Bypass Windows 7 Extended Security Updates Eligibility

This is the current version of Internet Explorer 11 after the March 2025 security monthly quality rollup for Windows Server 2008 R2 was installed.

 

IE still king

 

Unfortunately, this site is pretty much the only site that Internet Explorer 11 still loads and works properly for me.
Practically all of the other sites that I visit daily with Windows 7 require me to use Mozilla Firefox ESR 115.x.x.
I do not use any other browsers.

 

I understand. But by hands I did must install. Because wasn't via Windows Update.

 

Server 2008 R2 Premium Assurance Apr-Patch-Tuesday Link(s) for W7

 

Installed KB5055561 (Rollup), KB5056456 (SSU), and KB5055684 (.NET 4) with no issues today, via Windows Update with bypass v13.

 

Moin @ All!

My April 2025 ESUpdate experience for Windows 7 Pro / Enterprise SP1 x64 systems:

"Licensing method": KB4528069 & "new" BypassESU-v13f

"Installing method": Manual download and installation via Microsoft®Update-Catalog

KB5055171 (Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 4.8) -> succesfully installed

KB5056456 (Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64) -> succesfully installed

KB5055515 (Cumulative Security Update for IE 11 for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64) -> succesfully installed

KB5055570 (Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64) -> succesfully installed

The current Security Intelligence Update was downloaded and installed by the auto-update function of MSE.

@ abbodi1406: Great job & thx for your support!

 

2025-04 WU alerted to 2nd Tue April updates.

Downloaded ALL updates. SSU, MonthlySecurityRollup, .NETFrameworkRollup
Created Restore Point.
TURNED OFF WU & AV & unneeded programs B4 updating...

Updated Manually:
2025-04 SecurityMonthlyQualityRollup WinServer2008R2x64 (KB5055561) DownloadSize: 413.4 MB
Includes updates for/to IE11 if required...

Restarted computer.
Created Restore Point.

Updated Manually:
Catalog search "Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2008 R2"
2025-04 Servicing Stack Update WinServer 2008R2x64 (KB5056456)

Updated Manually;
2025-04 Security/QualityRollup .NETFramework 3.5.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8
WinServer 2008R2x64 (KB5055684) Download size: 44.8 MB
KB5055684 (Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 4.7, 4.8) Made up of 4 files:
KB5044011 Already installed on my computer,
KB4019990 Already installed on my computer,
KB5055171 Successful/Installed .NET framework 4.8,
KB5054696 DidNotApply .NET framework 4.0-4.7 not on my computer

Restarted computer.
Created Restore Point.

TURNED WU & AV ON after ALL updates...

MSE MicrosoftSecurityEssentials continues to maintain own updates outside of WU

Thanks to the maintainers & all who continue to update & contribute. Time & progress continues to march on...
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I installed only updates KB5055561 and KB5056456 successfully from Windows Update and KB5055684 from Windows Update failed to install with error code 643. I also tried intalling KB5055171 manually from Microsoft Update Caralog with error code 0x80070643. I have esu patcher v13f enabled and I have successfully installed KB5050183 .NET framework update earlier from Windows Update. I wonder what I'm doing wrong here. I also successfully installed optional updates KB5055515 and KB5055570 from Microsoft Update Catalog. I tried repairing .NET framework 4.8 but that didn't fix my update issue with .NET framework 4.8. Lastly I tried to install KB5055171 in safe mode and got this error instead: Installation failed with error code: (0x80070641), "The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance. " Maybe this update cannot be installed in safe mode? The OS I'm running is Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

EDIT: Additionally to all the above I also removed .NET 4 ESU Bypass and from BypassESU-v13f's LiveOS-Setup.cmd settings and, then rebooted and then re-enabled .NET 4 ESU Bypass from settings again and then rebooted. Finally I was able to successfully install KB5055684. I wonder why I had to re-enable .NET 4 ESU Bypass but whatever and cheers! =)

 

Thanks for the tip! I definitely didn't know that.

 

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Interesting, it's never been on my machine, and according to the article it hasn't been on a number of other user's computers either.

 

Thanks, I should have googled it first, but I'm one of those people who thinks anything Microsoft does anymore has some nefarious purpose.

 

It's added by this .manifest file.