Regarding: "Licensing method": KB4528069 & "new" BypassESU-v13 I have Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and everything has been working great through October, and I think I have installed everything I want to install from November. I can see that I installed KB4528069 way back in Feb of 2020. Has that licensing patch been replaced by KB4575903 or KB5016892? I have both of those patches installed as well. I can not find anything back in the pinned section of page one about KB4528069 and it is no longer available to download from the MS catalog. After installing BypassESU-v13, I searched for updates in WU, and I only got some older patches for Windows 2008 R2, but I did not see the problematic KB5046682 or the .Net KB5046258. Is everyone just downloading the updates from the catalog or do some see the latest updates in WU? I downloaded KB5046682 from the catalog, but I am not going to install it given all the issues with browsers, but I am wondering if something is not working right since it did not appear in WU search? I have always been able to get updates from WU search until this month. The last SSU I installed was 2024-06 KB5039339 for Windows 7 Embedded Standard. I did use the standalone dotNetFx4_ESU_installer_v4 after manually downloading KB5046258 and putting it in the same directory. That worked fine. I also installed the IE security patch KB5046630 by downloading from the catalog and it installed with no problem.
For an experiment I double clicked on the KB5046682 .msu file I downloaded just to see if it prompted me about installing it. I got an error about "The windows installer module needs to be updated". I would think this might be related to why I don't see the update when I use WU search? Is there something I need to uninstall and/or reinstall?
Guys just waite with install this November Rollup KB5046687 first need to found the reason why this update break browsers it looks more programs no more work after install it !!! let the pro check first the will found it just Patience a bit!. Very Intresting old IE 11 still work.
If the update installed, then the subject of this thread, the ESU updates installer, worked, the working, including the problems it causes, of the installed update is not part of the subject of this thread, Just be glad that the ESU Bypass tool offered us almost 3 years of extra updates for free.
Ok, so please help me if you can, I'm standing now in front of 2024-11 updates after successful installation of Abodi's recent hacks: KB5046543 KB5046687 Should I go or should I stay with 2024-10 updates and wait for 2024-12 patches? I'm afraid of installing these after all your reports of destroyed Chrome and Firefox functions I still use both of them...
It is kind of that simple. Updates that don't work can't be used. The update process is working. I am waiting using only the Oct 2024 updates & the updates that did work. At some point we will be forced to accept what we have or to move on (Linux/Win11). Forever does not apply to Win7. There are other forums here that deal directly with Win7 problems. Click on "FORUMS" above & explore those. Hoping this is a little more gentle & helpful than the simple raw truth. Good hunting all. It has been a good run. ;>))
What do you expect to happen? That someone outside of MSFT fixes the braking of the use of browsers with unsupported updates for an EOS OS? ?
The world will not end with one month without updates, just wait until next month or fixed OOB update
Solution: 1. disable integrity-checks and driver-signing. in a console with admin-rights: BCDEDIT /set nointegritychecks ON BCDEDIT /set LoadOptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS BCDEDIT /set TESTSIGNING ON 2. Backup original \windows\system32\win32k.sys (before November Patches). 3. Install November Patch KB5046705 (security only) 4. Reboot to install this Update (Windows reboots automatically twice because of kernel-patch) 5. Boot into Windows 7 Recovery CD or WinPE or Linux-LIVE etc. Copy the original win32k.sys from Backup to c:\windows\system32 (overwrite the patched win32k.sys). 6. Reboot normal No BSOD because of 1. Test Firefox 115.17.0 ESR: OK Test Supermium 126.0.6478.256 R5: OK Browsers are working.
Installed BypassESU-v13 and ran WU search for updates before and after applying the Nov. Server 2008 R2 updates to an updated October Win7. Should the listed updates be installed or hidden? edit: Missed this post. So iI guess it's ignore or hide. Note: November updates not detected other than MRT IIRC there was a similar situation with W8.1 showing old updates with BypassESU-Blue, but they all disappeared after installing the current LCU back then which is not the case here.
So eloquent in its simplicity. Ask & it shall be given. (@Enthousiast) Help from beyond M$... (@GfaRm) Thank you. (@abbodi1406 @Paradroid666) I think I will create a restore point first & a Oct 2024 backup ISO before doing anything. Can't be too careful. I think I will retain a text copy of @Paradroid666's comment & a backup of Oct 2024 win32k.sys in case a future rollup repeats this problem. You have got to love it when a plan comes together for the greater good. ;>))