Microsoft Removes SaRA Command-Line Utility from Supported Windows Updates
Summary
Microsoft removed the SaRA command-line utility from supported Windows updates as of March 10 and advises IT admins to migrate to GetHelpCmd.exe. Microsoft says Get Help offers similar scripted diagnostics with enhanced security.
Key points
- Microsoft deprecated and removed the SaRA command-line utility from in-support Windows updates as of March 10.
- Microsoft recommends that IT administrators migrate to the Get Help command-line tool, GetHelpCmd.exe.
- Get Help provides similar automated, scriptable diagnostics for issues affecting Microsoft 365 apps, including Outlook and Teams.
- Administrators can run Get Help from the command line or through scripts such as PowerShell, including remotely on endpoints.
- Microsoft says the infrastructure powering Get Help provides enhanced security compared with the SaRA command-line environment.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Software deprecation and removal
- Impact
- Microsoft removed the Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA) command-line utility from in-support Windows updates starting March 10, citing security hardening. IT administrators are advised to migrate to Get Help, which offers similar scriptable diagnostics and can run scenarios remotely on endpoints.
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Get Helputility from all in-support Windows updates as of March 10 and urges IT admins to migrate to the Get Help command-line tool (GetHelpCmd.exe).Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA)Microsoft has deprecated and removed the Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA) command-line utility from all in-support Windows updates as of March 10 and urges IT admins to migrate to the Get Help command-line tool