All supported x32 based versions of windows 7

About this update

This update performs diagnostics in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) in order to determine whether performance issues may be encountered when the latest Windows operating system is installed. Telemetry is sent back to Microsoft for those computers that participate in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). This update will help Microsoft and its partners deliver better system performance for customers who are seeking to install the latest Windows operating system.

How to obtain this update

You can obtain this update by using one of the following methods. Before you apply this update, notice that this update has prerequisites.

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is available from Windows Update.

Method 2: Microsoft Download Center

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Operating system	Update
All supported x86-based versions of Windows 7	Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows 7	Download the package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Update detail information

Prerequisites

To install this update, you must install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7.

Registry information

To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

The global version of this update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 file information and notes

• The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

  Version	Product	Milestone	Service branch
  6.1.760 1.18xxx	Windows 7	SP1	GDR

• The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the «Additional file information» section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Core-fundamentals-clientperformance-perftrack.ptxml	Not applicable	2,688	13-Jul-2009	20:28	Not applicable
Perftrack.dll	6.1.7601.18700	635,904	12-Dec-2014	05:07	x86
Powertracker.dll	6.1.7601.18700	27,136	12-Dec-2014	05:07	x86
Wdi.dll	6.1.7601.18700	76,800	12-Dec-2014	05:07	x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Core-fundamentals-clientperformance-perftrack.ptxml	Not applicable	2,688	13-Jul-2009	20:22	Not applicable
Perftrack.dll	6.1.7601.18700	950,272	12-Dec-2014	05:31	x64
Powertracker.dll	6.1.7601.18700	29,696	12-Dec-2014	05:31	x64
Wdi.dll	6.1.7601.18700	91,136	12-Dec-2014	05:31	x64
Wdi.dll	6.1.7601.18700	76,800	12-Dec-2014	05:07	x86

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 7

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File property	Value
File name	X86_5236e8a1202b7165b48152ee4ae5a693_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_574bc0ee8f83836a.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	719
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	X86_65231470a62359e7f7a7e37652f7e02e_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_36ce30c831c184da.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	736
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	X86_8f2df887b065ebf40df03d1725891680_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_425790f00df52369.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	733
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	X86_microsoft-windows-c..rformance-perftrack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_5de15c29a91e404c.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	68,464
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:33
File name	X86_microsoft-windows-c..rmance-powertracker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_2774d2ca52bbe353.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	4,307
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:30
File name	X86_microsoft-windows-d..frastructure-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_4e18b1bc01273cb5.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	2,565
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:32

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

File property	Value
File name	Amd64_5236e8a1202b7165b48152ee4ae5a693_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_b36a5c7247e0f4a0.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	721
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	Amd64_54b1bce861433daa719d6ce0a077bf8a_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_c4c8f523d3dc6794.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	737
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	Amd64_8972ea21a95722c5b3916e214436ccbe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_f58cf4d62f66b5ba.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	740
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	Amd64_a586ecf509df1aebc576bacc0859dcdd_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_2566478b0725bb9c.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	1,086
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	Amd64_e6a6dbd40d138766f5b91236a1d76626_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_fe84f2fb9f22a13e.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	723
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	Amd64_microsoft-windows-c..rformance-perftrack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_b9fff7ad617bb182.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	68,470
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:59
File name	Amd64_microsoft-windows-c..rmance-powertracker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_83936e4e0b195489.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	4,309
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:55
File name	Amd64_microsoft-windows-d..frastructure-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_aa374d3fb984adeb.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	2,569
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:57
File name	X86_microsoft-windows-d..frastructure-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_4e18b1bc01273cb5.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	2,565
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:32

References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

About this update

This update performs diagnostics in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) in order to determine whether performance issues may be encountered when the latest Windows operating system is installed. Telemetry is sent back to Microsoft for those computers that participate in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). This update will help Microsoft and its partners deliver better system performance for customers who are seeking to install the latest Windows operating system.

How to obtain this update

You can obtain this update by using one of the following methods. Before you apply this update, notice that this update has prerequisites.

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is available from Windows Update.

Method 2: Microsoft Download Center

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Operating system	Update
All supported x86-based versions of Windows 7	Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows 7	Download the package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Update detail information

Prerequisites

To install this update, you must install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7.

Registry information

To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

The global version of this update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 file information and notes

• The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

  Version	Product	Milestone	Service branch
  6.1.760 1.18xxx	Windows 7	SP1	GDR

• The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the «Additional file information» section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Core-fundamentals-clientperformance-perftrack.ptxml	Not applicable	2,688	13-Jul-2009	20:28	Not applicable
Perftrack.dll	6.1.7601.18700	635,904	12-Dec-2014	05:07	x86
Powertracker.dll	6.1.7601.18700	27,136	12-Dec-2014	05:07	x86
Wdi.dll	6.1.7601.18700	76,800	12-Dec-2014	05:07	x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Core-fundamentals-clientperformance-perftrack.ptxml	Not applicable	2,688	13-Jul-2009	20:22	Not applicable
Perftrack.dll	6.1.7601.18700	950,272	12-Dec-2014	05:31	x64
Powertracker.dll	6.1.7601.18700	29,696	12-Dec-2014	05:31	x64
Wdi.dll	6.1.7601.18700	91,136	12-Dec-2014	05:31	x64
Wdi.dll	6.1.7601.18700	76,800	12-Dec-2014	05:07	x86

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 7

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File property	Value
File name	X86_5236e8a1202b7165b48152ee4ae5a693_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_574bc0ee8f83836a.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	719
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	X86_65231470a62359e7f7a7e37652f7e02e_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_36ce30c831c184da.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	736
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	X86_8f2df887b065ebf40df03d1725891680_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_425790f00df52369.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	733
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	X86_microsoft-windows-c..rformance-perftrack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_5de15c29a91e404c.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	68,464
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:33
File name	X86_microsoft-windows-c..rmance-powertracker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_2774d2ca52bbe353.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	4,307
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:30
File name	X86_microsoft-windows-d..frastructure-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_4e18b1bc01273cb5.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	2,565
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:32

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

File property	Value
File name	Amd64_5236e8a1202b7165b48152ee4ae5a693_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_b36a5c7247e0f4a0.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	721
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	Amd64_54b1bce861433daa719d6ce0a077bf8a_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_c4c8f523d3dc6794.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	737
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	Amd64_8972ea21a95722c5b3916e214436ccbe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_f58cf4d62f66b5ba.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	740
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	Amd64_a586ecf509df1aebc576bacc0859dcdd_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_2566478b0725bb9c.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	1,086
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	Amd64_e6a6dbd40d138766f5b91236a1d76626_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_fe84f2fb9f22a13e.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	723
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	14:49
File name	Amd64_microsoft-windows-c..rformance-perftrack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_b9fff7ad617bb182.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	68,470
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:59
File name	Amd64_microsoft-windows-c..rmance-powertracker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_83936e4e0b195489.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	4,309
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:55
File name	Amd64_microsoft-windows-d..frastructure-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_aa374d3fb984adeb.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	2,569
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:57
File name	X86_microsoft-windows-d..frastructure-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18700_none_4e18b1bc01273cb5.manifest
File version	Not applicable
File size	2,565
Date (UTC)	12-Dec-2014
Time (UTC)	05:32

References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

title	description	ms.date	author	ms.author	manager	audience	ms.topic	ms.prod	localization_priority	ms.reviewer	ms.custom	ms.technology	adobe-target
Update Windows Update Agent to latest version	Provides information about updating Windows Update Agent to the latest version.	09/21/2020	Deland-Han	delhan	dcscontentpm	itpro	troubleshooting	windows-client	medium	kaushika, brentdav	sap:servicing, csstroubleshoot	windows-client-deployment	true

Update the Windows Update Agent to the latest version

This article describes how to update the Windows Update Agent to the latest version.

Applies to:   Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Original KB number:   949104

Summary

If you have automatic updating turned on, the latest version of the Windows Update Agent is downloaded and installed automatically on your computer. Or, you can manually download and install the Windows Update Agent.

Automatically download Windows Update Agent

To download the Windows Update Agent automatically, follow these steps:

1. Turn on automatic updating. Follow these steps, for the version of Windows that you are running.

   • Windows 8.1 or Windows 8

     1. Open Windows Update by swiping in from the right edge of the screen (or, if you’re using a mouse, pointing to the lower-right corner of the screen and moving up the mouse pointer), tapping or clicking Settings, tapping or clicking Control Panel, and then tapping or clicking Windows Update.
     2. Tap or click Change settings.
     3. Under Important updates, choose Install updates automatically.
     4. Under Recommended updates, select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box, and then select OK.

   • Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP

     To turn on automatic updating automatically, select the Fix it button or link, and then select Run in the View Download dialog box. Then, follow the steps in the Fix it wizard.

2. Restart the Windows Update service. To do this, follow these steps:

   1. Press the Windows logo Key+R to open the Run box.
   2. Type services.msc in the Run box, and then press Enter.
   3. Right-click Windows Update in the Services management console, and then select Stop. If you are running Windows XP, right-click Automatic Updates, and then select Stop.
   4. After Windows Update stops, right-click Windows Update, and then select Start. If you are running Windows XP, right-click Automatic Updates, and then select Start.

3. Wait for Windows Update to start, and then verify that the Windows Update Agent is updated.

Manually download Windows Update Agent from Microsoft Download Center

Click the download link for your version of Windows to obtain the latest Windows Update Agent.

Stand-alone packages for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.

Operating system	Update
All supported x86-based versions of Windows 8 (KB2937636)	Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows 8 (KB2937636)	Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012 (KB2937636)	Download the package now.

Stand-alone packages for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

The following files are available for download from Windows Update.

Operating system	Update
All supported x86-based versions of Windows 7 SP1	Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 SP1	Download the package now.
All supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1	Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1	Download the package now.
All supported Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1	Download the package now.

[!NOTE]
Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 with update 2919355 already include the latest version of the Windows Update Agent.

More information

If you receive a Windows Update error, try Solutions for common Windows Update errors.

For more information about how to check which version of the Windows Update Agent is installed, follow these steps:

1. Open the %systemroot%system32 folder. %systemroot% is the folder in which Windows is installed. For example, the %systemroot% folder is C:Windows.
2. Right-click Wuaueng.dll, and then select Properties.
3. Select the Details tab, and then locate the file version number.

[!NOTE]
The latest version of the Windows Update Agent for Windows 8.1 is 7.9.9600.16422. The latest version of the Windows Update Agent for Windows 8 is 7.8.9200.16693. The latest version of the Windows Update Agent for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP is 7.6.7600.256.

Improvements in version 7.6.7600.256 of Windows Update Agent

• A hardened infrastructure so that the Windows Update client will trust only those files that are signed by a new certificate. The certificate is used solely to protect updates to the Windows Update client.

• A more secure communication channel for the Windows Update client

Improvements in version 7.4.7600.226 of Windows Update Agent

• Improved scan times for Windows updates.
• Improved Windows Update UI for computers that are running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.
• More visible and detailed descriptions of updates.
• Improvements in how users are notified about service packs.

Issues that are fixed in version 7.2.6001.788 of Windows Update Agent

Version 7.2.6001.788 of the Windows Update Agent fixes the following issue. This issue was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• When you try to install 80 or more updates at the same time from Windows Update or Microsoft Update, you receive a «0x80070057» error code.

Improvements in version 7.2.6001.784 of Windows Update Agent

• Improved scan times for Windows Update
• Improved speed at which signature updates are delivered
• Support for Windows Installer reinstallation
• Improved error messaging

Issues that are fixed by version 7.0.6000.381 of Windows Update Agent

Version 7.0.6000.381 of the Windows Update Agent fixes the following issues. These issues were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• The Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) crashes on a Windows Vista-based computer. For more information, see An update is available to fix a Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) crash on a Windows Vista-based computer.
• A fix is included that reduces the number of restarts that are required for the stand-alone installer when Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) files are being used.
• User interface elements in the Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese languages are fixed.
• The Windows Vista installation experience is improved.

Windows Update helps keep your computer up-to-date and secure by downloading and installing the latest security and other updates from Microsoft. Windows Update determines which updates apply to your computer.

Microsoft periodically makes software updates available to users of Windows and other Microsoft software. These include updates that improve reliability and performance, updates that provide new protections against malware and other potentially unwanted software, and upgrades to Windows features. To improve the performance or the reliability of hardware components on the computer, Microsoft may also provide updates to device drivers that are supplied by the computer manufacturer.

If you turn on Windows Update, software components that are directly related to Windows Update will have to be updated occasionally on your computer. These updates must be performed before Windows Update can check for required updates or before it can install other updates. These required updates fix errors, provide ongoing improvements, and maintain compatibility with the Microsoft servers that support Windows Update. If you disable Windows Update, you will not receive these updates.

Windows Update is configured to install updates automatically when you select the recommended option during Windows Out Of Box Experience (OOBE) Setup. You can also turn on Windows Update by selecting one of following settings in the Automatic Updates item in Control Panel:

• Automatic (recommended).
• Download updates for me, but let me choose when to install them.
• Notify me, but don’t automatically download or install them.

After you turn on Windows Update, the required updates to components of Windows Update will be downloaded and installed automatically without notifying you. This behavior occurs regardless of which setting you use to turn on Windows Update. If you do not want to receive required updates, you can disable automatic updates in Control Panel.

The updates to Windows Update itself typically do the following: Address feedback from customers, improve compatibility, service performance and reliability, and enable new service capabilities. When the Windows Update server is updated, a corresponding client update is typically required. During an agent self-update operation, Windows Update Agent files may be added, modified, or replaced. For example, Windows Update Agent files that help display the user experience or that determine whether updates apply to a particular system may be added. This behavior occurs when a system is set to automatically check for available updates. This does not occur when automatic updates are turned off. For example, this behavior does not occur if you select Never check for updates in Windows Vista and Windows 7 or if you select Turn off Automatic Updates in Windows XP.

Administrators will receive the latest version of the Windows Update Agent for deployment through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

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• Файл: Windows6.1-KB4516065-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 302,6 MB
• SHA256: 6067fc15a79c5f191dfd7fc918144332909cd6b4b91d8f7453c2e95611fc17f3 (как проверить?)
• MD5: 772567aa57e7261a41faf7d230995ffa (как проверить?)

Скачать KB4490628

Основные изменения в этом обновлении:

• Устраняет проблему в стеке обслуживания при установке обновления, подписанного только с помощью алгоритма хэша SHA-2.

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• Файл: Windows6.1-KB4490628-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 4,2 MB
• SHA256: b86849fda570f906012992a033f6342373c00a3b3ec0089780eabb084a9a0182 (как проверить?)
• MD5: 0698531df562ebe22591f9e73fb5f0e2 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB4490628-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 9,5 MB
• SHA256: 8075f6d889bcb27be6f52ed47081675e5bb8a5390f2f5bfe4ec27a2bb70cbf5e (как проверить?)
• MD5: c4d6fb715cb1dccbd287f03e272ac966 (как проверить?)

Скачать KB4474419

Обновление KB4474419 добавляет поддержку алгоритма шифрования SHA-2

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• Файл: Windows6.1-KB4474419-v3-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 35,9 MB
• SHA256: 8cf49fc7ac61e0b217859313a96337b149ab41b3307eb0d9529615142ea34c6c (как проверить?)
• MD5: b00c7d68e01927433b3a322c796e88af (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB4474419-v3-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 55,9 MB
• SHA256: 99312df792b376f02e25607d2eb3355725c47d124d8da253193195515fe90213 (как проверить?)
• MD5: de218f5a7004694d2824d5505e7d2c06 (как проверить?)

Скачать KB3179573

Основные изменения в этом обновлении:

• Улучшена производительность в определенных сетях с высокой пропускной способностью и низкой задержкой.
• Устранена проблема с пользователями, у которых отображается сообщение о STOP-ошибке «0x000000e3» при попытке доступа к пространству имен DFS домена (например, \contoso.comSYSVOL) на компьютере, на котором настроена взаимная проверка подлинности (с помощью функции защищенного доступа UNC).
• Устранена проблема с неправильной загрузкой MHT-файлов в Internet Explorer 11.

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3179573-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 1,6 MB
• SHA256: 9c80aaa94224dc839d9c963f91a5e03b6d82bea8f146048f8d7b750d76a7db3e (как проверить?)
• MD5: 9f897bcf8fe5f93d147a500ae62227cc (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3179573-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 2,4 MB
• SHA256: 9c8263f46d19fb22d85eb2c3c2e7ce0b1739e8bc7616c58055541f71d15f2302 (как проверить?)
• MD5: 2550483295b293dd8e7269bb022539ec (как проверить?)

Скачать KB3172605

Основные изменения в этом обновлении:

• Улучшена поддержка в интерфейсе Microsoft CryptoAPI для упрощения определения веб-сайтов, которые используют алгоритм SHA-1.
• Исправлена проблема в Microsoft Secure Channel (SChannel), из-за которой возникали ошибки подключений по протоколу TLS 1.2 в зависимости от того, настроен ли корневой сертификат как часть цепочки сертификатов для серверной проверки подлинности.

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3172605-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 19,1 MB
• SHA256: d8176c9501f74d02c874f4b9a0a681cb5b89e3fee41eabbb38d07359186acdee (как проверить?)
• MD5: 94b84fb9fd96e695ad01c4b84a0d3354 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3172605-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 30,7 MB
• SHA256: 3b492e1ba9c21fbafede4ba4f7e04a922852350d6607387219318d99d107a39e (как проверить?)
• MD5: b5fe38d3c56ace1c05a2316ac8cd5da6 (как проверить?)

Скачать KB3125574

Удобный накопительный пакет обновления для Windows 7 с пакетом обновления 1. Данное обновление представляет из себя пакет важных обновлений, вышедших с момента выхода Service Pack 1 для Windows 7, и до апреля 2016 года. Некоторые неофициально называют его не иначе как Service Pack 2

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3125574-v4-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 331,4 MB
• SHA256: 930cc1c0f8838d731dbb89755b9de12b489ab35fdc2644c01605a6b6de3f497e (как проверить?)
• MD5: 2221a57fde7a0b3b063e244b04a46137 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3125574-v4-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 500,0 MB
• SHA256: 7bb1796827448df30356b57ac5731bccbc1336789dc884630e8d356df2e1685b (как проверить?)
• MD5: 65f843d233ba6f0267412a5066c6f60f (как проверить?)

Скачать KB3083324

Обновление клиента Центра обновления Windows

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3083324-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 2,8 MB
• SHA256: 376ade4e966360b7a1d06ac73ee508ca55e84fb5b214c092e5f611eeae91dc37 (как проверить?)
• MD5: 9e4ca63037d82c08b7a53742452b14e3 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3083324-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 3,3 MB
• SHA256: f13f339b5111b5cee431d45387ae0f29265faab4fdfc87b87218b849bcf74acf (как проверить?)
• MD5: 2a44b0120aaa6b2c47b441c5a9bd7caa (как проверить?)

Скачать KB3033929

Обновление для системы безопасности

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3033929-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 27,7 MB
• SHA256: 246c300a6ae6dca99453f6839745ac0015953528a7065bed1b015f91b80cf64d (как проверить?)
• MD5: c020d19f925056d526fa00dab20ec5f5 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3033929-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 45,9 MB
• SHA256: 5318587007edb6c8b29310ff18da479a162b486b9101a7de735f94a70dbc3b31 (как проверить?)
• MD5: 87ff18974de76144206910d0d41a8ae5 (как проверить?)

Скачать KB3020369

Обновление стека обслуживания от апреля 2015 года

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3020369-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 4,2 MB
• SHA256: 9263e422baa496b59e7ae5be1d43790e9f0fccaad7e4c7336b4a3bd03b0855c9 (как проверить?)
• MD5: dc5149a5b120ec2b79f42558ffaf5290 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB3020369-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 9,6 MB
• SHA256: e9fbb6b43c6fb9c1dcc8864bb7a35f29e4002830f3acbb93e0e717ae653fe76a (как проверить?)
• MD5: e6a3b05da24a0500377c68a80da13a0d (как проверить?)

Скачать KB2998527

Обновление временных зон и часовых поясов для Российской Федерации.

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB2998527-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 638,4 kB
• SHA256: c183b1a17adda63229d333cffca8c1b8eac20ac26b575af7f946c92352814e5b (как проверить?)
• MD5: c0eac920ba1f228d136c2a6802f089c6 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB2998527-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 891,4 kB
• SHA256: aa11133ffefd4eed2019b4c08e114fdee2dd5cdc3aac2c0ae83885d45a2d0628 (как проверить?)
• MD5: e38dd5e4d711d56b2d8ace3138f35b0d (как проверить?)

Скачать KB2888049

Обновление, которое устраняет задержку при посылке ACK сообщений по протоколу TCP

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• Файл: windows6.1-kb2888049-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 1,3 MB
• SHA256: 2a90c54c69442d01d963d2df5c5cc5ce0ea003d4f3fb13766c90ec020b3b86fb (как проверить?)
• MD5: 8ca8886a649dcbd138cba68486700e7a (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2888049-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 2,0 MB
• SHA256: 359c34a2f690494fc3aedd32a37082d735e63dc23c88e1d0bc05a4a2c235ea9a (как проверить?)
• MD5: 3ab587872b119ede656c6876d23251c2 (как проверить?)

Скачать KB2882822

Обновление добавляет поддержку интерфейса ITraceRelogger для Windows

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• Файл: windows6.1-kb2882822-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 3,2 MB
• SHA256: 59adc066914257fd0984f5fa6ccf1fcc585602d7463ba179ffd2a2848fba64ee (как проверить?)
• MD5: 227d094221226c3714140bbe8fc97413 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2882822-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 8,4 MB
• SHA256: 2cba809d73c4f0b494abea6bdfae13a17ac33d665e9f9079366eb95a564b4e1d (как проверить?)
• MD5: 257700112c9ee710cc3c70b541a60b4b (как проверить?)

Скачать KB2834140

Это обновление исправляет ошибку «0x00000050»

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2834140-v2-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 599,9 kB
• SHA256: 5b09f337484428ad6725499010c1a5df06a96a1df674019bdbaf61eab5cc9f1f (как проверить?)
• MD5: c1f661081f7ea17ad97f4a486f61a5ce (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2834140-v2-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 1,0 MB
• SHA256: a503699d44a7d93d2ab0c2d4b2465a58cbb267b253edebb51c6157ab985f6bd7 (как проверить?)
• MD5: de1012598da50c0df0e1682aeaf6be03 (как проверить?)

Скачать KB2830477

Обновление клиента удаленного рабочего стола (RDP) до версии 8.1.

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB2830477-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 3,9 MB
• SHA256: 0b218ba320152094fa508b7dd03f0617d863c32a1de2bbb7852be66290e701ee (как проверить?)
• MD5: cc266f164e16a658a1e70fd72f2acd18 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB2830477-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 6,7 MB
• SHA256: c1cac3966150b2b98fd6b68eb5e4ae88f6a2390ae24c8314a9d42607a9dc80b4 (как проверить?)
• MD5: 23b3c0cc3ced267e118d4181c29a154b (как проверить?)

Скачать KB2813347

Обновление для системы безопасности.

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB2813347-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 2,9 MB
• SHA256: fe82cf08ff236b36de77b7fe09e77f0f3725762130846e6cfbe4835d18d07da6 (как проверить?)
• MD5: b1e256d83854db72e9a5be6590183b39 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB2813347-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 4,5 MB
• SHA256: aa71d95ee2eb92d386aa1cbb8b1c7d59fa1b2664cd2006596c2d90efb1de1398 (как проверить?)
• MD5: 6bb763cd4871daa326414e613aa43f4c (как проверить?)

Скачать KB2786081

Исправляет ошибку из-за которой Internet Explorer не сохраняет учетные данные для веб-сайта после выхода из системы или перезагрузки компьютера

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2786081-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 230,1 kB
• SHA256: d7e518da3688ad824bec8ea9f29c4a777fba6f5b15697d259e31e8854b8c96bc (как проверить?)
• MD5: dee6b99623d511e10485c087a564f31f (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2786081-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 235,9 kB
• SHA256: fc4cb48b9395885b0c62527ea4deb9034e95bf1356ebb0cc7af290f20198489f (как проверить?)
• MD5: 798ac9972d171a6ca250addb4fdb922c (как проверить?)

Скачать KB2731771

Добавляет новый API взаимодействия между программами и системным временем для Windows 7

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2731771-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 4,9 MB
• SHA256: 46e3c5ac6a11c1af6345e7c3179a9c0aa7acf89f4b900f71bfb7cadf2e8e1728 (как проверить?)
• MD5: bb2a50c8cb78bdc6ab7cff5fcaebf8e3 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2731771-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 6,6 MB
• SHA256: 67ff913ff3c631d01f55523ff19ecb5887c0d4292719c5691a4b4a215ac0b6ae (как проверить?)
• MD5: 68f4eb9eb1ac1293622a3cd7ba8c7832 (как проверить?)

Скачать KB2729094

Добавляет поддержку нового символьного шрифта Segoe UI в Windows 7

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2729094-v2-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 1,7 MB
• SHA256: e9cb55cf878e988f165e7595a7a09f5ee1c960b73f17080ac2de17b1edad9637 (как проверить?)
• MD5: 7092643c6ca4985d67a89572b1dd2103 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2729094-v2-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 1,7 MB
• SHA256: 5aa9d02ef6464a136ad3e74692d43734c186c3dbaa492b37e6f69d75faaeead4 (как проверить?)
• MD5: 55ee29b470da7cf9313ebe73ffdd48c2 (как проверить?)

Скачать KB2670838

Это обновление улучшает возможности и повышает производительность компонентов обработки графики и изображений в Windows 7

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2670838-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 5,9 MB
• SHA256: a43037dd15993273e6dd7398345e2bd0424225be81eb8acfaa1361442ef56fce (как проверить?)
• MD5: ffed3f8c07a6f73ef5e6aab6d19a7475 (как проверить?)

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1. Скачать с сайта Microsoft
2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: windows6.1-kb2670838-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 11,8 MB
• SHA256: 9fe71e7dcd2280ce323880b075ade6e56c49b68fc702a9b4c0a635f0f1fb9db8 (как проверить?)
• MD5: b8481b87445afae01ae3a1aeb116f05c (как проверить?)

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Обновление добавляющее поддержку протокола DTLS.

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

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• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 1,7 MB
• SHA256: e85c2e963e2168df23bf2d0dce6f3c6e6f4536c8766788de7ea3bab7a620e6bc (как проверить?)
• MD5: dfa85646e06f947194ba2a08bdc9b473 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

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• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 2,3 MB
• SHA256: 7bbb0fb107cb22d6e000d0fe8c9883c7850423ea74d2f75907ebc5ac2151d2c0 (как проверить?)
• MD5: be61c0a8da6a34ddce087a9b84975494 (как проверить?)

Скачать KB958830

В связи с тем, что Microsoft удалили данное обновление со своего сайта, все ссылки для скачивания данного обновления с их сайта на самом деле ведут на веб-архив!

1. Скачать с официального сайта Microsoft
2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB958830-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 241,2 MB
• SHA256: fcc36f0686f23bf57b0c719dfc86b06e8d2b501f93a08ed81704d15ab1726b41 (как проверить?)
• MD5: ea16e4b42c8227eac0a99d5912d8f66d (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB958830-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 251,2 MB
• SHA256: 1d9f49878fff72d9954ec58cf10b72d8edc3d9126c10b1c4155b7912e2450f3c (как проверить?)
• MD5: f1457c27e63a23cdbec93d4558666314 (как проверить?)

Скачать KB947821

Средство проверки готовности системы к обновлению (System Update Readiness Tool)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB947821-v34-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 239,1 MB
• SHA256: 08639f715afaa172149acd2186e5663fbf333d71a021f61b62d2ec7a852b6662 (как проверить?)
• MD5: fb27b8ff5ccf579be24d25b1f44ca539 (как проверить?)

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2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB947821-v34-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 564,7 MB
• SHA256: 58de5cb84bcf9ee3e90d45827e91c625f01e0ff555d2d0718df239870da2c34a (как проверить?)
• MD5: 19b4b6a83eee79c1028551af5f8ae26c (как проверить?)

Скачать KB917607

Данное обновление необходимо для открытия файлов формата .hlp.

В связи с тем, что Microsoft удалили данное обновление со своего сайта, все ссылки для скачивания с их сайта на самом деле ведут на веб-архив!

1. Скачать с официального сайта Microsoft
2. Torrent: Windows-7-Updates.torrent (как скачать?)

• Файл: Windows6.1-KB917607-x86.msu
• Разрядность: X86 (32-битные системы)
• Размер: 703,8 kB
• SHA256: 946cd72b05c5476055ba6bdba07b14abef1da5c338f69e0c0c2b59c578566857 (как проверить?)
• MD5: 24f02b191a7140b36aa559799def1c07 (как проверить?)

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• Файл: Windows6.1-KB917607-x64.msu
• Разрядность: X64 (64-битные системы)
• Размер: 718,2 kB
• SHA256: b8ff31c7ecefab971cd3be7c1b491f4c59feeb2e0d1517e0466346d0d64ce0a2 (как проверить?)
• MD5: dbe49557b32fb81ec3f2308a906b01aa (как проверить?)

Содержание

• Установка пакета
  • Способ 1: Загрузка файла обновлений
  • Способ 2: «Командная строка»
  • Способ 3: «Центр обновлений»

Для того чтобы компьютер работал с максимальной отдачей и соответствовал новейшим требованиям безопасности, рекомендуется регулярно устанавливать на него свежие обновления. Иногда разработчики ОС объединяют группу обновлений в целый пакет. Но если для Виндовс XP существовало целых 3 таких пакета, то для «семерки» был выпущен только один. Итак, давайте разберемся, как установить Service Pack 1 на Windows 7.

Читайте также: Обновление Windows XP до Service Pack 3

Установка пакета

Установить пакет SP1 можно как через встроенный «Центр обновлений», так и скачав установочный файл с официального сайта Microsoft. Но перед тем как производить установку, необходимо выяснить нуждается ли ваша система в ней. Ведь вполне возможно, что нужный пакет уже инсталлирован на компьютер.

1. Жмите «Пуск». В открывшемся списке щелкайте правой кнопкой мышки (ПКМ) по пункту «Компьютер». Выбирайте «Свойства».



2. Откроется окно свойств системы. Если в блоке «Издание Windows» имеется надпись Service Pack 1, то это говорит о том, что рассматриваемый в данной статье пакет уже установлен на ваш ПК. Если же указанная надпись отсутствует, то есть смысл задаться вопросом об установке этого важного обновления. В этом же окне напротив наименования параметра «Тип системы» можно посмотреть разрядность своей ОС. Данная информация понадобится, если вы захотите установить пакет путем скачивания его через браузер с официального сайта.

Далее мы подробно рассмотрим различные способы обновления системы до SP1.

Способ 1: Загрузка файла обновлений

Прежде всего, рассмотрим вариант установки обновления с помощью загрузки пакета с официального сайта Microsoft.

Скачать SP1 для Windows 7 c официального сайта

1. Запустите браузер и перейдите по ссылке, которая указана выше. Произведите щелчок по кнопке «Скачать».



2. Откроется окно, где нужно будет выбрать файл для скачивания согласно разрядности вашей ОС. Узнать эту информацию, как говорилось уже выше, можно в окне свойств компьютера. Вам нужно отметить галочкой один из двух самых нижних элементов в списке. Для 32-битной системы это будет файл под названием «windows6.1-KB976932-X86.exe», а для аналога на 64 бит – «windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe». После того как отметка поставлена, жмите «Next».



3. После этого вы будете перенаправлены на страницу, где в течение 30 секунд должна запуститься загрузка нужного апдейта. Если она по какой-либо причине не началась, щелкните по надписи «Нажмите здесь…». Директория, куда будет помещен скачанный файл, указывается в настройках браузера. Время, которое займет эта процедура, зависит от скорости вашего интернета. Если у вас не высокоскоростное соединение, то потребуется немалый срок, так как пакет довольно большой.



4. После завершения загрузки откройте «Проводник» и перейдите в ту директорию, куда был помещен закачанный объект. Как и для запуска любого другого файла, кликните по нему два раза левой кнопкой мышки.



5. Отобразится окошко установщика, где будет предупреждение о том, что следует закрыть все активные программы и документы во избежание потери данных, так как в процессе инсталляции будет производиться перезагрузка компьютера. Выполните эту рекомендацию в случае необходимости и жмите «Далее».



6. После этого инсталлятор выполнит подготовку компьютера к началу установки пакета. Тут просто нужно подождать.





7. Затем откроется окно, где ещё раз будет отображено предупреждение о необходимости закрытия всех работающих программ. Если вы это уже сделали, то просто жмите «Установить».



8. Будет произведена инсталляция пакета обновлений. После автоматической перезагрузки компьютера, которая произойдет непосредственно во время установки, он запустится с уже установленным апдейтом.

Способ 2: «Командная строка»

Произвести инсталляцию пакета SP1 можно также при помощи «Командной строки». Но для этого предварительно нужно скачать его установочный файл, как было описано в предыдущем способе, и разместить его в одной из директорий на жестком диске. Данный способ хорош тем, что позволяет производить инсталляцию с заданными параметрами.

1. Щелкайте «Пуск» и переходите по надписи «Все программы».



2. Зайдите в каталог под названием «Стандартные».



3. Найдите в указанной папке элемент «Командная строка». Кликайте по нему ПКМ и выбирайте в отобразившемся списке метод запуска с правами администратора.



4. Откроется «Командная строка». Для запуска инсталляции нужно прописать полный адрес файла установщика и нажать на кнопку Enter. Например, если вы разместили файл в корневом каталоге диска D, то для 32-битной системы нужно ввести следующую команду:

   D:/windows6.1-KB976932-X86.exe

   

   Для 64-битной системы команда будет иметь такой вид:

   D:/windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe



5. После ввода одной из этих команд откроется уже знакомое нам по предыдущему способу окно установки пакета обновлений. Все дальнейшие действия нужно произвести по уже описанному выше алгоритму.

Но запуск через «Командную строку» тем и интересен, что при использовании дополнительных атрибутов, можно задавать различные условия выполнения процедуры:

• /quiet – запуск «тихой» инсталляции. При введении данного параметра установка будет произведена без открытия каких-либо диалоговых оболочек, кроме окна, которое сообщает о неудаче или успехе процедуры после её завершения;
• /nodialog – данный параметр запрещает появление диалогового окна в конце выполнения процедуры, в котором должно сообщаться о её неудаче или успехе;
• /norestart – этот параметр запрещает автоматический перезапуск ПК после установки пакета, даже если он нужен. В этом случае для окончания установки потребуется перезагрузить ПК вручную.

Полный перечень возможных параметров, которые используются при работе с установщиком SP1, можно увидеть, добавив к основной команде атрибут /help.

Урок: Запуск «Командной строки» в Виндовс 7

Способ 3: «Центр обновлений»

Инсталлировать SP1 можно также через стандартный системный инструмент для установки апдейтов в Виндовс – «Центр обновления». Если на ПК включено автоматическое обновление, то в этом случае при отсутствии SP1 система в диалоговом окошке сама предложит произвести инсталляцию. Дальше вам нужно будет просто следовать элементарным инструкциям, отображаемым на мониторе. Если же автоматическое обновление отключено, то придется сделать некоторые дополнительные манипуляции.

Урок: Включение автоматического обновления на Виндовс 7

1. Нажмите «Пуск» и переходите в «Панель управления».



2. Откройте раздел «Система и безопасность».



3. Далее переходите в «Центр обновления…».
   

   Также открыть данный инструмент можно при помощи окошка «Выполнить». Нажмите Win+R и введите в открывшуюся строку:

   wuapp

   Далее нажмите «OK».



4. В левой части открывшегося интерфейса жмите «Поиск обновлений».



5. Активируется процедура поиска апдейтов.



6. После её завершения щелкайте «Установить обновления».



7. Начнется процесс инсталляции, после которого необходимо будет произвести перезагрузку ПК.
   

   Внимание! Чтобы произвести инсталляцию SP1, требуется наличие определенного набора уже установленных обновлений. Поэтому если они отсутствуют на вашем компьютере, то описанную выше процедуру поиска и установки апдейтов придется проделать несколько раз, пока все необходимые элементы не будут инсталлированы.

   Урок: Ручная установка апдейтов в Виндовс 7

Из данной статьи понятно, что Service Pack 1 можно установить на Windows 7 как через встроенный «Центр обновления», так и загрузив пакет с официального сайта. Использование «Центра обновления» более удобное, но в некоторых случаях это может не сработать. Вот тогда и необходимо произвести загрузку апдейта с веб-ресурса Майкрософт. Кроме того, существует возможность инсталляции при помощи «Командной строки» с заданными параметрами.

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Для старых и слабых устройств (компьютер, ноутбук) идеальный вариант это установить виндовс 7 32бит или 64бит через например флешку 8Гб. Для начала необходимо скачать ISO Windows 7 SP1 x64-x86 все русские версии 4.1 Gb торрент бесплатно себе на ПК, записать скаченный ISO образ на загрузочный носитель и установить.
Свежий релиз от g0dl1ke порадует фанатов чистых обновленных систем. Перед вами – «семерка», доведенная до ума и актуального состояния — с использованием пакета simplix. Трудно найти вариант сборки Win 7 лучше и надежней, ведь системы от g0dl1ke проверены временем и огромным числом юзеров. Чаще всего хвалят отличную совместимость, а в новых выпусках она стала еще лучше – благодаря универсальному USB 3.0 драйверу, который появился в 2020 году в пакете обновлений simplix. Именно этот знаменитый набор обновлений и стал основой для данной сборки, но при этом g0dl1ke еще и сам проделал много работы, чтобы обеспечить удобную и беспроблемную установку. Хотя уже почти 2021 на дворе, 7-ка успешно справляется практически со всеми нужными задачами, поэтому большинство ее фанатов как раз такие образы и ищет, которые создает g0dl1ke. Трудно выявить какие-либо недостатки в этой обновленной системе, ведь почти классическая конфигурация – самая стабильная, проверенная, без каких-то подвохов или ошибок, которые нередко привносят другие сборщики. К тому же такая Windows 7 не особо-то нуждается в дальнейшей оптимизации, она работает шустро со стандартными настройками и не так нагружает компьютеры, как 10-ка.

Дата обновлений: 10.12.2020
Версия: Win 7 v.7601
Разрядность: 32-бит + 64-бит
Язык Интерфейса: RUS Русский
Таблетка: AAct для Pro, Daz Loader для остальных редакций
Первоисточник: www.microsoft.com
Автор сборки: by g0dl1ke
Размер раздачи: 4,1 GB

Загрузить ISO Windows 7 SP1 x64-x86 все русские версии торрент

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Системные требования:
х64 — проц 2 ядра с 1 ГГц и лучше, 2+ GB ОЗУ
х86 — проц 1 ГГц, 1+ GB ОЗУ (до 4 GB).
Общие требования — 20-30 GB места, video с DX9 поддержкой
Редакции:
x64/x86: Максимальная, Pro, Домашняя (Базовая/Расширенная)
х86: Начальная

Скриншоты Windows 7 ISO образ

Особенности новой версии
-Обновление системы
-Обновление SmartFix
-Обновление дополнений

Отличия от оригинальной конфигурации 7-ки
-Почти весь набор редакций, нет Корпоративной. Так что если нужна именно VL редакция (в целях KMS-активации), то ставьте Pro, и KMS-активатор (AAct или KMSAuto) сможет ее активировать. В остальных случаях рекомендуем Daz Loader.
-Встроен SmartFix. Данное ПО способно быстро обнаружить и ликвидировать типичные проблемы Windows 7. Добавлен и в саму систему, и в меню ее запуска.
-Нет возможности использовать данную сборку для обновления поверх вашей Windows.
-В наличии все апдейты, а также IE11.
-Будут предложены 4 загрузчика, 2 (х86, х64 – USB 2.0) — от 7-ки и 2 (х86, х64 – USB 3.0) – от 10-ки.
-Интегрированы полностью системные дополнения. Это Framework 4.8, DX (June2010) и все наборы VC++.
-Редакции можно быстро обновлять до более высоких.
-Интегрирован специальный USB 3.0-драйвер, универсально подходящий и ускоряющий работу с USB-портами. Автор драйвера – daniel_k.
-Поддерживаются NVMe.

Примененные твики
-Значок Компьютера добавлен сборщиком на рабочий стол.
-Деактивирован UAC. По желанию можете запустить обратно Контроль учетных записей.
-Убран центр поддержки (это тот самый флажок, который мозолит глаза многим пользователям – своими уведомлениями).
-Отключена автопроверка апдейтов.

Рекомендации для пользовательской настройки
-Можно деактивировать индексацию, а также (при наличии SSD) — такие сервисы как Superfetch, дефрагментация.
-Установите подходящий для вас план электропитания, т.к. по умолчанию он стандартный.
-Чтоб освободить несколько гигабайт, можете произвести системную очистку и выключить гибернацию.

Обновленная Windows 7 – отличный вариант!
Чистая обновленная сборка хороша во всех отношениях – благодаря аккуратно проделанной работе g0dl1ke. Апдейты, улучшения, дополнения и легкая оптимизация уверенно возвращают 7-ку в строй. Предложенную конфигурацию можете оставить неизменной, но если вы качественно настроите обновленную систему, то работа с ней будет еще более комфортной. Сборщик специально представил такую конфигурацию, которая максимально приближена к классической, чтобы вы могли все по своему вкусу настроить. Для Windows 7 еще полным-полно самого разнообразного ПО, так что не исключено, что эта система у вас еще долгие годы простоит, несмотря на окончание официальной поддержки. Данная Win 7 с легкостью обеспечивает полный комфорт при работе с ПК!

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Напоследок нужно подчеркнуть, что g0dl1ke создает высококачественные рейтинговые сборки, он сумел реализовать универсальную и надежную конфигурацию, чтобы было минимум проблем с совместимостью. Его системы практически стабильно попадают в топ-10 лучших сборок, да и сами пользователи часто выбирают именно этого автора, когда ищут обновленную «семерку». Поэтому есть все основания предполагать, что данный образ вам отлично подойдет. По результатам тестов эта система – надежная и качественная, никаких багов не было выявлено. Но если все-таки выявите недочеты – отпишитесь в комментариях, ведь портал windows64.net часто посещают сборщики в поисках баг-репортов и отзывов. В ISO образах допускается установщик браузера и некоторые пользовательские изменения по умолчнию для браузера Chrome, каждый может без проблем изменить настройки браузера на свои предпочтительные. Все авторские сборки перед публикацией на сайте, проходят проверку на вирусы. ISO образ открывается через dism, и всё содержимое сканируется антивирусом на вредоносные файлы.

Regular OG English Version of Windows 7 SP1 with all editions 

Provided are the x86 and x64 versions combined into one ISO

Includes:

— Windows 7 Home Basic [x86/x64]

— Windows 7 Home Premium [x86/x64]

— Windows 7 Professional [x86/x64]

— Windows 7 Ultimate [x86/x64]

— Windows 7 Starter [x86 ONLY]

[Screenshot courtesy of A-ManWare. Kudos for the screenshot!]

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Windows 7 is one of the most featured and most used operating system till date. Microsoft has stopped publishing Windows 7 Updates further. The last Windows 7 Update was published by Microsoft in October 2015, and till then there are no more updates available for the Windows 7. The last published update for windows 7 is KB3102810 and after that, there were no updates from Microsoft.

Microsoft Corporation has also declared that they will be rolling out no new updated in Windows 7 and they are even also going to discontinue the downloads available for the Windows 7 from its website too. Since by now most of the windows 7 downloads available and made through are not from the official website, so you get the older versions of Windows 7 installed onto your pc. So after you have installed windows 7 on your pc, then surely you need to Update Windows 7 to the latest version in order to make the Windows working properly.

Well moving on to the further, you will get the complete version updates for Windows 7 along with the windows 7 update to troubleshoot. Now you can select and get the last version of the windows 7 update published by the Microsoft and then further you can easily download the selected update. You will learn everything about the Windows 7 updates in his article, simply keep reading.

How to Check for Windows 7 Updates?

Follow the simple steps in order to firstly check for the windows 7 update that are available by the Microsoft Itself.

1. Open the Start Menu. This can be achieved by clicking the multicolored Windows 7 Start orb at the bottom-left of your screen.
2. Open Control Panel. Click Control Panel on the right column of Start.
3. Go to “System and Security”. Click on the green header.
4. Open Windows Update. Choose “Windows Update” from the middle of the list.
5. Check for updates. Click the Check for updates button on the main screen.
6. If you don’t see the button, click the “Check for updates” link in the left pane. It’s towards the top.

Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3102810)

Issues that are fixed in this Windows 7 Update.

• When you install updates by using System Center Configuration Manager, the installation takes a long time, and System Center Configuration Manager becomes overloaded.
• The Svchost.exe process occupies 100 percent of CPU usage when you upgrade a Windows Update client to Windows 10.

How to get this update ( for kb3172605 to KB3102810 )

Important If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

• This update is provided as an Optional update on Windows Update. For more information about how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update.

Operating System	Updates
All supported x86-based versions of Windows 7	Download
All supported x64-based versions of Windows 7	Download
All supported x86-based versions of Windows Embedded Standard 7	Download
All supported x64-based versions of Windows Embedded Standard 7	Download
All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2	Download
All supported IA-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2	Download

Windows Update is set to automatically download and install updates by default. We strongly recommend leaving these settings alone, but there may be times when you want to disable automatic updating, or for some other reason it is turned off and you need to turn it on.

There may be the arising conditions that may cause you to windows 7 update stuck. In such cases basically, whenever you are updating your Windows 7 operating system, You need to rectify it asap. The stock update in windows 7 is clearly due to faulty or incomplete download for the Windows 7 update.

Whenever you install windows 7, then surely yo get the base and the firstly launched version for the windows. Thus in order to make the windows 7 working completely, you need to update the windows several times.

The major Problem For Windows 7 Update Stuck can be solved easily by simply force restarting your computer, and trying to download and install another update version and try again. Sometimes it also happens that you are unable to get the correct version for windows update.

Windows 7 Checking for Update

Windows 7 ha the automatic update manager installed into it. It can easily make the windows update available and also installs it. Windows 7 can check for the updates automatically or it can simply download on the manual requests for the updates and install it accordingly. If your windows update not working then you need to redownload it or try another update version first.

Windows 7 won’t update

Make sure that you have activated your copy of Windows 7. In order to activate your windows 7 you need to have the activated version of Windows 7. So after installing the windows 7, you shall simply make the Windows activation using Windows 7 Product key. When you have completely working and installed Windows 7 to your computer, you will not face the problems for stuck installation in windows 7.

However, there may be the case that you still get stucked in your windows installation. Well, this is all because of the faulty windows update. In such case restart your computer, when your computer will restart it will prompt for the ‘start windows normally’ option. Just click and restart your computer normally. You can now simply download the update file again and go for the Windows 7 updates again.

Windows 7 update not working

Sometimes another problem occurs is that Windows 7 update do not work for some time. Thus in order to make the windows update completely working, keep track of the following points in order to successfully update windows 7 updates.

1. It may be due to the reason that you have not activated windows 7 using the product key for windows activation.
2. There must be the fault in the windows 7 update you have downloaded.
3. try redownloading windows 7 updates and hit installation again.
4. Try restoring the windows 7 and then again try to update windows.
5. Reinstall the windows 7 on your pc, activate it using the product key and visit the Microsoft update agent for the Windows 7.
6. It may be possible that Windows 7 version you are using is cracked, and thus it is unable to fetch the updates. In such case try using another version of windows.
7. Most of the updates made are for the windows 7  ultimate and professional. So if you are using another version of windows, then it may be the reason that Windows 7 update you have is for the another version
8. There are different versions of Windows 7 updates for different windows edition. Like if you have windows 7 professional and you’re searching for the windows 7 ultimate updates, then they are definitely not going to work.

Windows 7 will not update

Its so simple , if you are not using the correct update for the windows then surely you will not be able to update the windows 7. Using the wrong versions, Windows 7 will not update on your computer. We suggest the best option is that you simply download the Windows 7 ISO, Activate it using the Windows 7 Product key and then go on for the simple Windows Update Option. This Windows update option will make you get the best version of the update for your windows.

fix windows 7 update errors

You can also use the Microsoft professional support for seeking the windows update for your windows. However, if your windows is not working then be careful that it may you are getting the unsupported version of Windows 7 update.

Windows 7 update troubleshooter

When you try to install the latest updates from Windows Update, you will sometimes receive an error message. The Windows Update Troubleshooter resolves many of these errors. The troubleshooter runs on Windows 8, Windows 7.The Windows Update Troubleshooter may have text that is available in English only. After the Windows Update Troubleshooter is complete, your previous Windows Update history may be deleted.

Windows 7

Version of the Windows NT operating system
Screenshot of Windows 7 Ultimate, showing its Start Menu, desktop, taskbar, and the glass effect of Windows Aero
Developer	Microsoft
Source model	Closed-source Source-available (through Shared Source Initiative)
Released to manufacturing	July 22, 2009; 14 years ago[1]
General availability	October 22, 2009; 13 years ago[2]
Final release	Service Pack 1 (6.1.7601.24499) / February 9, 2011; 12 years ago[3]
Marketing target	Consumer and business
Update method	Windows Update
Platforms	IA-32 and x86-64
Kernel type	Hybrid
Userland	Windows API, NTVDM, SUA
License	Proprietary commercial software
Preceded by	Windows Vista (2007)[4]
Succeeded by	Windows 8 (2012)
Official website	Windows 7 (archived at Wayback Machine)
Support status
Excludes Windows Thin PC and some embedded editions: Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015.[5][6] Extended support ended on January 14, 2020.[5][6] Windows 7 was eligible for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) service. This service was available via specific volume licensing programs for Professional & Enterprise editions (via OEMs for some embedded editions) in yearly installments. Security updates were available for the operating system until January 10, 2023.[7][8] Exceptions exist until at most October 8, 2024, see § Support lifecycle for details.

Windows 7 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and became generally available on October 22, 2009.^[9] It is the successor to Windows Vista, released nearly three years earlier. Windows 7’s server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released at the same time. Windows 7 remained an operating system for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs, and itself was replaced in November 2012 by Windows 8, the name spanning more than three years of the product.

Extended support ended on January 14, 2020, over ten years after the release of Windows 7, after which the operating system ceased receiving further updates. A paid support program was available for enterprises, providing security updates for Windows 7 for up to three years since the official end of life.^[10]

Windows 7 was intended to be an incremental upgrade to Microsoft Windows, addressing Windows Vista’s poor critical reception while maintaining hardware and software compatibility. Windows 7 continued improvements on the Windows Aero user interface with the addition of a redesigned taskbar that allows pinned applications, and new window management features. Other new features were added to the operating system, including libraries, the new file-sharing system HomeGroup, and support for multitouch input. A new «Action Center» was also added to provide an overview of system security and maintenance information, and tweaks were made to the User Account Control system to make it less intrusive. Windows 7 also shipped with updated versions of several stock applications, including Internet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player, and Windows Media Center.

Unlike Windows Vista, Windows 7 received critical acclaim, with critics considering the operating system to be a major improvement over its predecessor because of its improved performance, its more intuitive interface, fewer User Account Control popups, and other improvements made across the platform. Windows 7 was a major success for Microsoft; even before its official release, pre-order sales for the operating system on the online retailer Amazon.com had surpassed previous records. In just six months, over 100 million copies had been sold worldwide, increasing to over 630 million licenses by July 2012. By January 2018, Windows 10 surpassed Windows 7 as the most popular version of Windows worldwide. As of September 2023, 3.5% of traditional PCs running Windows are running Windows 7.^[12] Windows 11 has recently taken second place from Windows 7 as the most popular Windows edition on all continents.^[13] It still remains popular, and is second most popular in countries such as China.^[14]

Windows 7 is the final version of Windows that supports processors without SSE2 or NX (although an update released in 2018 dropped support for non-SSE2 processors).^[15] Its successor, Windows 8, requires a processor with SSE2 and NX in any supported architecture.^[16]

Development history

Originally, a version of Windows codenamed «Blackcomb» was planned as the successor to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in 2000. Major features were planned for Blackcomb, including an emphasis on searching and querying data and an advanced storage system named WinFS to enable such scenarios. However, an interim, minor release, codenamed «Longhorn,» was announced for 2003, delaying the development of Blackcomb.^[17] By the middle of 2003, however, Longhorn had acquired some of the features originally intended for Blackcomb. After three major malware outbreaks—the Blaster, Nachi, and Sobig worms—exploited flaws in Windows operating systems within a short time period in August 2003,^[18] Microsoft changed its development priorities, putting some of Longhorn’s major development work on hold while developing new service packs for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Development of Longhorn (Windows Vista) was also restarted, and thus delayed, in August 2004. A number of features were cut from Longhorn.^[19] Blackcomb was renamed Vienna in early 2006,^[20] and was later canceled in 2007 due to the scope of the project.^[21]

When released, Windows Vista was criticized for its long development time, performance issues, spotty compatibility with existing hardware and software at launch, changes affecting the compatibility of certain PC games, and unclear assurances by Microsoft that certain computers shipping with XP before launch would be «Vista Capable» (which led to a class-action lawsuit), among other critiques. As such, the adoption of Vista in comparison to XP remained somewhat low.^[22][23][24] In July 2007, six months following the public release of Vista, it was reported that the next version of Windows would then be codenamed Windows 7, with plans for a final release within three years.^[25][26] Bill Gates, in an interview with Newsweek, suggested that Windows 7 would be more «user-centric».^[27] Gates later said that Windows 7 would also focus on performance improvements.^[28] Steven Sinofsky later expanded on this point, explaining in the Engineering Windows 7 blog that the company was using a variety of new tracing tools to measure the performance of many areas of the operating system on an ongoing basis, to help locate inefficient code paths and to help prevent performance regressions.^[29] Senior Vice President Bill Veghte stated that Windows Vista users migrating to Windows 7 would not find the kind of device compatibility issues they encountered migrating from Windows XP.^[30] An estimated 1,000 developers worked on Windows 7. These were broadly divided into «core operating system» and «Windows client experience», in turn organized into 25 teams of around 40 developers on average.^[31]

In October 2008, it was announced that Windows 7 would also be the official name of the operating system.^[32][33] There has been some confusion over naming the product Windows 7,^[34] while versioning it as 6.1 to indicate its similar build to Windows Vista and increase compatibility with applications that only check major version numbers, similar to Windows 2000 and Windows XP both having 5.x version numbers.^[35] The first external release to select Microsoft partners came in January 2008 with Milestone 1, build 6519.^[36] Speaking about Windows 7 on October 16, 2008, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed compatibility between Windows Vista and Windows 7, indicating that Windows 7 would be a refined version of Windows Vista.^[37]

At PDC 2008, Microsoft demonstrated Windows 7 with its reworked taskbar.^[38] On December 27, 2008, the Windows 7 Beta was leaked onto the Internet via BitTorrent.^[39] According to a performance test by ZDNet,^[40] Windows 7 Beta beat both Windows XP and Windows Vista in several key areas, including boot and shutdown time and working with files, such as loading documents. Other areas did not beat XP, including PC Pro benchmarks for typical office activities and video editing, which remain identical to Vista and slower than XP.^[41] On January 7, 2009, the x64 version of the Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) was leaked onto the web, with some torrents being infected with a trojan.^[42][43] At CES 2009, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the Windows 7 Beta, build 7000, had been made available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers in the format of an ISO image.^[44] The stock wallpaper of the beta version contained a digital image of the Betta fish.^[45]

The release candidate, build 7100, became available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and Connect Program participants on April 30, 2009. On May 5, 2009, it became available to the general public, although it had also been leaked onto the Internet via BitTorrent.^[46] The release candidate was available in five languages and expired on June 1, 2010, with shutdowns every two hours starting March 1, 2010.^[47] Microsoft stated that Windows 7 would be released to the general public on October 22, 2009, less than three years after the launch of its predecessor. Microsoft released Windows 7 to MSDN and Technet subscribers on August 6, 2009.^[48] Microsoft announced that Windows 7, along with Windows Server 2008 R2, was released to manufacturing in the United States and Canada on July 22, 2009. Windows 7 build 7600.16385.090713-1255, which was compiled on July 13, 2009, was declared the final RTM build after passing all Microsoft’s tests internally.^[49]

Features

New and changed

Among Windows 7’s new features are advances in touch and handwriting recognition,^[50] support for virtual hard disks,^[51] improved performance on multi-core processors,^{[52][53][54][55]} improved boot performance, DirectAccess, and kernel improvements. Windows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors (Heterogeneous Multi-adapter),^[56] a new version of Windows Media Center,^[57] a Gadget for Windows Media Center, improved media features, XPS Essentials Pack^[58] and Windows PowerShell^[59] being included, and a redesigned Calculator with multiline capabilities including Programmer and Statistics modes along with unit conversion for length, weight, temperature, and several others.^[60] Many new items have been added to the Control Panel, including ClearType Text Tuner^[61] Display Color Calibration Wizard,^[62] Gadgets, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, and Display.^[63] Windows Security Center has been renamed to Windows Action Center (Windows Health Center and Windows Solution Center in earlier builds), which encompasses both security and maintenance of the computer. ReadyBoost on 32-bit editions now supports up to 256 gigabytes of extra allocation. Windows 7 also supports images in RAW image format through the addition of Windows Imaging Component-enabled image decoders, which enables raw image thumbnails, previewing and metadata display in Windows Explorer, plus full-size viewing and slideshows in Windows Photo Viewer and Windows Media Center.^[64] Windows 7 also has a native TFTP client with the ability to transfer files to or from a TFTP server.^[65]

The taskbar has seen the biggest visual changes, where the old Quick Launch toolbar has been replaced with the ability to pin applications to the taskbar. Buttons for pinned applications are integrated with the task buttons. These buttons also enable Jump Lists to allow easy access to common tasks, and files frequently used with specific applications.^[66] The revamped taskbar also allows the reordering of taskbar buttons. To the far right of the system clock is a small rectangular button that serves as the Show desktop icon. By default, hovering over this button makes all visible windows transparent for a quick look at the desktop.^[67] In touch-enabled displays such as touch screens, tablet PCs, etc., this button is slightly (8 pixels) wider in order to accommodate being pressed by a finger.^[68] Clicking this button minimizes all windows, and clicking it a second time restores them.

Window management in Windows 7 has several new features: Aero Snap maximizes a window when it is dragged to the top, left, or right of the screen.^[69] Dragging windows to the left or right edges of the screen allows users to snap software windows to either side of the screen, such that the windows take up half the screen. When a user moves windows that were snapped or maximized using Snap, the system restores their previous state. Snap functions can also be triggered with keyboard shortcuts. Aero Shake hides all inactive windows when the active window’s title bar is dragged back and forth rapidly.

Windows 7 includes 13 additional sound schemes, titled Afternoon, Calligraphy, Characters, Cityscape, Delta, Festival, Garden, Heritage, Landscape, Quirky, Raga, Savanna, and Sonata.^[70] Internet Spades, Internet Backgammon and Internet Checkers, which were removed in Windows Vista, were restored in Windows 7. Users are able to disable or customize many more Windows components than was possible in Windows Vista. New additions to this list of components include Internet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player 12, Windows Media Center, Windows Search, and Windows Gadget Platform.^[71] A new version of Microsoft Virtual PC, newly renamed as Windows Virtual PC was made available for Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions.^[72] It allows multiple Windows environments, including Windows XP Mode, to run on the same machine. Windows XP Mode runs Windows XP in a virtual machine, and displays applications within separate windows on the Windows 7 desktop.^[73] Furthermore, Windows 7 supports the mounting of a virtual hard disk (VHD) as a normal data storage, and the bootloader delivered with Windows 7 can boot the Windows system from a VHD; however, this ability is only available in the Enterprise and Ultimate editions.^[74] The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) of Windows 7 is also enhanced to support real-time multimedia application including video playback and 3D games, thus allowing use of DirectX 10 in remote desktop environments.^[75] The three application limit, previously present in the Windows Vista and Windows XP Starter Editions, has been removed from Windows 7.^[76] All editions include some new and improved features, such as Windows Search, Security features, and some features new to Windows 7, that originated within Vista. Optional BitLocker Drive Encryption is included with Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise. Windows Defender is included; Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus software is a free download. All editions include Shadow Copy, which—every day or so—System Restore uses to take an automatic «previous version» snapshot of user files that have changed.^[77] Backup and restore have also been improved,^[78][79] and the Windows Recovery Environment—installed by default—replaces the optional Recovery Console of Windows XP.^[80]

A new system known as «Libraries» was added for file management; users can aggregate files from multiple folders into a «Library.» By default, libraries for categories such as Documents, Pictures, Music, and Video are created, consisting of the user’s personal folder and the Public folder for each. The system is also used as part of a new home networking system known as HomeGroup; devices are added to the network with a password, and files and folders can be shared with all other devices in the HomeGroup, or with specific users. The default libraries, along with printers, are shared by default, but the personal folder is set to read-only access by other users, and the Public folder can be accessed by anyone.^[81][82]

Windows 7 includes improved globalization support through a new Extended Linguistic Services API^[83] to provide multilingual support (particularly in Ultimate and Enterprise editions). Microsoft also implemented better support for solid-state drives,^[84] including the new TRIM command, and Windows 7 is able to identify a solid-state drive uniquely. Native support for USB 3.0 is not included because of delays in the finalization of the standard.^[85] At WinHEC 2008 Microsoft announced that color depths of 30-bit and 48-bit would be supported in Windows 7 along with the wide color gamut scRGB (which for HDMI 1.3 can be converted and output as xvYCC). The video modes supported in Windows 7 are 16-bit sRGB, 24-bit sRGB, 30-bit sRGB, 30-bit with extended color gamut sRGB, and 48-bit scRGB.^[86][87]

For developers, Windows 7 includes a new networking API with support for building SOAP-based web services in native code (as opposed to .NET-based WCF web services),^[88] new features to simplify development of installation packages and shorten application install times.^[89] Windows 7, by default, generates fewer User Account Control (UAC) prompts because it allows digitally signed Windows components to gain elevated privileges without a prompt. Additionally, users can now adjust the level at which UAC operates using a sliding scale.^[90]

Removed

Certain capabilities and programs that were a part of Windows Vista are no longer present or have been changed, resulting in the removal of certain functionalities; these include the classic Start Menu user interface, some taskbar features, Windows Explorer features, Windows Media Player features, Windows Ultimate Extras, Search button, and InkBall. Four applications bundled with Windows Vista—Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Calendar and Windows Mail—are not included with Windows 7 and were replaced by Windows Live-branded versions as part of the Windows Live Essentials suite.^[91][92]

Editions

Windows 7 is available in six different editions, of which the Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate were available at retail in most countries, and as pre-loaded software on most new computers. Home Premium and Professional were aimed at home users and small businesses respectively, while Ultimate was aimed at enthusiasts. Each edition of Windows 7 includes all of the capabilities and features of the edition below it, and adds additional features oriented towards their market segments; for example, Professional adds additional networking and security features such as Encrypting File System and the ability to join a domain. Ultimate contained a superset of the features from Home Premium and Professional, along with other advanced features oriented towards power users, such as BitLocker drive encryption; unlike Windows Vista, there were no «Ultimate Extras» add-ons created for Windows 7 Ultimate.^[93][94][95] Retail copies were available in «upgrade» and higher-cost «full» version licenses; «upgrade» licenses require an existing version of Windows to install, while «full» licenses can be installed on computers with no existing operating system.^[96]

The remaining three editions were not available at retail, of which two were available exclusively through OEM channels as pre-loaded software. The Starter edition is a stripped-down version of Windows 7 meant for low-cost devices such as netbooks. In comparison to Home Premium, Starter has reduced multimedia functionality, does not allow users to change their desktop wallpaper or theme, disables the «Aero Glass» theme, does not have support for multiple monitors, and can only address 2GB of RAM.^[95][97] Home Basic was sold only in emerging markets, and was positioned in between Home Premium and Starter.^[93][94] The highest edition, Enterprise, is functionally similar to Ultimate, but is only sold through volume licensing via Microsoft’s Software Assurance program.^{[98][99][100]}

All editions aside from Starter support both IA-32 and x86-64 architectures, Starter only supports 32-bit systems.^[95] Retail copies of Windows 7 are distributed on two DVDs: one for the IA-32 version and the other for x86-64. OEM copies include one DVD, depending on the processor architecture licensed. The installation media for consumer versions of Windows 7 are identical, the product key and corresponding license determines the edition that is installed. The Windows Anytime Upgrade service can be used to purchase an upgrade that unlocks the functionality of a higher edition, such as going from Starter to Home Premium, and Home Premium to Ultimate.^[93] Most copies of Windows 7 only contained one license; in certain markets, a «Family Pack» version of Windows 7 Home Premium was also released for a limited time, which allowed upgrades on up to three computers.^[101] In certain regions, copies of Windows 7 were only sold in, and could only be activated in a designated region.^[102]

Support lifecycle

Support status summary

Expiration date
Mainstream support	January 13, 2015[5][6]
Extended support	January 14, 2020[5][6]
Applicable Windows 7 editions:
Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate,[5][6] as well as Professional for Embedded Systems and Ultimate for Embedded Systems[103]
Exceptions
Professional and Enterprise volume licensed editions, as well as Professional for Embedded Systems	Extended Security Updates (ESU) support ended on January 10, 2023[8]
Windows Thin PC	Mainstream support ended on October 11, 2016[104] Extended support ended on October 12, 2021[104]
Windows Embedded Standard 7	Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2015[103] Extended support ended on October 13, 2020[103] Extended Security Updates (ESU) support until October 10, 2023[8]
Windows Embedded POSReady 7	Mainstream support ended on October 11, 2016[103] Extended support ended on October 12, 2021[103] Extended Security Updates (ESU) support until October 8, 2024[8]

Support for Windows 7 without Service Pack 1 ended on April 9, 2013, requiring users to update in order to continue receiving updates and support after 3 years, 8 months, and 18 days.^[105] Microsoft ended the sale of new retail copies of Windows 7 in October 2014, and the sale of new OEM licenses for Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate ended on October 31, 2014. OEM sales of PCs with Windows 7 Professional pre-installed ended on October 31, 2016.^[106] The sale of non-Professional OEM licenses was stopped on October 31, 2014.^[107]

Mainstream support for Windows 7 ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020.^[108][109] In August 2019, Microsoft announced it will be offering a ‘free’ extended security updates to some business users.^[110][111]

On September 7, 2018, Microsoft announced a paid «Extended Security Updates» service that will offer additional updates for Windows 7 Professional and Enterprise for up to three years after the end of extended support.^[112]

Variants of Windows 7 for embedded systems and thin clients have different support policies: Windows Embedded Standard 7 support ended in October 2020. Windows Thin PC and Windows Embedded POSReady 7 had support until October 2021. Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows Embedded POSReady 7 also get Extended Security Updates for up to three years after their end of extended support date.^[8] The Extended Security Updates program on Windows Embedded POSReady 7 will expire on October 8, 2024. This will mark the final end of the Windows NT 6.1 product line after 15 years, 2 months, and 17 days.^[8]

In March 2019, Microsoft announced that it would display notifications to users informing users of the upcoming end of support, and direct users to a website urging them to purchase a Windows 10 upgrade or a new computer.^[113]

In August 2019, researchers reported that «all modern versions of Microsoft Windows» may be at risk for «critical» system compromise because of design flaws of hardware device drivers from multiple providers.^[114] In the same month, computer experts reported that the BlueKeep security vulnerability, CVE-2019-0708, that potentially affects older unpatched Microsoft Windows versions via the program’s Remote Desktop Protocol, allowing for the possibility of remote code execution, may now include related flaws, collectively named DejaBlue, affecting newer Windows versions (i.e., Windows 7 and all recent versions) as well.^[115] In addition, experts reported a Microsoft security vulnerability, CVE-2019-1162, based on legacy code involving Microsoft CTF and ctfmon (ctfmon.exe), that affects all Windows versions from the older Windows XP version to the most recent Windows 10 versions; a patch to correct the flaw is currently available.^[116]

In September 2019, Microsoft announced that it would provide free security updates for Windows 7 on federally-certified voting machines through the 2020 United States elections.^[117]

System requirements

Minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7^[118]

Component	Operating system architecture
32-bit	64-bit
Processor	1 GHz IA-32 processor Support for SSE2 required after May 2018 cumulative update[119]	1 GHz x86-64 processor
Memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Graphics card	DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0
Storage space	16 GB	20 GB
Installation media	DVD drive or USB drive

Additional requirements to use certain features:^[118]

• Windows XP Mode (Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise): Requires an additional 1 GB of RAM and additional 15 GB of available hard disk space. The requirement for a processor capable of hardware virtualization has been lifted.^[120]
• Windows Media Center (included in Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise), requires a TV tuner to receive and record TV.

Extent of hardware support

Physical memory

The maximum amount of RAM that Windows 7 supports varies depending on the product edition and on the processor architecture, as shown in the following table.^[121]

Physical memory limits of Windows 7

Edition	Processor architecture
IA-32 (32-bit)	x64 (64-bit)
Ultimate	4 GB	192 GB
Enterprise
Professional
Home Premium	16 GB
Home Basic	8 GB
Starter	2 GB	—

Processor limits

Windows 7 Professional and up support up to 2 physical processors (CPU sockets),^[122]
whereas Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium editions support only 1.^[123] Physical processors with either multiple cores, or hyper-threading, or both, implement more than one logical processor per physical processor. The x86 editions of Windows 7 support up to 32 logical processors; x64 editions support up to 256 (4 x 64).^[124]

In January 2016, Microsoft announced that it would no longer support Windows platforms older than Windows 10 on any future Intel-compatible processor lines, citing difficulties in reliably allowing the operating system to operate on newer hardware. Microsoft stated that effective July 17, 2017, devices with Intel Skylake CPUs were only to receive the «most critical» updates for Windows 7 and 8.1, and only if they have been judged not to affect the reliability of Windows 7 on older hardware.^[108][125] For enterprise customers, Microsoft issued a list of Skylake-based devices «certified» for Windows 7 and 8.1 in addition to Windows 10, to assist them in migrating to newer hardware that can eventually be upgraded to 10 once they are ready to transition. Microsoft and their hardware partners provide special testing and support for these devices on 7 and 8.1 until the July 2017 date.^[126]

On March 18, 2016, in response to criticism from enterprise customers, Microsoft delayed the end of support and non-critical updates for Skylake systems to July 17, 2018, but stated that they would also continue to receive security updates through the end of extended support.^[127][128] In August 2016, citing a «strong partnership with our OEM partners and Intel», Microsoft retracted the decision and stated that it would continue to support Windows 7 and 8.1 on Skylake hardware through the end of their extended support lifecycle. However, the restrictions on newer CPU microarchitectures remain in force.^[129][130]

In March 2017, a Microsoft knowledge base article announced which implies that devices using Intel Kaby Lake, AMD Bristol Ridge, or AMD Ryzen, would be blocked from using Windows Update entirely.^[131][132] In addition, official Windows 7 device drivers are not available for the Kaby Lake and Ryzen platforms.^[133][134]

Security updates released since March 2018 contain bugs which affect processors that do not support SSE2 extensions, including all Pentium III processors. Microsoft initially stated that it would attempt to resolve the issue, and prevented installation of the affected patches on these systems. However, on June 15, 2018, Microsoft retroactively modified its support documents to remove the promise that this bug would be resolved, replacing it with a statement suggesting that users obtain a newer processor. This effectively ends future patch support for Windows 7 on these systems.^[135][136]

Updates

Service Pack 1

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) was announced on March 18, 2010. A beta was released on July 12, 2010.^{[137][138][139]} The final version was released to the public on February 22, 2011.^[140] At the time of release, it was not made mandatory. It was available via Windows Update, direct download, or by ordering the Windows 7 SP1 DVD.^[141] The service pack is on a much smaller scale than those released for previous versions of Windows, particularly Windows Vista.^[142]

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 adds support for Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX), a 256-bit instruction set extension for processors, and improves IKEv2 by adding additional identification fields such as E-mail ID to it. In addition, it adds support for Advanced Format 512e as well as additional Identity Federation Services.^[143][144] Windows 7 Service Pack 1 also resolves a bug related to HDMI audio and another related to printing XPS documents.^[143]

In Europe, the automatic nature of the BrowserChoice.eu feature was dropped in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 in February 2011 and remained absent for 14 months despite Microsoft reporting that it was still present, subsequently described by Microsoft as a «technical error.» As a result, in March 2013, the European Commission fined Microsoft €561 million to deter companies from reneging on settlement promises.^[145]

Platform Update

The Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 was released on February 26, 2013^[146] after a pre-release version had been released on November 5, 2012.^[147] It is also included with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7.^[148]

It includes enhancements to Direct2D, DirectWrite, Direct3D, Windows Imaging Component (WIC), Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP), Windows Animation Manager (WAM), XPS Document API, H.264 Video Decoder and JPEG XR decoder.^[146] However support for Direct3D 11.1 is limited as the update does not include DXGI/WDDM 1.2 from Windows 8, making unavailable many related APIs and significant features such as stereoscopic frame buffer, feature level 11_1 and optional features for levels 10_0, 10_1 and 11_0.^[149]

Disk Cleanup update

In October 2013, a Disk Cleanup Wizard addon was released that lets users delete outdated Windows updates on Windows 7 SP1, thus reducing the size of the WinSxS directory. This update backports some features found in Windows 8.^[150]

Windows Management Framework 5.0

Windows Management Framework 5.0 includes updates to Windows PowerShell 5.0, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), Windows Remote Management (WinRM), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). It was released on February 24, 2016^[151] and was eventually superseded by Windows Management Framework 5.1.^[152]

Convenience rollup

In May 2016, Microsoft released a «Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1,» which contains all patches released between the release of SP1 and April 2016. The rollup is not available via Windows Update, and must be downloaded manually. This package can also be integrated into a Windows 7 installation image.^[153]

Since October 2016, all security and reliability updates are cumulative. Downloading and installing updates that address individual problems is no longer possible, but the number of updates that must be downloaded to fully update the OS is significantly reduced.^[154]

Monthly update rollups (July 2016-January 2020)

In June 2018, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 would be moved to a monthly update model beginning with updates released in September 2018,^[155] two years after Microsoft switched the rest of their supported operating systems to that model.^[156] With the new update model, instead of updates being released as they became available, only two update packages were released on the second Tuesday of every month until Windows 7 reached its end of life—one package containing security and quality updates, and a smaller package that contained only the security updates. Users could choose which package they wanted to install each month. Later in the month, another package would be released which was a preview of the next month’s security and quality update rollup.

Microsoft announced in July 2019 that the Microsoft Internet Games services on Windows XP and Windows Me would end on July 31, 2019 (and for Windows 7 on January 22, 2020).^[157]

The last non-extended security update rollup packages were released on January 14, 2020, the last day that Windows 7 had extended support.^[158]

End of support (after January 14, 2020)

On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 support ended with Microsoft no longer providing security updates or fixes after that date,^[159] except for subscribers of the Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU), who were able to receive Windows 7 security updates through January 10, 2023.^[160] However, there have been two updates that have been issued to non-ESU subscribers:

• In February 2020, Microsoft released an update via Windows Update to fix a black wallpaper issue caused by the January 2020 update for Windows 7.^[161][162]
• In June 2020, Microsoft released an update via Windows Update to roll out the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge to Windows 7 and 8.1 machines that are not connected to Active Directory.^[163][164] Users, e.g. those on Active Directory, can download Edge from Microsoft’s website.

In a support document, Microsoft has stated that a full-screen upgrade warning notification would be displayed on Windows 7 PCs on all editions except the Enterprise edition after January 15, 2020. The notification does not appear on machines connected to Active Directory, machines in kiosk mode, or machines subscribed for Extended Security Updates.^[165]

Reception

Critical reception

Windows 7 received critical acclaim, with critics noting the increased usability and functionality when compared with its predecessor, Windows Vista. CNET gave Windows 7 Home Premium a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars,^[166] stating that it «is more than what Vista should have been, [and] it’s where Microsoft needed to go». PC Magazine rated it a 4 out of 5 saying that Windows 7 is a «big improvement» over Windows Vista, with fewer compatibility problems, a retooled taskbar, simpler home networking and faster start-up.^[167] Maximum PC gave Windows 7 a rating of 9 out of 10 and called Windows 7 a «massive leap forward» in usability and security, and praised the new Taskbar as «worth the price of admission alone.»^[168] PC World called Windows 7 a «worthy successor» to Windows XP and said that speed benchmarks showed Windows 7 to be slightly faster than Windows Vista.^[169] PC World also named Windows 7 one of the best products of the year.^[170]
In its review of Windows 7, Engadget said that Microsoft had taken a «strong step forward» with Windows 7 and reported that speed is one of Windows 7’s major selling points—particularly for the netbook sets.^[171] Laptop Magazine gave Windows 7 a rating of 4 out of 5 stars and said that Windows 7 makes computing more intuitive, offered better overall performance including a «modest to dramatic» increase in battery life on laptop computers.^[172] TechRadar gave Windows 7 a rating of 5 out of 5 stars, concluding that «it combines the security and architectural improvements of Windows Vista with better performance than XP can deliver on today’s hardware. No version of Windows is ever perfect, but Windows 7 really is the best release of Windows yet.»^[173] USA Today^[174] and The Telegraph^[175] also gave Windows 7 favorable reviews.

Nick Wingfield of The Wall Street Journal wrote, «Visually arresting,» and «A pleasure.»^[176][177] Mary Branscombe of Financial Times wrote, «A clear leap forward.»^[178] of Gizmodo wrote, «Windows 7 Kills Snow Leopard.»^[179] Don Reisinger of CNET wrote, «Delightful.»^[180] David Pogue of The New York Times wrote, «Faster.»^[181][182] J. Peter Bruzzese and Richi Jennings of Computerworld wrote, «Ready.»^[183][184]

Some Windows Vista Ultimate users have expressed concerns over Windows 7 pricing and upgrade options.^[185][186] Windows Vista Ultimate users wanting to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 had to either pay $219.99^[187] to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate or perform a clean install, which requires them to reinstall all of their programs.^[188]

The changes to User Account Control on Windows 7 were criticized for being potentially insecure, as an exploit was discovered allowing untrusted software to be launched with elevated privileges by exploiting a trusted component. Peter Bright of Ars Technica argued that «the way that the Windows 7 UAC ‘improvements’ have been made completely exempts Microsoft’s developers from having to do that work themselves. With Windows 7, it’s one rule for Redmond, another one for everyone else.»^[189] Microsoft’s Windows kernel engineer Mark Russinovich acknowledged the problem, but noted that malware can also compromise a system when users agree to a prompt.^[90][190]

Sales

In July 2009, in only eight hours, pre-orders of Windows 7 at amazon.co.uk surpassed the demand which Windows Vista had in its first 17 weeks.^[191] It became the highest-grossing pre-order in Amazon’s history, surpassing sales of the previous record holder, the seventh Harry Potter book.^[192] After 36 hours, 64-bit versions of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions sold out in Japan.^[193] Two weeks after its release its market share had surpassed that of Snow Leopard, released two months previously as the most recent update to Apple’s Mac OS X operating system.^[194][195] According to Net Applications, Windows 7 reached a 4% market share in less than three weeks; in comparison, it took Windows Vista seven months to reach the same mark.^[196][197] As of February 2014, Windows 7 had a market share of 47.49% according to Net Applications; in comparison, Windows XP had a market share of 29.23%.^[198]

On March 4, 2010, Microsoft announced that it had sold more than 90 million licenses.^[199]
By April 23, 2010, more than 100 million copies were sold in six months, which made it Microsoft’s fastest-selling operating system.^[200][201] As of June 23, 2010, Windows 7 has sold 150 million copies which made it the fastest selling operating system in history with seven copies sold every second.^[201][202] Based on worldwide data taken during June 2010 from Windows Update 46% of Windows 7 PCs run the 64-bit edition of Windows 7.^[203] According to Stephen Baker of the NPD Group during April 2010 in the United States 77% of PCs sold at retail were pre-installed with the 64-bit edition of Windows 7.^[203][204] As of July 22, 2010, Windows 7 had sold 175 million copies.^[205] On October 21, 2010, Microsoft announced that more than 240 million copies of Windows 7 had been sold.^[206] Three months later, on January 27, 2011, Microsoft announced total sales of 300 million copies of Windows 7.^[207] On July 12, 2011, the sales figure was refined to over 400 million end-user licenses and business installations.^[208] As of July 9, 2012, over 630 million licenses have been sold; this number includes licenses sold to OEMs for new PCs.^[209]

Antitrust concerns

As with other Microsoft operating systems, Windows 7 was studied by United States federal regulators who oversee the company’s operations following the 2001 United States v. Microsoft Corp. settlement. According to status reports filed, the three-member panel began assessing prototypes of the new operating system in February 2008. Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at Jupiter Research, said, «[Microsoft’s] challenge for Windows 7 will be how can they continue to add features that consumers will want that also don’t run afoul of regulators.»^[210]

In order to comply with European antitrust regulations, Microsoft proposed the use of a «ballot» screen containing download links to competing web browsers, thus removing the need for a version of Windows completely without Internet Explorer, as previously planned.^[211] Microsoft announced that it would discard the separate version for Europe and ship the standard upgrade and full packages worldwide, in response to criticism involving Windows 7 E and concerns from manufacturers about possible consumer confusion if a version of Windows 7 with Internet Explorer were shipped later, after one without Internet Explorer.^[212]

As with the previous version of Windows, an N version, which does not come with Windows Media Player, has been released in Europe, but only for sale directly from Microsoft sales websites and selected others.^[213]

See also

• BlueKeep, a security vulnerability discovered in May 2019 that affected most Windows NT-based computers up to Windows 7

References

Further reading

• Bott, Ed; Siechert, Carl; Stinson, Craig (2010). Windows 7 Inside Out. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press. ISBN 978-0-7356-2665-2.

External links

• Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Windows 7 SP1 update history