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

[bidulless]

引用自 Crashed：

引用自 Master.Constructor：

Are you able to run SFC /VERIFYONLY and a defrag?

Why not scannow? And if still running 7 download the matching CheckSUR package and run it?

hello

My bad we allready asked him xd
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/4349988612573450321/?ctp=24#c6733519291685797396

[Master.Constructor]

引用自 Crashed：

You mean updates intended for specialty SKUs that have been modified to work with retail SKUs?

No, I'm specifically talking about Microsoft updates to the Windows NT 6.1.7601 operating system.

Current release appears to be:
6.1.7601.27216

Hey, ntfs.sys got updated too. Neat!

[Master.Constructor]

Sorry, it looks like the current release might be:
6.1.7601.27219

I'm finding several system files with that version number.

[bidulless]

引用自 Master.Constructor：

Sorry, it looks like the current release might be:
6.1.7601.27219

I'm finding several system files with that version number.

hello
imo you shouldn't xd
The installation log of UpdatePack 7 / 2008 R2 / 24.7.10
Installation start time - 2:22:08 28.07.2024
Operating system - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
the last security patch is KB5040497 and it's 27216 xd
tcpip.sys is 27218 as exemple and its from the same kb but file is from 28 june when ntfs.sys is from the 24th june
True there is some with 27219 like appinfo.dll , from the 1st july but they are not counting to determine the os level which is 27216 ( kernel32.dll and ntoskrnl.exe )
just follow my old post about csv file

[Crashed]

引用自 Master.Constructor：

引用自 Crashed：

You mean updates intended for specialty SKUs that have been modified to work with retail SKUs?

No, I'm specifically talking about Microsoft updates to the Windows NT 6.1.7601 operating system.

Current release appears to be:
6.1.7601.27216

Hey, ntfs.sys got updated too. Neat!

And you are altering packages to install on SKUs they aren't licensed for?

[bidulless]

引用自 Crashed：

引用自 Master.Constructor：

No, I'm specifically talking about Microsoft updates to the Windows NT 6.1.7601 operating system.

Current release appears to be:
6.1.7601.27216

Hey, ntfs.sys got updated too. Neat!

And you are altering packages to install on SKUs they aren't licensed for?

hello

Are you familliar with msu package @Crashed ?
Have you allready tryed to download one just by curiosity ? let's say the last rollup security KB5040497 ?
i know it's my fav one atm xd
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB5040497
so let's say you will download both x64 , the one for windows 7 embedded and the other one for windows server 2008r2
both are different sku right , windows 7 embedded is not windows server 2008r2 , that's for sur xd
now after you have saved both files somewhere on hdd, what can you tell us about both files ?
you will also need 7z and HashMyFiles, because well let's say sha256 is weak( 7z native ) and this little tools can do a better job as shah512/sha384 gives less possibility for files collision xd
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hash_my_files.html
https://www.7-zip.org/

[🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊]

引用自 bidulless：

引用自 Crashed：

And you are altering packages to install on SKUs they aren't licensed for?

hello

Are you familliar with msu package @Crashed ?
Have you allready tryed to download one just by curiosity ? let's say the last rollup security KB5040497 ?

Just remember to read the microsoft catalog or microsoft download website for the KB number. If it says it's for Windows Embedded Standard 7 then don't even try to install it on Windows 7 Pro. Microsoft tells us which OS their updates are for. Follow their guidance and only install their updates in the OS that it was intended for. If it doesn't say Windows 7 Pro then it's not for Windows 7 Pro. It's very easy. It's also not anything to argue about or discuss about. If it's not for your version of windows then it's not for your version of windows.

[🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊]

引用自 bidulless：

引用自 Crashed：

And you are altering packages to install on SKUs they aren't licensed for?

hello

Are you familliar with msu package @Crashed ?
Have you allready tryed to download one just by curiosity ? let's say the last rollup security KB5040497 ?
i know it's my fav one atm xd
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB5040497
so let's say you will download both x64 , the one for windows 7 embedded and the other one for windows server r2
both are different sku right , windows 7 embedded is not windows server r2 , that's for sur xd
now after you have saved both files somewhere on hdd, what can you tell us about both files ?
you will also need 7z and HashMyFiles, because well let's say sha256 is weak( 7z native ) and this little tools can do a better job as shah512/sha384 gives less possibility for files collision xd
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hash_my_files.html
https://www.7-zip.org/

I see you updated your comment there after I wrote mine so I'll write a new comment: You just linked to the Microsoft Update Catalog website. And you even documented how that update is only for Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. That update is NOT for Windows 7 Pro. That update should NOT even be attempted to be installed in Windows 7 Pro. It's not for that version of windows so just don't even try.

[bidulless]

hello

i think we will continue tomorrow @Crashed as it's late here and time for me to sleep.
Bonne nuit
https://i.postimg.cc/xTwhqnNQ/Capture.jpg

ok
let's continue so.
the first step
after you downloaded both files,rename them like windows6.1-kb5040497-r2.msu for window server 2012r2 and the other one like windows6.1-kb5040497-w7.msu for windows 7 embedded and launch the litle tool hashmyfile and open both files with it and check sha512 or sha384 because , well it's more accurate than sha256 no ? xd
and compare value for both files, seems the same no ? it means the file are strickly identicals in term of content , size as showed by the sha value

second step
right click on each and extract them to their own folder and open the file Windows6.1-KB5040497-x64-pkgProperties.txt inside each of the folder ;
They are the same, even if one file is for windows 2012 server r2 and the other one is for windows 7 embedded
and this is what is been used by dism to install theses packages on w7 .
i wasn't able to get the script used by the nis setup during install but it's what i've understood .
so if you know how just to extract the install script used by the nsis package(always call it nis instead of nsis ...), feel free to share it .
I don't feel the need to dig deeper into the subject than that . i will just wait the next patch to see if it apply the whole things or just the new one and after i will free my vm

[Master.Constructor]

引用自 bidulless：

引用自 Master.Constructor：

Sorry, it looks like the current release might be:
6.1.7601.27219

I'm finding several system files with that version number.

hello
imo you shouldn't xd
The installation log of UpdatePack 7 / 2008 R2 / 24.7.10
Installation start time - 2:22:08 28.07.2024
Operating system - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
the last security patch is KB5040497 and it's 27216 xd
tcpip.sys is 27218 as exemple and its from the same kb but file is from 28 june when ntfs.sys is from the 24th june
True there is some with 27219 like appinfo.dll , from the 1st july but they are not counting to determine the os level which is 27216 ( kernel32.dll and ntoskrnl.exe )
just follow my old post about csv file

Thank you for your insight and clarification, I was getting all excited about how fresh and shiny my Windows 7 OS is. :D

Yes, this does make sense. I will take a more in-depth look into the next UpdatePack7 that should be out soon (August). I've never looked into which system files were being updated but I do find it interesting.

My thanks to the update crew at Microsoft, contributors to UpdatePack7 and the Windows 7 community for making this possible and keeping everything running so smoothly.

[andreasaspenberg575]

what would really help is an update to direct x 11, to the version used by windows 8.1. or even better, to the version used by windows 10. think the version in windows 8.1 is 11.2 while windows 10 uses 11.5.

[bidulless]

引用自 Master.Constructor：

引用自 bidulless：

hello
imo you shouldn't xd
The installation log of UpdatePack 7 / 2008 R2 / 24.7.10
Installation start time - 2:22:08 28.07.2024
Operating system - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
the last security patch is KB5040497 and it's 27216 xd
tcpip.sys is 27218 as exemple and its from the same kb but file is from 28 june when ntfs.sys is from the 24th june
True there is some with 27219 like appinfo.dll , from the 1st july but they are not counting to determine the os level which is 27216 ( kernel32.dll and ntoskrnl.exe )
just follow my old post about csv file

Thank you for your insight and clarification, I was getting all excited about how fresh and shiny my Windows 7 OS is. :D

Yes, this does make sense. I will take a more in-depth look into the next UpdatePack7 that should be out soon (August). I've never looked into which system files were being updated but I do find it interesting.

My thanks to the update crew at Microsoft, contributors to UpdatePack7 and the Windows 7 community for making this possible and keeping everything running so smoothly.

hello

aye despite some filles have higher version release, there are not counting for the real release number ( remember an old post about powershell value and the hklm value under regedit - real release nimber )

[Meatflaps]

引用自 Master.Constructor：

引用自 bidulless：

hello
imo you shouldn't xd
The installation log of UpdatePack 7 / 2008 R2 / 24.7.10
Installation start time - 2:22:08 28.07.2024
Operating system - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
the last security patch is KB5040497 and it's 27216 xd
tcpip.sys is 27218 as exemple and its from the same kb but file is from 28 june when ntfs.sys is from the 24th june
True there is some with 27219 like appinfo.dll , from the 1st july but they are not counting to determine the os level which is 27216 ( kernel32.dll and ntoskrnl.exe )
just follow my old post about csv file

Thank you for your insight and clarification, I was getting all excited about how fresh and shiny my Windows 7 OS is. :D

Yes, this does make sense. I will take a more in-depth look into the next UpdatePack7 that should be out soon (August). I've never looked into which system files were being updated but I do find it interesting.

My thanks to the update crew at Microsoft, contributors to UpdatePack7 and the Windows 7 community for making this possible and keeping everything running so smoothly.

I'm still confused why you are still here and why you are still trying to push this garbage "fake updater" even after all this time and so many people talked about how it doesn't do anything.

UpdatePack7 doesn't update Windows 7. It never will. Not today. Not in August. Not next year. NEVER.

Windows 7 is done. It will never be updated ever again from Microsoft. What part of "no more updates ever again" do you not understand?

[Crashed]

引用自 Meatflaps：

引用自 Master.Constructor：

Thank you for your insight and clarification, I was getting all excited about how fresh and shiny my Windows 7 OS is. :D

Yes, this does make sense. I will take a more in-depth look into the next UpdatePack7 that should be out soon (August). I've never looked into which system files were being updated but I do find it interesting.

My thanks to the update crew at Microsoft, contributors to UpdatePack7 and the Windows 7 community for making this possible and keeping everything running so smoothly.

I'm still confused why you are still here and why you are still trying to push this garbage "fake updater" even after all this time and so many people talked about how it doesn't do anything.

UpdatePack7 does not have any new updates for Windows 7 users. It never will. Not today. Not in August. Not next year. NEVER.

Doesn't he push Windows Embedded updates modified to run on Windows 7?

[andreasaspenberg575]

that might be the case.