New Windows 7 64bt setup? All windows updates still needed please?

[truewraith]

hi,

looked through the list to install and there are so many updates now and some i have never even seen before as its been so long, are these all needed these days and if so are there any to avoid so i dont get problems or things asking me to go to windows 10 etc?

tried to find a list of just the ones needed but had no look

 

[andy_mk3]

Microsoft released a convenience rollup for W7 which installs a bunch of updates in one go. Although I think that was a couple of years ago now, not sure if there's a more recent one. But ideally you want the majority of the updates as a lot are security patches.

 

[Tute]

http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

The top tool can be used to block the upgrade.

As for W7, you want to do the latest service pack first, then the rollup, then start hitting the remainder on Windows Update. Sadly at this point it will take a while.

 

[truewraith]

http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

The top tool can be used to block the upgrade.

As for W7, you want to do the latest service pack first, then the rollup, then start hitting the remainder on Windows Update. Sadly at this point it will take a while.

huge thanks for that, is it the GWX Control Panel ?

 

[Tute]

Yeah. Use that to block the upgrade and delete the files. Then you can just remove the utility, and Windows 10 will stay blocked.

 

[truewraith]

thanks i used this and it worked great, but on a new build i cant seam to get windows to find any updates its just stuck on searching for updates?

 

[LoadsaMoney]

thanks i used this and it worked great, but on a new build i cant seam to get windows to find any updates its just stuck on searching for updates?

Could try this.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...n/f39a65fa-9d10-42e7-9bc0-7f5096b36d0c?auth=1