Dunno, but new reports of software Updater not working properly have stopped being posted so the issue is probably resolved.
Have you tried it again to see if it now updats your outdated apps for you?
The Hard drive message is the Standard User Account Control message that you get whenever you install/update an app.
In Win 7 you can adjust it or turn it off if you are logged in as an administrator.
<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/guided-help-adjust-user-account-control-settings-in-windows-7-and-windows-8-605f891d-42c5-2b93-4b4b-e4c5d4d35f60" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow">https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/guided-help-adjust-user-account-control-settings-in-windows-7-and-windows-8-605f891d-42c5-2b93-4b4b-e4c5d4d35f60</a>