Why simplix uses Cumulative Updates over Security-only Updates? In CU Microsoft usually put all its Telemetry crap and extra unneeded stuff. I know this same question has been asked already a few pages back, but I couldn't find the explanation behind this choice simplix made. Also, where can I find the DirectX pack that I saw some people here have integrated? Is that any useful to add? The one dated June 2010 or something. I would like to have a full ist of the addons you can integrate. From what I could see, at the moment you can integrated DirectX, .NET Framework 4.72 and all the Visual C++ Redistributables (2005-2017). I didn't quite understand what are these files with .WA extension. I think abbodi1406 takes the original .msu installers and makes this kind of repack in order to create some addons compatible with the simplix tool?
Still no answer to my questions. Is it at least possible to know what is the "SxS" Visual C++ Redistributable? Is that another way for saying "2005, 2008, 2010, 2012"?
@Bersekz Simplix Pack is a mirror or trying to fulfill Windows Update, otherwise ou would seen it include Convenience Rollup KB3125574 security-only updates are very specific, should not generally used telemetry is overrated on Windows 7, it's not intrusive or deeply integrated, it takes just a few registry keys and getting rid of some schedule tasks to neutralize it .WA = Wintoolkit Addon = the original program that integrate those addons, it's simple .7z file Simplix added support for them lately, i didn't change anything none of these runtimes/frameworks have msu installers, that's the whole point of converting them to addons VC++ 2005/2008 redists are side-by-side runtimes, deployed and works from WinSxS directory, they need special treatment to convert them to addon
Thank you a lot for taking the time to give me a proper detailed answer, I got a much clearer overview now. So, the vcredist_x64_SxS_Win7.WA addon includes redists 2005 and 2008, but what about 2010 and 2012 versions then? Still have to install those manually by using .msu files I guess? I currently have all the redist versions installed on my PC, mainly because I run old programs/play old games sometimes that may require them.
Did you read the VC addon topic? you need 3 addons to get all VC++ redists stop using msu files expression, VC++ are not updates
mmm what about new kernel patches what about telemetry init ? if telemetry in 7 is so easy to remove, then why not just offer newest ISO they released for DL instead ? -_-
^ Because even a total os deployment nab like me can offer better serviced iso's than those "new" ones from MS. If you insist so much on using "official MS iso's", then by all means go download those 5GB+ single index garbage collections and use them.
Interesting enough, I used the new UpdatePack7R2-19.3.15.exe with all the addons, but the vcredist_x86_2017_WinAll_14.20.27404.WA wasn't installed.
Because you are trying to integrate the x86 addon into the x64 distribution. Or the addon is damaged.