Windows 7 April Update

[Master.Constructor]

July UpdatePack7 2024.7.10 is out and is running fine for me. I've installed it on several of my Win7 machines and no issues to report.

I'm sure that there are many Win7 users out there that are unaware of these monthly updates. My experience has been very good since I started using them in 2021. One download will update a fresh install of Windows 7 SP1 to current day (or you can update the ISO before installing). Save time and bandwidth, it's basically SP2.

Steam seems fine. No real issues to report.

If you have any suggestions on improving the stability or utility of Windows 7 please share with us.

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Update: New Steam client on June 13 seems to be working better than previous.
Update: UpdatePack7 24.6.12 (June 2024) is delivering as expected.
Update: July updates are delivering as expected.

Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client
Steam Version: 1721173382
Steam Client Build Date: Tue, Jul 16 8:24 PM UTC -08:00
Steam Web Build Date: Mon, Jun 24 3:16 PM UTC -08:00
Steam API Version: SteamClient021

UpdatePack7 2024.7.10
- Added KB5039909-x86-x64 (replaces KB5036626-x86-x64)
- Added KB5040497-x86-x64 with disabling telemetry and processor checking (replaces KB5039289-x86-x64)
- Updated universal USB3 driver

[MonkehMaster]

引用自 KalCuey：

引用自 Master.Constructor：

It's not spam it's my experience with Windows 7 and UpdatePack7.

You could check it out, test it and tell us what you've found. You also don't have to but it would be nice if you could contribute something helpful or useful.

i have no trouble with people that like to play with their pc's

want to keep using 7 with third party patches?

awesome

you do not make it clear in the op that what you are suggesting is not a microsoft update

but a third party that has made this work for 7

this is risky and should be one of the first things you say

its an AIO update pack loaded with microsoft updates from POS win 7 and (from what im told) windows server updates (which make up the bulk of the updates), so technically it is from microsoft, its just packaged in an AIO installer from a third party.

if wanted, people could simply go grab the updates themselves from the microsoft update catalog and do it all manually.

[bidulless]

引用自 MonkehMaster：

引用自 KalCuey：

i have no trouble with people that like to play with their pc's

want to keep using 7 with third party patches?

awesome

you do not make it clear in the op that what you are suggesting is not a microsoft update

but a third party that has made this work for 7

this is risky and should be one of the first things you say

its an AIO update pack loaded with microsoft updates from POS win 7, so technically it is from microsoft, its just packaged in an AIO installer from a third party.

if wanted, people could simply go grab the updates themselves from the microsoft update catalog and do it all manually.

hello

People often talk without knowing or at least trying to get knowledge about what they are talking about ... he would'nt said that if at least he had downloaded the file, extracted it content or just realise the file is digitaly signed ...

[MonkehMaster]

引用自 bidulless：

引用自 MonkehMaster：

its an AIO update pack loaded with microsoft updates from POS win 7, so technically it is from microsoft, its just packaged in an AIO installer from a third party.

if wanted, people could simply go grab the updates themselves from the microsoft update catalog and do it all manually.

hello

People often talk without knowing or at least trying to get knowledge about what they are talking about ... he would'nt said that if at least he had downloaded the file, extracted it content or just realise the file is digitaly signed ...

true, they dont like proving themselves wrong though, so they will continue down the path they created.

[Master.Constructor]

引用自 MonkehMaster：

its an AIO update pack loaded with microsoft updates from POS win 7, so technically it is from microsoft, its just packaged in an AIO installer from a third party.

if wanted, people could simply go grab the updates themselves from the microsoft update catalog and do it all manually.

It would be more accurate to say that most of the updates are for Server 2008 R2.

[MonkehMaster]

引用自 Master.Constructor：

引用自 MonkehMaster：

its an AIO update pack loaded with microsoft updates from POS win 7, so technically it is from microsoft, its just packaged in an AIO installer from a third party.

if wanted, people could simply go grab the updates themselves from the microsoft update catalog and do it all manually.

It would be more accurate to say that most of the updates are for Server 2008 R2.

i havent looked that far into it and i also dont know much about server windows OS, or how it works with win 7 updates? same kernel im guessing?

edit: yep "windows server OS" runs same kernel as win 7.

in any case, we know that the file is perfectly fine and the updates are from microsoft.

[bidulless]

引用自 Master.Constructor：

引用自 MonkehMaster：

its an AIO update pack loaded with microsoft updates from POS win 7, so technically it is from microsoft, its just packaged in an AIO installer from a third party.

if wanted, people could simply go grab the updates themselves from the microsoft update catalog and do it all manually.

It would be more accurate to say that most of the updates are for Server 2008 R2.

Hello

One really nice advantage it have over the current one is also the place it took in winsxs ..
that what i've asked you some weeks ago if you remember ... normal update get this nasty folder at 16go when using updatepack only 9go ...
https://i.postimg.cc/fT3PbrKM/Capture.jpg
Not very aware about digital signature but i do not think digicert or ssl do that for a malware or a random joe ...

[MonkehMaster]

speaking on AIO's i regularly use one to install all ms runtimes, its much easier and less time consuming then installing all 22 of them (all the ones currently still being used).

in any case, nothing wrong with using an AIO installer to install a bundle of updates/etc.., but also people can simply scan their downloads and the links, as anyone should be doing when practicing safety on the internet.



heck you can even use a secondary desktop/laptop (in numerous ways and if unsafe or infects can easily be wiped, sandboxed, VM, or image wipe and clean image booting installed directly or portable on a usb flash drive,) that you can easily scan stuff, before moving it to your main (assuming its safe).

you can even go over board, link scan it and scan it before you download it, then download and install a portable antivirus on another flash drive, download said file directly onto its own flash drive (obviously still not opened), reboot into the portable antivirus and scan the file on the other usb flash drive, then after its done boot into windows, scan again with w/e windows provides and/or third parties you have....

then scan more and then a bit more after that... maybe more after that?...

in any case, no matter where you download there is always a chance you can be infected (legit sites or not), but if you need to be that safe, you can easily check it many ways, before even opening something you downloaded.

[bidulless]

引用自 MonkehMaster：

speaking on AIO's i regularly use one to install all ms runtimes, its much easier then installing all 22 of them, all the ones currently still being used.

in any case, nothing wrong with using an AIO installer to install a bundle of updates/etc.., but also people can simply scan their downloads and the links, as anyone should be doing when practicing safety on the internet.



heck you can even use a secondary desktop/laptop (in numerous ways and if unsafe or infects can easily be wiped, sandboxed, VM, or image wipe and clean image booting installed directly or portable on a usb flash drive,) that you can easily scan stuff, before moving it to your main (assuming its safe).

you can even go over board, link scan it and scan it before you download it, then download and install a portable antivirus on another flash drive, download said file directly onto its own flash drive (obviously still not opened), reboot into the portable antivirus and scan the file on the other usb flash drive, then after its done boot into windows, scan again with w/e windows provides and/or third parties you have....

then scan more and then a bit more after that... maybe more after that?... :cqlol:

in any case, no matter where you download there is always a chance you can be infected, but if you need to be that safe, you can easily check it many ways, before even opening something you downloaded.

hello

This one ?
https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist
i 've discovered it last december unfortunately too late for me

[MonkehMaster]

引用自 bidulless：

引用自 MonkehMaster：

speaking on AIO's i regularly use one to install all ms runtimes, its much easier then installing all 22 of them, all the ones currently still being used.

in any case, nothing wrong with using an AIO installer to install a bundle of updates/etc.., but also people can simply scan their downloads and the links, as anyone should be doing when practicing safety on the internet.



heck you can even use a secondary desktop/laptop (in numerous ways and if unsafe or infects can easily be wiped, sandboxed, VM, or image wipe and clean image booting installed directly or portable on a usb flash drive,) that you can easily scan stuff, before moving it to your main (assuming its safe).

you can even go over board, link scan it and scan it before you download it, then download and install a portable antivirus on another flash drive, download said file directly onto its own flash drive (obviously still not opened), reboot into the portable antivirus and scan the file on the other usb flash drive, then after its done boot into windows, scan again with w/e windows provides and/or third parties you have....

then scan more and then a bit more after that... maybe more after that?...

in any case, no matter where you download there is always a chance you can be infected, but if you need to be that safe, you can easily check it many ways, before even opening something you downloaded.

hello

This one ?
https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist
i 've discovered it last december ...

not from github.

but ya, been using aio's for those runtimes (etc..) for years now, saved tons of time.

though, since i started using that iso editor, i can have all of that stuff (or various other stuff) installed along with the OS, while removing/disabling/enabling/settings/etc.. all the stuff i dont want.

[KalGimpa]

引用自 bidulless：

引用自 MonkehMaster：

its an AIO update pack loaded with microsoft updates from POS win 7, so technically it is from microsoft, its just packaged in an AIO installer from a third party.

if wanted, people could simply go grab the updates themselves from the microsoft update catalog and do it all manually.

hello

People often talk without knowing or at least trying to get knowledge about what they are talking about ... he would'nt said that if at least he had downloaded the file, extracted it content or just realise the file is digitaly signed ...

cute

you opened up everything and ran through all the coding that was there?

you made sure there was not one line of extra something in all of that?

please read what i said again,

i said i am all for "you" having fun with your 7

i love that pc's allow for people to do it

part of what makes em awesome

using a third party patch to use a windows security update is risky

notice i did not say that this one is dangerous, right?

i was simply stating that the op should be telling people this is not an official patch

but a work around to get an update to work

[bidulless]

引用自 KalCuey：

引用自 bidulless：

hello

People often talk without knowing or at least trying to get knowledge about what they are talking about ... he would'nt said that if at least he had downloaded the file, extracted it content or just realise the file is digitaly signed ...

cute

you opened up everything and ran through all the coding that was there?

you made sure there was not one line of extra something in all of that?

please read what i said again,

i said i am all for "you" having fun with your 7

i love that pc's allow for people to do it

part of what makes em awesome

using a third party patch to use a windows security update is risky

notice i did not say that this one is dangerous, right?

i was simply stating that the op should be telling people this is not an official patch

but a work around to get an update to work

hello

So my apologize for misinterpreting what you said.

Trrue it's not an official patch i guess we are all agree about that. Nonetheless nowhere , even our OP @Master.Constructor have wrote here that updatepack is an official update or may be i am wrong ?

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

it should be labelled.... unofficial window 7 update... make it really clear....

[KalGimpa]

引用自 bidulless：

引用自 KalCuey：

cute

you opened up everything and ran through all the coding that was there?

you made sure there was not one line of extra something in all of that?

please read what i said again,

i said i am all for "you" having fun with your 7

i love that pc's allow for people to do it

part of what makes em awesome

using a third party patch to use a windows security update is risky

notice i did not say that this one is dangerous, right?

i was simply stating that the op should be telling people this is not an official patch

but a work around to get an update to work

hello

So my apologize for misinterpreting what you said.

Trrue it's not an official patch i guess we are all agree about that. Nonetheless nowhere , even our OP @Master.Constructor have wrote here that updatepack is an official update or may be i am wrong ?

no troubles, it happens

i know you are passionate about this

about the op

they should be telling people that it is a third party making this work

it is just the right thing to do

[bidulless]

引用自 KalCuey：

引用自 bidulless：

hello

So my apologize for misinterpreting what you said.

Trrue it's not an official patch i guess we are all agree about that. Nonetheless nowhere , even our OP @Master.Constructor have wrote here that updatepack is an official update or may be i am wrong ?

no troubles, it happens

i know you are passionate about this

about the op

they should be telling people that it is a third party making this work

it is just the right thing to do

hello

i am not passionate about that, i just do not like when i read bs from any side because we are not here to read bs from other people and waste our time doing that, there is better thing to do than that imo...

[bidulless]

引用自 K1tty：

引用自 Master.Constructor：

It's not spam it's my experience with Windows 7 and UpdatePack7.

You could check it out, test it and tell us what you've found. You also don't have to but it would be nice if you could contribute something helpful or useful.

I have an important question for you: Since you are advocating for the use of this and "Claim it is safe to use": Does that mean that you have completely de-compiled their installer and checked every line of code to make sure that the developer of this UpdatePack7 didn't insert anything malicious into it?

Because if you have not done this then you should not be endorsing it and claiming it is "safe" unless you actually know 100% for sure that there is nothing bad in it and it actually is safe.

Just installing it and using it is not enough. If you're going to claim it's safe then you had better make sure it is COMPLETELY safe.

Also you worded the original post of this thread specifically to make it appear as if there is an official Microsoft update for windows 7 with the goal of trying to convince people to use this. You really need to update the original post to say "UNOFFICIAL" update so people aren't confused. Your first comment of this thread is VERY misleading.

hello

i guess it's like everything you can download from internet :
use it at your own risk
the pack is using https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Main_Page so feel free to decompile and come back with feedback