Standalone installer script for Windows 7 ESU, regardless the license

[abbodi86]

# W7ESUI #

Automated batch script to install Windows 7 Extended Security Updates, regardless the ESU license and without requiring any eligibility check bypass.

* Pros:

– Process the updates from one same location

– Detect and install servicing stack update first

– Check required stack installer version for each update

– Include the Telemetry neutralize tweaks

– Works with Group A: Monthly Quality Rollup, or Group B: Security Only update / IE11 cumulative update

* Limitations:

– SHA2 support updates KB4490628 and KB4474419 are prerequisites for ESU updates.
Either install them yourself first, or put their msu files with ESU updates files together and the script will install them

– The script is specifically designed to process ESU updates only.

while it still can install regular updates, but it has no specific checks or conditions for their prerequisites
regular updates should be installed normally, manually, using Windows Update, or other tools

– You must always use the script for any future ESU updates, you cannot install them manually afterwards

* Download:

Includes corrections for those downloading using IE11:
https://github.com/abbodi1406/WHD/raw/master/scripts/W7ESUI_0.3.zip

* How to use on live OS:

– Download the ESU updates msu files from Microsoft Update Catalog, following history page or AskWoody Knowledge Base

a) if you are Group A user, you need:
latest Servicing Stack Update
latest Security Monthly Rollup
latest .NET rollup

b) if you are Group B user, you need:
latest Servicing Stack Update
latest IE11 Cumulative Update
Security Only Update for each month (e.g. February and March together)
every .NET Security Only Update (if any)

– Extract W7ESUI.cmd from the zip file, or extract the whole zip file

– Copy or move W7ESUI.cmd and place it next to (in the same folder as) the downloaded msu files
ini file W7ESUI.ini is not really necessary in this case

– Right-click on W7ESUI.cmd and “Run as administrator”

– If all goes well, you should get cmd window similar to this:

– Now press the zero 0 number on keyboard to start the process

– At the end, restart the system if prompted

See ReadMe.txt for more details, and how to use the script for offline integration.

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The bypass is mainly meant for installing .NET 4 updates through WU, manual installation works too
but it has compatibility issue and cause other MSI programs to fail (including KIS 2020 or Office C2R)

the first installer was merely a simple script for installing .NET 4 updates manually using the ESU_LOCK workaround
the revived version include temporary self-bypass to work with July updates

dotNetFx4_ESU_Installer_r.zip is the safest approach so far

https://host-a.net/f/252903-dotnetfx4esuinstallerrzip

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REVISED January 2021:
Comments from 2020 have been archived here – continue posting on this page.

• This topic was modified 10 months, 1 week ago by abbodi86.
• This topic was modified 9 months, 2 weeks ago by PKCano.
• This topic was modified 9 months, 2 weeks ago by PKCano.
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[italiangm]

Did you mean W7ESUI_0.2?  W7ESUI_0.2 is the current release.

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[abbodi86]

Both work 🙂
v2 additionaly support installing SHA2 updates (KB4490628/KB4474419) if not already installed

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italiangm

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[abbodi86]

W7ESUI v3

– Enhanced detection for updates files and KB number (to void issue with files downloaded from MU catalog via IE11)

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[PKCano]

Here’s your .NET for January, 2021. There were no Security-only .NET updates.

Download only the update for the version(s) installed on your PC.
There were only updates for .NET 4.6-4-7-2 and 4.8 (non-Secruity only)
The other updates in the Rollup are older and should already be installed.

.NET Quality Rollup KB4598500
.NET 3.5.1 KB4578952 (Oct 2020)
.NET 4.5.2 KB4578955 (Oct 2020)
.NET 4.6 – 4.7.2 KB4597239
.NET 4.8 KB4597254

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[Moonbear]

When was the 3.5.1 patch in this rollup originally released?

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[PKCano]

October 2020.

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Moonbear

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[Microfix]

Installed SMQR kb4598279 using W7ESUIv3 (it’s a double restart) and dotNET kb4598500 using dotnetfx4 on x86 Win7 Pro. No problems reported here in event viewer.
Another clean run, so far, so good 🙂
Peripherals still to check over..to be updated

Update: No issues with local Pixma Printer or scanner, SFC – no integrity violations.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created IT- AE

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[Susan Bradley]

KB4598500 is an optional .net – meaning that there is no new security fixes in it.  If you have your system set to not offer up optional updates in the same manner as important updates it’s not shown to you in Important, but rather the Optional section.

Susan Bradley Patch Lady

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[Microfix]

yes I am aware of this as you posted on main blog 🙂

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created IT- AE

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[TaskForce141]

Jan. 2021 rollup (KB4598279) and .Net 4.8 update (KB4597254) installed without problems, using version 0.2 script, on both 32-bit desktop and 64-bit laptop.  I define “no problems” as Win loading normally or with a slightly longer 1st restart, and Firefox loading as usual and streaming youtube and basketball games.

One oddity: all of the entries for previous security monthly quality rollups are missing from the list of installed updates (Control Panel > Programs and Features > view installed updates).  Even the ones prior to Win 7 EOL Jan. 2020.   The servicing stack updates and .Net updates are still listed.   I just noticed this; perhaps this was always true, i.e. a by-product of the rollups or the installer script.

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[abbodi86]

Monthly Rollups are chained together, only the latest one show up in the list

similar to KB2952664 multi versions

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[glnz]

My wife’s Win 7 Pro 64-bit SoHo production machine wants to install Malicious Software Removal Tool KB890830 version 5.85 dated Jan 12, 2021.

Anyone have any problems with it?

Thanks.

 

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[Pierre77]

KB890830 No problem with that update. It is only released on a 3 monthly basis.

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[Paul T]

MSR is an additional protection mechanism provided by MS. There is no downside to running it.

cheers, Paul

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[anonymous]

I have been running MSRT for a long time.  Never any problems with it.  Ran version 5.85 dated Jan 12, 2021 on Jan 15.

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