Upgrading Windows 7 - Revision history

Flurry at 05:32, 8 August 2023

2023-08-08T05:32:44Z

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	! KB Number !! Download Links !! Notes		! KB Number !! Download Links !! Notes
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	\| {{MSU\|~~KB3020369~~}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/~~updt~~/~~2015~~/04/windows6.1-~~kb3020369~~-~~x64_5393066469758e619f21731fc31ff2d109595445~~.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/~~updt~~/~~2015~~/04/windows6.1-~~kb3020369~~-~~x86_82e168117c23f7c479a97ee96c82af788d07452e~~.msu x32] \|\| ~~April 2015~~ Servicing Stack Update~~, a pre-requisite~~ for the ~~Convenience Rollup~~.		\| {{MSU\|KB4490628}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windows6.1-kb4490628-x64_d3de52d6987f7c8bdc2c015dca69eac96047c76e.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windows6.1-kb4490628-x86_3cdb3df55b9cd7ef7fcb24fc4e237ea287ad0992.msu x32] \|\| Servicing Stack Update for March 2019. This is the latest SSU available for stock Win7.
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	\| {{MSU\|KB3125574}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64_2dafb1d203c8964239af3048b5dd4b1264cd93b9.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x86_ba1ff5537312561795cc04db0b02fbb0a74b2cbd.msu x32] \|\| Convenience Rollup! I recommend rebooting after you install this, if it doesn't force you to.		\| {{MSU\|KB3125574}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64_2dafb1d203c8964239af3048b5dd4b1264cd93b9.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x86_ba1ff5537312561795cc04db0b02fbb0a74b2cbd.msu x32] \|\| Convenience Rollup! I recommend rebooting after you install this, if it doesn't force you to.
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	\| {{MSU\|KB4474419}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/09/windows6.1-kb4474419-v3-x64_b5614c6cea5cb4e198717789633dca16308ef79c.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/09/windows6.1-kb4474419-v3-x86_0f687d50402790f340087c576886501b3223bec6.msu x32] \|\| Adds SHA-2 code signing support to Windows 7.		\| {{MSU\|KB4474419}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/09/windows6.1-kb4474419-v3-x64_b5614c6cea5cb4e198717789633dca16308ef79c.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/09/windows6.1-kb4474419-v3-x86_0f687d50402790f340087c576886501b3223bec6.msu x32] \|\| Adds SHA-2 code signing support to Windows 7. You'll ''definitely'' need to restart after this, the 2020 rollups use SHA-2 signing.
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	~~\| {{MSU\|KB4490628}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windows6.1-kb4490628-x64_d3de52d6987f7c8bdc2c015dca69eac96047c76e.msu x64]~~, ~~[https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windows6.1-kb4490628~~-~~x86_3cdb3df55b9cd7ef7fcb24fc4e237ea287ad0992.msu x32] \|\| Servicing Stack Update for March 2019~~.~~{{TODO\|Could this replace Apr2015 SSU?}}~~
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	\| {{MSU\|KB4539601}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/updt/2020/01/windows6.1-kb4539601-x64_fb3f59fb0b1d3a4abf4a35230aa88a06996c4a4a.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2020/01/windows6.1-kb4539601-x86_89f30861c9a5d65b68ed1e029a68cf59be39fc13.msu x32] \|\| Monthly Rollup for January 31, 2020. Technically a Preview Rollup, but this fixes an issue in the Jan 14 Rollup where your wallpaper won't appear.{{TODO\|Link to MS KB}}		\| {{MSU\|KB4539601}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/updt/2020/01/windows6.1-kb4539601-x64_fb3f59fb0b1d3a4abf4a35230aa88a06996c4a4a.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2020/01/windows6.1-kb4539601-x86_89f30861c9a5d65b68ed1e029a68cf59be39fc13.msu x32] \|\| Monthly Rollup for January 31, 2020. Technically a Preview Rollup, but this fixes an issue in the Jan 14 Rollup where your wallpaper won't appear.{{TODO\|Link to MS KB}}

Flurry at 16:19, 6 July 2023

2023-07-06T16:19:36Z

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	== Convenience Rollup ==		== Convenience Rollup ==

	Now ''this'' is where things get good. At some point, Microsoft realized nobody wanted to install hundreds of updates every time they brought a new system online, and not everybody knows what slipstreaming is—let alone who was responsible for that term.		Now ''this'' is where things get good. At some point, Microsoft realized nobody wanted to install hundreds of updates every time they brought a new system online, and not everybody knows what slipstreaming is—let alone who was responsible for that term. The Convenience Update is basically an "SP2 Lite" for Windows 7, rolling up every update from SP2 to 2016 into one .msu file. And moving onward, Monthly Rollups were provided that made it easy to get all of the future updates at once.

	First, install the April 2015 Servicing Stack Update ({{MSU\|KB3020369}}: [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2015/04/windows6.1-kb3020369-x64_5393066469758e619f21731fc31ff2d109595445.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2015/04/windows6.1-kb3020369-x86_82e168117c23f7c479a97ee96c82af788d07452e.msu x32]) and reboot your system.		== How To Install ==

	~~Then~~, install the Convenience Rollup ({{MSU\|KB3125574}}: [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64_2dafb1d203c8964239af3048b5dd4b1264cd93b9.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x86_ba1ff5537312561795cc04db0b02fbb0a74b2cbd.msu x32]). Welcome to ~~2016!~~		The below table lists all updates you'll need, and where to get them. '''Make sure to update them in order!'''

	~~== Last Non-ESU Updates ==~~

	~~These updates are a bit more boring than SP1 and the Convenience Rollup, so I'm throwing~~ them ~~into a table with a little blurb about what they do~~. '''Make sure ~~you install~~ them in ~~the~~ order ~~shown~~!'''

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	! KB Number !! Download Links !! Notes		! KB Number !! Download Links !! Notes
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			\| {{MSU\|KB3020369}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2015/04/windows6.1-kb3020369-x64_5393066469758e619f21731fc31ff2d109595445.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2015/04/windows6.1-kb3020369-x86_82e168117c23f7c479a97ee96c82af788d07452e.msu x32] \|\| April 2015 Servicing Stack Update, a pre-requisite for the Convenience Rollup.
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			\| {{MSU\|KB3125574}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64_2dafb1d203c8964239af3048b5dd4b1264cd93b9.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x86_ba1ff5537312561795cc04db0b02fbb0a74b2cbd.msu x32] \|\| Convenience Rollup! I recommend rebooting after you install this, if it doesn't force you to.
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	\| {{MSU\|KB4474419}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/09/windows6.1-kb4474419-v3-x64_b5614c6cea5cb4e198717789633dca16308ef79c.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/09/windows6.1-kb4474419-v3-x86_0f687d50402790f340087c576886501b3223bec6.msu x32] \|\| Adds SHA-2 code signing support to Windows 7.		\| {{MSU\|KB4474419}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/09/windows6.1-kb4474419-v3-x64_b5614c6cea5cb4e198717789633dca16308ef79c.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/09/windows6.1-kb4474419-v3-x86_0f687d50402790f340087c576886501b3223bec6.msu x32] \|\| Adds SHA-2 code signing support to Windows 7.

Flurry at 07:15, 6 July 2023

2023-07-06T07:15:44Z

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	\| {{MSU\|KB4539601}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/updt/2020/01/windows6.1-kb4539601-x64_fb3f59fb0b1d3a4abf4a35230aa88a06996c4a4a.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2020/01/windows6.1-kb4539601-x86_89f30861c9a5d65b68ed1e029a68cf59be39fc13.msu x32] \|\| Monthly Rollup for January 31, 2020. Technically a Preview Rollup, but this fixes an issue in the Jan 14 Rollup where your wallpaper won't appear.{{TODO\|Link to MS KB}}		\| {{MSU\|KB4539601}} \|\| [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/updt/2020/01/windows6.1-kb4539601-x64_fb3f59fb0b1d3a4abf4a35230aa88a06996c4a4a.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2020/01/windows6.1-kb4539601-x86_89f30861c9a5d65b68ed1e029a68cf59be39fc13.msu x32] \|\| Monthly Rollup for January 31, 2020. Technically a Preview Rollup, but this fixes an issue in the Jan 14 Rollup where your wallpaper won't appear.{{TODO\|Link to MS KB}}
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			== What about ESU? ==

			Say what you will about C&Ds, but I'm just not a fan.

Flurry: Created page with "Windows 7 is the most advanced and stable Windows NT 6.1-based operating system. However, updating the system from a vanilla RTM or SP1 install can be a bit of a nightmare. People have made custom ISOs with tons of updates and drivers slipstreamed in, but I don't trust those. Thankfully, installing updates manually is super easy with the Convenience Rollup! == Pre-Requisites == As far as I'm aware, Windows only shipped as either RTM or with Service Pack 1. This makes i..."

2023-07-06T07:13:59Z

Created page with "Windows 7 is the most advanced and stable Windows NT 6.1-based operating system. However, updating the system from a vanilla RTM or SP1 install can be a bit of a nightmare. People have made custom ISOs with tons of updates and drivers slipstreamed in, but I don't trust those. Thankfully, installing updates manually is super easy with the Convenience Rollup! == Pre-Requisites == As far as I'm aware, Windows only shipped as either RTM or with Service Pack 1. This makes i..."

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Windows 7 is the most advanced and stable Windows NT 6.1-based operating system. However, updating the system from a vanilla RTM or SP1 install can be a bit of a nightmare. People have made custom ISOs with tons of updates and drivers slipstreamed in, but I don't trust those. Thankfully, installing updates manually is super easy with the Convenience Rollup!

== Pre-Requisites ==

As far as I'm aware, Windows only shipped as either RTM or with Service Pack 1. This makes it really easy to figure out which you have!

Open <code>winver</code> with whatever means you like. Next to "Version 6.1", you'll see either "(Build 7600)" or "(Build 7601: Service Pack 1)". If you're on Build 7600, you'll need to install Service Pack 1 ({{MSU|KB976932}}: [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/svpk/2011/02/windows6.1-kb976932-x64_74865ef2562006e51d7f9333b4a8d45b7a749dab.exe x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/software/svpk/2011/02/windows6.1-kb976932-x86_c3516bc5c9e69fee6d9ac4f981f5b95977a8a2fa.exe x32]) before you install the Convenience Rollup.{{TODO|Screenshot of winver?}}

== Convenience Rollup ==

Now ''this'' is where things get good. At some point, Microsoft realized nobody wanted to install hundreds of updates every time they brought a new system online, and not everybody knows what slipstreaming is—let alone who was responsible for that term.

First, install the April 2015 Servicing Stack Update ({{MSU|KB3020369}}: [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2015/04/windows6.1-kb3020369-x64_5393066469758e619f21731fc31ff2d109595445.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2015/04/windows6.1-kb3020369-x86_82e168117c23f7c479a97ee96c82af788d07452e.msu x32]) and reboot your system.

Then, install the Convenience Rollup ({{MSU|KB3125574}}: [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64_2dafb1d203c8964239af3048b5dd4b1264cd93b9.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2016/05/windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x86_ba1ff5537312561795cc04db0b02fbb0a74b2cbd.msu x32]). Welcome to 2016!

== Last Non-ESU Updates ==

These updates are a bit more boring than SP1 and the Convenience Rollup, so I'm throwing them into a table with a little blurb about what they do. '''Make sure you install them in the order shown!'''

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
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! KB Number !! Download Links !! Notes
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| {{MSU|KB4474419}} || [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/09/windows6.1-kb4474419-v3-x64_b5614c6cea5cb4e198717789633dca16308ef79c.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/09/windows6.1-kb4474419-v3-x86_0f687d50402790f340087c576886501b3223bec6.msu x32] || Adds SHA-2 code signing support to Windows 7.
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| {{MSU|KB4490628}} || [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windows6.1-kb4490628-x64_d3de52d6987f7c8bdc2c015dca69eac96047c76e.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2019/03/windows6.1-kb4490628-x86_3cdb3df55b9cd7ef7fcb24fc4e237ea287ad0992.msu x32] || Servicing Stack Update for March 2019.{{TODO|Could this replace Apr2015 SSU?}}
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| {{MSU|KB4539601}} || [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/updt/2020/01/windows6.1-kb4539601-x64_fb3f59fb0b1d3a4abf4a35230aa88a06996c4a4a.msu x64], [https://catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2020/01/windows6.1-kb4539601-x86_89f30861c9a5d65b68ed1e029a68cf59be39fc13.msu x32] || Monthly Rollup for January 31, 2020. Technically a Preview Rollup, but this fixes an issue in the Jan 14 Rollup where your wallpaper won't appear.{{TODO|Link to MS KB}}
|}