Huh Simplix was pretty simple... don't think any windows update was that painless and straightforward. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Idk it's fun to use windows 7 vista and xp in 2023... we got the majority of modern features in these OSs and everything since has been incremental or regressive imo.
Thanks @abbodi1406 for Windows 7 "return of the phoenix" ;-). One question : after having installed the latest fixes (BypassESU-v12 and WSUS Proxy for Windows 7), do I still need to manually install the latest Windows updates ? I have an x86 and x64 Windows 7 Enterprise OSes installed on a Oracle VM. I only use them when testing and struggling with very old softwares and games. Until mid February 2023, I routinely installed monthly Windows updates with the successive ESU bypass from abbodi1406, latest being BypassESU-v11. In order to install February updates, I installed the latest revisions of BypassESU-v11 and .NET 4 ESU Bypass and did the following : . Run Windows update : as expected, nothing pops up. . Change Windows Update settings to "Never check for updates". . Run add_wsus-and-reset_datastore.cmd only once : update history is indeed erased. Installed updates only displays .NET 4.8 and general Windows updates, and no longer cumulative .NET 3.5.1 ... and Windows updates. . Run_wsus.cmd + Windows Update : nothing pops up + "Check online for updates from Windows Update" : nothing pops up. . Without WSUS Proxy (i.e. without Run_wsus.cmd), again Windows Update : error message as expected + "Check online for updates from Windows Update" : nothing pops up. I tried again after reboot between the trials (but without disabling .NET 4 ESU Bypass, that I never did in the past) : nothing pops up. I read the last 4 pages of this thread and didn't find why it does not work. Windows 7 Enterprise ? Oracle VM ? Windows Defender ? Based on the past monthly releses, I know that "Monthly rollup" and "Rollup .NET all" should pop up. Did I miss something or did something wrong ? Or do I have to install these Windows 7 updates manually ?
you did not install 2023-02 updates manually yet? do you see activity or errors in Run_wsus.cmd window? .NET 3.5.1 update is named like general Windows update, it's not named like .NET 4.x updates
FuzzleSnuz:: Appreciate the complete answer!! On another note (for anyone reading this), what might happen if I simply stopped updating my Win 7 Pro from now on...in terms of the likelihood??
In Microsoft Update Catalogue you could type this, for exemple : Windows Embedded 7 x64 Internet Explorer The same for .Net Framework. Just type : Windows Embedded 7 x64 .Net Framework 4.7.2 or : Windows Embedded 7 x64 .Net Framework 4.8
Is there perhaps also the possibility that you don't have to open the Run_wsus.cmd after every restart
https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...dates-eligibility.80606/page-353#post-1777711 _ReadMe.txt (## Alternative method after initial scan) in WSUS_Proxy_Win7-x64.7z has this information...
I would use a simpler path to run the program from, like C:\BypassESU It is mentioned in the readme file to use a simple path...
Thanks for the suggestion @hanzzon2, but bypass install is likely working anyhow : . add_wsus-and-reset_datastore.cmd works well : update history is erased. . Windows update works e.g. for Windows Defender update, but does not show the 2 other updates. Nevertheless, I tried your suggestion for both BypassESU-v12 and WSUS Proxy for Windows 7, hence uninstall and reinstall from C:. Unfortunately, no change. Thanks anyhow for the tip, cheers, Bill
You should Run_wsus.cmd + Windows Update first, before "Check online for updates from Windows Update" your log look very normal and as expected
Thanks for the suggestion @abbodi1406, that's what I did in my first attempt. I did the exercise again with Run_wsus-Both.cmd in administrator mode, then Windows Update first, then "Check online for updates from Windows Update" : no luck :-(. Thanks anyhow for the tip, cheers, Bill