Bypass Windows 7 Extended Security Updates Eligibility

Moin Matrix360 & abbodi1406!

The bugfix for codeline 22 in PatchWU.cmd works for me.

KB5046687 is now offered for download and installation via WUS.

Thx & Good Job!

 

Thanks to @Angilas and @abbodi1406 and @Matrix360

Everything works now. All the latest updates and browsers are working, too.

 

For at least a year now I update via simplix first my to VMs then start with some old laptops that sit on the shelf and around 10 days (minimum) after patch Tuesday I start updating any laptops that I rely one for real. Ironically in October I thought I will skip this month the main laptop and I will start once every two months Lets face it though the updates don't matter at this point. Windows 7 is as solid and bugfree as it gets. For security and the likes I rely on other means which are offtopic not on the updates.

 

You are right! I don't know how I got that confused. Thanks.

 

It did not work for me.
Internet Explorer 11.0.350 seems to be okay, but Mozilla Firefox ESR 115.17.0 is still broken.

 

Can one give me(us all) a clear answer, please: Is the BypassESU-v13 not fixed i have dowloaded the version on 12:32 14.11.2024.
And can i(we all) install the 2024-11 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB5046687) update without any problems with the firefox esr browser?!
Thank you so much

 

Well Server 2008 R2 updates are first and foremost meant to be used on Server 2008 R2, as in mainly Server specific tasks and usage.
Microsoft clearly doesn't care about compatibility with W7 Client or Embedded versions anymore. Those versions are officially not supported anymore.

Worst case scenario, as time goes on it's possible that those versions become more and more unusable to be used for regular tasks and more and more fixes and workaround will have to be put in place.
The upcoming 2024-12 Updates will definitely gives us more information on where this will be going and if the problems introduced with the 2024-11 Updates will even be fixed to begin with.

 

It worked! I can see the November update is available to download (which I am skipping for now).
Looks like we need a BypassESU-v13u or v14 so there is no confusion.

 

The main issue we have with the Nov LCU also appears on a real Server 2008 R2. It's not because we repurposed it for Windows 7 client SKUs.

 

Some so amanzing did no read attentive the treads and still ask same same......all question about autodetect updates and fix browsers are to found in tread here..... try side 417

 

Currently BypassESU-v13.7z is not fixed.
To fix it yourself, go to:

Or wait until @abbodi1406 fixes it.

 

@CaptainSpeleo Did you try the trick no.1 w/ win32k.sys as described by Angilas? It worked for me.

 

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Agreed. But Microsoft won't care either way. Windows Server 2008 R2 supposedly "is not for browsing" and therefore we are on our own if we insist on using it (or the now unsupported Windows 7) for that purpose.

 

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Personally I only patch my various Windows installations only once every 4-6 months unless there is an urgent security issue that I consider it necessary to patch as soon as I can.

The patching issues I faced with Meltdown / Spectre back in 2018 and the subsequent experiences have convinced me there is no need to keep patching Windows every month, and I shall wait and see, for weeks and even months if necessary, whether there are any issues with these patches (not just for Windows but for other software like video card drivers). The last time I patched my Windows installations was in late August 2024 and I don't plan to patch them again before the end of 2024 at least.

 

I'm going to play it safe for now and wait until abbodi1406 fixes the issue with BypassESU-v13.
If some changes in the coding need to be made in bin\PatchWU.cmd, I prefer he do it before I use it again.

 

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