Bypass Windows 7 Extended Security Updates Eligibility

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

 

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I meant a new installation of Windows 7. Before it worked without any problems.
Even if I click on update in MSSE, it does not work.

 

Are you using MSSE or Win Defender? My version of Win7 was upgraded to Win Defender which was turned off when I installed MSSE.
MSSE was turned on. Basically same system using same signatures.

Check your security & update settings from inside of Control Panel & your AV. WU on? AV options on as you want them? Is AV on?

Does your MSSE have administrator rights?

 

I use MSSE. This actually always has admin rights and I don't have any other av.

 

If you have access to manual updating by opening MSSE & clicking "Update" then I suggest setting a daily quick scan time & allow MSSE to update 1st.
If it will not manual update then that could mean a whole another can of worms. Was your copy of MSSE "clean"?

This could have a bunch of answers. Kind of like asking why your car won't start. You could start with a complete MSSE uninstall & clean. Then close everything.
Turn WU off. Do a clean install of MSSE with admin. SEARCH "MSSE installer 2025" & be sure to visit links you can trust for info & downloads.

Only 64bit version MSSE for Win7 being updated with server updates.
Have uploaded latest #'s from my MSSE version. Good luck.

 

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Try enabling TLS 1.1 and 1.2 as described here, if you haven't already: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...ntivirus-products-mse-ffep-scep.51327/page-6#

 

Moin @ All!

My May 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

KB5058380 (Cumulative Security Update for IE 11 for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64) -> succesfully installed

KB5058454 (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!

Edit: After I patched my systems, Microsoft released an Out-of-Band Update (KB5061195) to complement KB5058454.

This should of course also be installed:

KB5061195 Out-of-Band (Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64) -> succesfully installed

Thx @ peter4heppner & vp2 for the hint!

 

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One of them is enough, when you have the other ones from the months before. The Security Monthly Quality Rollup supersedes all other Quality Rollups after 2020.

I've been installing just the Security Only updates for years, month after month. See: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/posts/1870782

The Monthly Quality Rollup is for when you are starting from scratch, and want to get yourself quickly updated from a January 2020 pre-ESU status.

My two cents.

 

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Sorry for the off-topic post, but I somehow completely missed that.

However, I can't use it on a Windows 7 Pro system the way BypassESU allows to install Embedded 7 updates (2023-02 to 2024-10), nor can I install Server 2008 R2 updates (post 2024-10) with it - right?
And for .NET updates post 2022-12, either the part of BypassESU or the .NET standalone installer is required anyway.
Did I understand that correctly?

So apart from Server 2008 R2 systems, it's more for the future (Windows 10 ESU...)?

Thanks and best regards, Martin

 

When I went through that process with Firefox ESR 115.23.0, the number 3 appeared, so I changed it to 2.
Was that the correct thing to do?

Update:
This appears to be bad information because TLS 1.3 is more secure.
I have changed it back to 3.

 

I was surprised to see not 1 but 2 security-only updates for May! Why is that? What is this out-of-band update? Any bugs or "time-bombs" perhaps? (MS loves time-bombs!) Or is it safe to install?

I refer to the (KB5061195) update...

 

Well, they have put telemetry in the IE11 updates, so you have a point. If it doesn't break anything, I will install it...