Affected Win 7/8.1 users had to manually install the about 10 security updates for the monthly Patch Tuesday, ONE-BY-ONE, via M$ Download Center or Update Catalog. Fyi, bc of M$’s aggressive push for their free Win 10 upgrade offer, Windows Update became broken for Win 7/8.1 in March 2016, esp for those who had rejected M$’s GWX KB3035583 n hidden M$’s Win-10-style Telemetry updates(eg KB2952664), n those who were doing a clean reinstall of Win 7/8.1. Use DISM to add packages to the Windows 7 Dwight …….Keep only the CABs, delete anything else.KB3185330 (October 2016 Monthly Quality Rollup, 10Bâ€™ package ).KB2841134 (Internet Explorer 11, Optional).KB3172605 (July 2016 Functional Update Rollup, 7C* package).

KB3125574 (April 2016 Convenience Update Rollup).KB3020369 (April 2015 Servicing Stack Update).It involves downloading the following patches from the Microsoft Update Catalog first: Update:Â A slightly modified option came to light recently which involves adding required updates to the Windows 7 image. I suggest you check out his website Ask Woody if you have not done so already, as it is a treasure trove for all things Windows. While there is no guarantee that this will remain the case for future update checks, it is refreshing to know that update checks won't take hours or even days to find updates any more on Windows 7 machines. You will notice that the check completes in record time on the system. You can do so by tapping on the Windows-key, typing windows update, and hitting enter. Run a check for updates after the PC comes back on.

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