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diff --git a/content/posts/win7.md b/content/posts/win7.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7e2a843..0000000 --- a/content/posts/win7.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = 'Updating a fresh Windows 7+SP1 install' -date = 2024-02-05T02:30:19-06:00 -+++ - -**2026 UPDATE**: Use Atak\_Snajpera's [Windows 7 Image Updater](https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/384921-Windows-7-Image-Updater-SkyLake-KabyLake-CoffeLake-Ryzen-Threadripper) - -## How to update a fresh Windows 7+SP1 install in 2024 - -*Mostly taken from http://www.freenode-windows.org/resources/vista-7/windows-update ([archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220925214048/http://www.freenode-windows.org/resources/vista-7/windows-update))* - -Windows 7 Ultimate (SP1) SHA1 hash: `36ae90defbad9d9539e649b193ae573b77a71c83` - -## 1. Download rollup updates -First, manually download (but don't install) these updates from the [Microsoft Update Catalog](https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/home.aspx): - -1. [KB3125574](https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB3125574) -2. [KB3172605](https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB3172605) -3. [KB3020369](https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB3020369) - -## 2. Disable Windows Update - -1. Disable the internet connection -2. Disable the Windows Update service (`stop-service wuauserv` in admin PowerShell) -3. Remove cached update files (`remove-item C:\windows\softwaredistribution\WuRedir` in admin PowerShell) - -## 3. Install rollup updates - -1. Install KB3020369 -2. Install KB3172605 and reboot -3. Install KB3125574 and reboot - -## 3. Updating via Windows Update - -Reconnect to the internet and launch the standard Windows Update program. - -Many updates will fail, but if you retry and restart enough, they will eventually succeed. |