The update process lasted almost two hours. I then ran the simplix updater (17.12.15), which added 178 updates (it also removed one of my existing updates). I gave the simplix updater a test run on a spare disk.Īfter I installed the OS, I went to installed updates, and there were only two listed. Servicing stack update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: MaKB4490628 SHA-2 code signing support update for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7: MaKB4474419 > Install 2 essential patches to read future updates with new SHA-2 code signing, which will be implemented on August 13th, 2019 > Load all updates through Dec 2017, via Simplex or WSUS offline update. > Stay current only with security updates, via WSUS offline update. > Operate with only SP1, unless your software requires something more. Here's some of the proposals that have emerged in this thread: It seems this is the sort of cat and mouse ‘game’ that one gets into when joining the MS update ‘game’ They’re the ones who are actively taking away user control, actively trying to change BIOS to not accept legacy products, actively outdating existing hardware via updates, actively trying to upgrade OS to an unwanted product. Looking at the wider picture I think what worries me more than hackers is MS. And that’s because the user was baited and clicked on some bad stuff.
In 12 years I’ve only had to reinstall OS on one machine. So far I’ve been lucky with the many XPpro-sp3 setups (without further updates) that I’ve done for friends & family. From reading at the RyanVM & MDL sites, it seems that, in order to gain control over the update process, one must waste a good amount of valuable time identifying good and bad updates, and downloading 3rd party tools.
The lack of user-control and transparency with the MS update process really annoys me. What I had in mind was only updates for OS security To begin with, I don’t use other MS products like Office, Defender, and Security Essentials, etc. I’m doing fresh installs of win7pro-sp1 on three machines and have been wondering if I should bother with any updates. I’ve been thinking about this for a few days.
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