Posts tagged "appraiser"

• How often is Amcache updated?

  The Compatibility Appraiser updates Amcache.hve roughly daily on Windows 10/11 workstations, every 2-5 days on servers, and weekly or longer on Server Core.

  2026-05-24

• What is the Compatibility Appraiser? (glossary)

  The Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser is the Windows scheduled task that inventories installed software and writes the records into Amcache.hve.

  2026-05-24