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Microsoft changes Win7/8.1 updates, pushes even harder for Windows 10
Infoworld ^ | Aug 16, 2016 | Woody Leonhard

Posted on 08/17/2016 12:33:22 PM PDT by upchuck

Starting in October, patches will be cumulative and Win7/8.1 customers will effectively cede control of their PCs to Microsoft

Windows 7 and 8.1 have had a good run, but that's about to come to a close. According to new guidelines, Microsoft will start rolling out Windows 7 and 8.1 (as well as Server 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2) patches in undifferentiated monthly blobs. The patches will be cumulative, which eliminates the need to exercise judgment in selecting the patches you want. At the same time, though, the new approach severely hampers your ability to recover from bad patches -- and it allows Microsoft to put anything it wants on your Win7/8.1 PC.

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To a first approximation, Windows 7 and 8.1 customers have two choices: Stop updating entirely or accept everything Microsoft ships. There are some nuances: Admins for Win 7 and 8.1 PCs attached to an update server will be able to independently juggle the security and nonsecurity blobs, while Home users get both security and nonsecurity patches together. Monthly Flash updates and .Net cumulative updates will roll out independently.

It's going to take Microsoft a while to fold all of its old patches into the new scheme, but by and large, starting in October it's Microsoft's way or the highway.

As you might expect, many longtime Windows 7 devotees (present company included) are livid. After years of picking and choosing patches based on their KB numbers, Microsoft is taking full control of the billion-or-so Windows machines that aren't yet absorbed into the Win10 fold. If one of the new patches breaks something, your only choice is binary: Remove all of the patches and wait a month for Microsoft to fix the bad one, or suck it up and live with the problem.

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KEYWORDS: microsoft; windows; windows10; windowspinglist
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To: Resettozero

:)

“They” will never bring cable out here in the boondocks. Installation would be very expensive for them and ROI would take forever.

I’m happy.


41 posted on 08/17/2016 1:26:48 PM PDT by upchuck (The very worst of Trump is much better than the very best of Killary. Go TRUMP!)
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To: upchuck
Maybe we could form a club? :)

#NeverMicrosoft!...................

42 posted on 08/17/2016 1:27:45 PM PDT by Red Badger (Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
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To: LostInBayport

Great name!! I once belonged to a bicycling club named the Slow Spokes.


43 posted on 08/17/2016 1:28:57 PM PDT by upchuck (The very worst of Trump is much better than the very best of Killary. Go TRUMP!)
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To: upchuck

What’s a good safe alternative?


44 posted on 08/17/2016 1:29:11 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: upchuck

Never10 may continue to work—it allegedly sets registry to block the W 10 move.

https://www.grc.com/never10.htm


45 posted on 08/17/2016 1:31:14 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: upchuck

..strange, but after I installed GWX Control Panel to identify and stop Win 10 related updates, no more updates at all —I wonder why? LOL


46 posted on 08/17/2016 1:32:41 PM PDT by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: deoetdoctrinae

I have friends who have updated their Win 7 machines through the years. They applied the roll up without problem.

Strongly suggest you make a clone of your boot disk before applying the roll up. Better safe than sorry. Reinstalling from scratch can be a nightmare. Been there, got the t-shirt :)


47 posted on 08/17/2016 1:34:38 PM PDT by upchuck (The very worst of Trump is much better than the very best of Killary. Go TRUMP!)
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To: upchuck

Turn off Updates and take chances, when my computer dies, go Mac. More secure anyway.

My wife already went to Mac for her home business computer and tho it took a little training it now runs smooth as glass, safe and intuitive. Yes worth a little more expense.

Going to Mac for my father-in-law too. Tired of going over to his house all the time helping him with windows issues.


48 posted on 08/17/2016 1:35:02 PM PDT by IVAXMAN
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To: SkyDancer
What’s a good safe alternative?

Are you seeking an alternative to Win 7/8.1?

IMHO, there isn't one. Unless you want to try Linux or Apple.

49 posted on 08/17/2016 1:38:20 PM PDT by upchuck (The very worst of Trump is much better than the very best of Killary. Go TRUMP!)
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To: upchuck

I’ve heard of Linux. How good is it and what does it cost?


50 posted on 08/17/2016 1:39:51 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: SkyDancer; ShadowAce

Linux is excellent. I’m not running it but may in the future depending on what MSFT does.

Linux is free. There are several distributions and each has its good and bad points.

Try sending a FReepmail to Shadow Ace with questions about Linux. He, apparently, is a Linux guru.


51 posted on 08/17/2016 1:45:35 PM PDT by upchuck (The very worst of Trump is much better than the very best of Killary. Go TRUMP!)
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To: upchuck

MicroSchlockft V666.xxx

Posted from a marzhmallow 6.xxx machine. :-)


52 posted on 08/17/2016 2:31:12 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: GCC Catholic

“it was made for 10; I don’t expect many problems”

I think you will be amazed at how much you will dislike Windows 10.


53 posted on 08/17/2016 2:35:06 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Ozark Tom

Keep an eye on the website — if for some reason Never10 isn’t effective to block this new upgrade push, I’m sure Steve Gibson will have an updated Never10 available soon.


54 posted on 08/17/2016 2:36:44 PM PDT by GCC Catholic (Stay out of the weeds! Let's hold fast to the path and Make America Great Again!)
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To: Boogieman

OK, thanks FRiend.


55 posted on 08/17/2016 2:38:55 PM PDT by PROCON ("Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up!")
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To: Uncle Sam 911

You can always Windows 10> Settings > Recover > Reset. It leaves your documents and removes all applications if your wife decides to install a coupon application which is malware and spamware!


56 posted on 08/17/2016 2:38:56 PM PDT by Baseballguy (Party Hard then leave the RNC)
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To: Dalberg-Acton

I fully expect to dislike it, even though I think the hardware will handle it just fine.

If I thought I could get away with it at work, I would move to Linux exclusively.


57 posted on 08/17/2016 2:39:01 PM PDT by GCC Catholic (Stay out of the weeds! Let's hold fast to the path and Make America Great Again!)
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To: upchuck

Monthly vs weekly really isn’t that big a deal. Especially for 7 which hasn’t been having updates every week lately anyway. And they might as well be rollups, given their labels I doubt anybody actually picks and chooses updates, the descriptions are largely meaningless unless you’re willing to research each KB number.


58 posted on 08/17/2016 2:39:47 PM PDT by discostu (If you need to load or unload go to the white zone, you'll love it, it's a way of life)
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To: upchuck

I figures MS was messing with things.

Frequently, when I try to upgrade the MS Essentials virus definitions on both my Win7 laptop and desktop, the little icon spins and never finishes.

To get the new definitions to be recognized, I have to manually download them from MS and ‘Run as Administrator’.

This has been going on for about 6 months.

I have all MS updates turned OFF on both machines. I have too many things that will not run under Win10, so I have no intention of upgrading. I did try it out on an extra hard drive and did not like it at all.


59 posted on 08/17/2016 2:42:56 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: MarkeyD

FYI

When I tried to upgrade from 7 to 10 on an extra hard drive, it stalled out at the point where it said to enter the product code.

Later, I retried installing and ignored putting anything in the new product code blank. It worked. Apparently, it reads the product code from the exiting Win7, but re-inputting the code messes it up.


60 posted on 08/17/2016 2:50:49 PM PDT by TomGuy
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