Recovering the last successful device update on a computing system

One or more computer storage media storing computer executable instructions which when executed on a computing system implement an update tool that is configured to recover a last successful device update on a computing system by performing the following:

• receiving a first update package that targets a device on the computing system, the first update package including multiple related components for the device;
• detecting that installation of the first update package has completed successfully;
• in response, creating a last successful device update that associates the first update package with the device;
• receiving a second update package that targets the device, the second update package including the multiple related components for the device;
• detecting that installation of the second update package has failed;
• in response to the failed installation, accessing the last successful device update to identify the first update package;
• and
• causing the first update package to be installed on the computing system.

A computing system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• computer storage media storing computer executable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors implement an update tool;
• wherein the update tool is configured to detect when an update package is installed successfully and, in response, define a last successful device update that associates the update package with a device that the update package targets;
• and
• wherein the update tool is also configured to detect when an update package is not installed successfully and, in response, employ the last successful device update to retrieve and install the update package that the last successful device update associates with the device.