Same problem for me. Also my laptop is fine but the PC has this bug. Using alt-tab to select update manager doesn't open the window either.
Even reinstalling update-manager didn't help. I used this procedure to uninstall: 1.- sudo apt-get remove update-manager 2.- sudo rm -r /etc/update-manager sudo rm -r /usr/share/update-manager sudo rm -r /usr/lib/update-manager sudo rm -r /var/lib/update-manager sudo rm -r ~/.cache/update-manager-core sudo rm -r ~/.gconf/apps/update-manager 3.- sudo apt-get install update-manager The only workarround is to close the icon in the unity bar and start update-manager from dash or the main menu. Update-manager is version 1:0.156.14.4, as reported by "apt-cache policy update-manager" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/925260 Title: Update Manager does not open, but the icon appears on the dash when updates are available To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/925260/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs