Windows update installaing random KB articles even though windows update service is in manual mode. How to know why it was installed?

[AnanyaAnandh]

1. Does LCU install all security and other updates until that date. If LCU installs all the updates, then why are there other updates present present. I installed LCU KB article - KB5036896 but other KB articles(KB4589208, KB4535680, KB5000859, ETC) are present from year 2020, 2021, etc. 2. How to find out which application installed a specific KB article (whether it was windows defender or windows update)3. Does windows defender install KB articles automatically if its cloud protection is turned on?4. I had installed an LCU - KB5036896. And "Windows updates" service under Windows services was

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