 for my 2 PC, and both PCs have the same problem)

Are there the Customers meet the same problem? Please inform the same situation and advices for this problem?
Or is there any alternative method to backup and recover the windows updates history?
For Acronis engineers, please explain why the windows updates history is not saved or not recovered.

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The windows Update "store" information is tied to the OS. This information is usually rebuilt by performing windows update after a restore. The update process does take longer since the entire windows update catalog has to be re-scanned, but you only get the important or optional updates your machine needs or is missing. My experience is with older versions of Acronis also. I haven't checked the behavior in versions 2014 or > . Is this what you are referring to?

In 2015 Acronis started using Microsoft VSS instead of the Acronis VSS when performing a backup from the True Image Windows application. Microsoft VSS excludes certain temporary files by default. If you use the Acronis bootable rescue media to backup your computer it will not exclude that information from the backup. If you look under "Programs and Features" and then select "Installed Updates," you'll see all of your Windows updates listed there. The only information that was actually lost is the record of which updates were installed using your user account.

I remember that 2013 and 2014 saved and recovered windows updates history. So I have 2015 licence now, but I do not use it for my main PC, and use it for my test PCs.

Thanks for comments.
I checked this method using TI2015, and found that windows updates histories are recovred normally!
And the recovered Windows system is working normally!

By the way, does this method affect the Windows normal operation (data loss, inconsistency between data, cause system crash)?