No updates with the 2008 server patched ESU today, as expected. Ran the ESU patcher again, choose option 1 to change to the Win 7 Embedded option, rebooted, checked for updates and 3 appeared. Ignored an old one from 2016, installed the other 2 new ones and all good. Thanks again!
Today's updates installed smoothly so it's a good sign we can continue with the rest. Finger's crossed.
WU alerted me to updates available. I download & install manually. I use WU for alerts only. Fewer problems historically for me that way. Home Premium Win7 on an Acer Aspire laptop. These are the ones I installed: Security Intelligence Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB915597 (Version 1.403.3702.0) - Current Channel (Broad) Installation date: 02/13/2024 11:22 PM Installation status: Successful Update type: Important 2024-02 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034831) Installation date: 02/14/2024 12:40 AM Installation status: Successful Update type: Important 2024-02 Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034865) Installation date: 02/14/2024 2:08 AM Installation status: Successful Update type: Important 2024-02 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB5034687) Installation date: 02/14/2024 3:21 AM Installation status: Successful Update type: Recommended Hope it has gone as well for everyone else. ;>)
Strange mine didn't find new updates for Server 2008 R2 yesterday but found them for Embedded. I'll patch back to 2008 R2 and try again next month.
Good thing I had the foresight to install Server 2K8R2 as my main OS-- which is actually showing unintended benefits like this more often, as the result of my long-term project to build a full server as my permanent replacement for all desktop forms years ago (never totally finished the hardware part through). Funny to think I've stopped using vanilla Win7 and the server variant's former fringe-benefits are now it's sticking point!
Why did nobody tell me WSUS Proxy is outdated? Found and used WU ESU Patcher and everything's behaving as expected again.
You could patch back now & update now OR you could use the KBs from my comment above, download the updates from the M$ Catalog & manually install them yourself. Why go a month without security updates if you don't have to? OR after you patch back you can manually tell WU to check for updates & it will find them if your patch back is successful. Be sure to restart your system after the patch back before running WU. Good hunting. ;>)
Moin @ All! Somewhat belatedly, my February 2024 ESUpdate experience for Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64 systems: "Licensing method": KB4528069 & "new" BypassESU-v12 "Installing method": Manual download and installation via Microsoft®Update-Catalog KB5034615 (Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 4.8) -> succesfully installed KB5034809 (Security Only Quality Update for Windows Embedded 7 Standard / Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1) -> succesfully installed KB5034865 (Servicing Stack Update for Windows Embedded 7 Standard / Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1) -> succesfully installed The following additional updates were offered by the Microsoft servers via the Windows Update Search and were also successfully installed: Security Intelligence-Update for Microsoft Security Essentials and .NET 6.0.27 Security Update for x64 Client (KB5035119). @ abbodi1406: Thx for your support! Great job!
Thanks for the tips, but when I switched to take the Embedded updates (rather than Server 2008) it found and installed the latest updates no problem. So having now patched back to Server 2008 there are no new updates to find, 'cause they are already installed. The Embedded and Server 2008 updates are the same and have the same KB number, so since they were already installed there'll be nothing new to find until next month and then I'll see if it finds and installs them OK as Server 2008.
What's funny is that Azure doesn't get Year 5 (or whatever this silent extension) for Server 2008 / R2
The extension could be ment for "Server 2008 For Embedded Systems" Embedded Standard 7 is not eligible or get any new updates since 2023-10 (ESU Suppressor is the only way) Embedded POSReady 7 is limited SKU of Standard 7, hence the same updates category