Why have all Microsoft download links for wushowhide.diagcab been broken for many months?

[Bruce Roberts]

This important Windows Update troubleshooter is the recommended solution in many Windows support articles, but for some hidden reason Microsoft have made it impossible to obtain.

[#2]

here's the direct download link to the updated wushowhide.diagcab file in case most people are wondering about it:

https://download.microsoft.com/download/f/2/2/f22d5fdb-59cd-4275-8c95-1be17bf70b21/wushowhide.diagca...

and yes, this link still works as I've just tested it in a recent Firefox browser version and the file is signed by SHA-2 (SHA-256) certificates by MS