@ryegrass The Update worked fine on my AMD 9950X, are you using the 13f version of ESU Bypass? Yes, I'm using BypassESU v13f. @NewEraCracker It happened last month as well with Windows 11 on virtualized environments: borncity.com/win/2025/06/18/windows-11-server-2025-june-2025-updates-cause-bsod-in-proxmox-kvm-qemu Thanks for the tip, I'll check out the link. @peter4heppner And you have the VirtualBox mode and not the standard mode; this can be the problem or you have not the lastest drivers or firmware´s installed; it can be that thing that makes your problem. I always test monthly updates first in VirtualBox. I didn't realize that the virtual machine itself could be the problem. Thanks.
2025-07-11 Manually DOWNLOADED all update KB's... TURNED WU & AV & unneeded programs OFF B4 updating... Checked latest SSU; Already Installed in April 2025 KB5056456 Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Installed July 2025; Restarted KB5062065 (Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 4.8) -> succesfully installed Installed July 2025; Restarted KB5062632 Full Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Installed June 2025 in July 2025; Last Core 6.1 IE11 security updates offered; Restart NOT Required KB5062558 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based systems TURNED WU & AV ON after ALL updates & restarts completed... Updated AV & did Quick scan... WARNING July 2025 IE11 KB5062558 NOT Installed; Core is 6.2 (Win8); Not 6.1 (Win7)... KB5062558 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Server 2012 for x64-based systems; NOT for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based systems... Thanks for success & one month closer to full Linux system... ;>))
About the blue screen of death with the error message UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR after installing KB5062632 monthly Rollup July 2025. I also installed the KB5062632 monthly Rollup July 2025 on an older computer (AMD Phenom II X4) also running Windows 7 x64 as host with VirtualBox version 6.1.50 and got the same result, meaning a blue screen of death with the error message UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR as soon as I reboot. I followed the advice in this forum to change the virtualisation mode (System -> Acceleration Tab -> Paravirtualisation Mode) In VirtualBox 6.1.50 with these results. These paravirtualisation mode cause a blue screen Standard Hyper-V These paravirtualisation mode work No Legacy minimal KVM The installation of KB5062632 directly on the host computer without VirtualBox succeeded. Strange that I didn't have the blue screen of death with the previous montly rollups like the June update KB5061078.
I think all Windows 7 users have blue screen´s even with fully compatiblity of all hardware components(I mean myself, i have a|an windows 7 system with all the newest updates, firmware´s and drivers and software installed on; and i have also time to time blue screen´s)! If one find one windows 7 system have one windows 7 system; that have no problem´s; please let me know it, thank you so much^^ This is not your problem you have alone kukris, i have it too
I've never had a blue screen in Win 7, but I've always delayed the onboarding of updates. After awhile the company will take action on the defective update(s), presumably.
Most of my time has been on a Lenovo and a Gateway laptop, each of which is more than 15 years old. My op sec protocol has been to run system restore after every internet session, and no threats have been detected by Malwarebytes. Lately, I've been setting up Win 7 in a few Optiplex 7050s. I bought these before I realized that the lack of updates for Win 7 browsers is probably slowing them down. For a related example, Win 7 Brave browser crashes now when I go to some of my favorite websites that "prohibit" ad blockers. Therefore, my Win 7 systems may become mostly obsolete sooner than I expected. I'm surprised by the Optiplex's good performance, because it's been very finicky about drivers. In the 10 years of Win 10, they've never made system restore reliable, so I'll stick with 7 as long as possible. If time permits I'll start tinkering with Zorin, now that it offers a well-regarded windows emulator. I guess secure-booting Zorin will require me to learn key tools? That's something I haven't needed to learn yet to secure-boot Win 7.
Unlike Muffin Top's computers, all of mine have been home built desktops. I currently have three Windows 7 computers, two of which consist of hand-me-down parts from when I upgraded my main computer. The media computer is the oldest with an Asus P8P67 LE and a Intel Core I5 2500 CPU, my son's computer now has my previous Ryzen 3900X on MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus, and my current computer is running a Ryzen 9950X on a MSI X670E Tomahawk WiFi. All three computers use various AMD video cards, WD, Intel, and Aorus SSD's, and WD hard drives. The media computer and my computer also have TV tuner cards from Hauppauge and Avermedia respectively. None of these computers have had blue screens. Though not the topic of this thread (sorry), in my experience, Windows 7 blue screens are not normal and usually indicate failing hardware or severe hardware conflicts.
I think you will be pleasantly surprised by Zorin. I was. Has been my secondary OS for 2 years plus now & will become my primary in 2026 since, like you, I continue to see old age rejection by occasional websites increasing. Win 7 & compatible browsers still working on necessary sites at the moment. Zorin will & does work for me. I use the free core model. They also have a lite, an educational & a "pay for" premium model. Core version gives me everything I need & I quickly learned to be able to install anything else wanted or needed. Nice break from M$.
I guess the easy way of working around the need for a key to secure boot Linux would be virtualization. The hypervisor can provide a GUI to manage the Linux secure boot key, so the set-up doesn't have to be intimidating to someone who's never worked with key tools before.
Hi folks, Zorin has a topic of its own in the Linux section. Please take all further Zorin discussions there. BTT, please.