Windows Update is a service provided by Microsoft that provides updates for Microsoft Windows operating systems and components, including Internet Explorer. Updates are provided not only for the operating system and Internet Explorer, but also for other Microsoft software such as Microsoft Office, Windows Live, Microsoft Security Essentials, and Microsoft Expression Studio.
Security updates are delivered every second Tuesday, but can be delivered at other times when these updates are critical and necessary to avoid virus outbreaks. Windows Update can be configured to automatically install updates, this ensures that your computer always has the latest updates and is not vulnerable to computer worms and other malware.
Office updates
Microsoft Office Update- a previously existing free Internet service through which the user could find and install updates for the Office products he needed. This service supported updates for Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007. On August 1, 2009, Microsoft dropped this service. Users could now download updates for Office only through Microsoft Update. However, Microsoft Update does not support Office 2000 and users with Office 2000 no longer have the ability to automatically detect and install updates. But this is not so important for Office 2000 users because the product is no longer supported and no new updates are released. However, this may cause restrictions for those users who want to reinstall Office 2000.
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows 8
To keep your computer and user data safe, you need to install software updates in a timely manner.
An update server is configured and running in the corporate network of the Ural Federal University. The update server allows computers on the corporate network to receive updates in a timely manner without using an Internet connection.
Windows Server Update Services Settings
Server address |
wsus.urfu.ru:8530 |
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There is a new server of automatic updates in the corporate network of the University. It is now possible to update most Microsoft products, including Windows 7, 8, 10, Office suites 2010, 2013, 2016, as well as download and install new drivers and much more.
Using the update server, you will be able to receive updates for the following products:
- OS Windows 7/8/10
- OS Windows Server 2008 / 2008R2 / 2012 / 2012R2 / 2016
- Office 2010/2013/2016
- IIS, SQL, Visual Studio and more
All updates are available in two languages - English and Russian.
In order to use the update server, you need to make settings in the registry.
- Update enable file for personal computers (recommended for all users)
- Server updates enable file (recommended for installation on servers)
If you do not like the work of the update server, you can remove the automatic update settings from the registry.
The update server works through a client program that is included in the operating system.
Updates start downloading about a day after the registry changes are made. You can download a forced update launch file to start updates immediately.
Some updates look to the Microsoft site to validate the software license.
You can configure the required update parameters yourself via the Managment Console (MMC). Group Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Template / Windows Component / Windows Update.
Every month Microsoft releases updates for its Windows operating systems and other products that come with security improvements and fixes for all kinds of problems and errors that could harm users. Therefore, it is very important that the windows system is updated all the time, however there are some users who cannot update for many reasons. For example, there is no Internet, slow speed, or you just need to bring your grandmother to the village and update the computer there.
Typically, Windows updates are automatically downloaded to computers when they connect to the Internet via Windows Update... Many users find it difficult to download a patch of about 1 GB without problems and they accumulate many times, respectively, the amount of the update can be about 5 GB. Therefore, we will analyze how to properly use Microsoft Update Center Catalog to download updates manually, then install it on any computer where there is no Internet. Also, you will have access to microsoft Office, windows server and all microsoft products for manual download of updates.
- This article will help you.
Download Windows service packs for manual installation
To download these updates, you need to go to the site update center catalog ... And the first thing we will see is a simple site where there is nothing but the "Find" line in the upper right corner.
The ideal way to use this page is to search directly for the name of the updates, for example, the patch is cumulative. KB4016637 Windows 10. We can download updates to a USB flash drive and then install them on another computer where there is no Internet.
We can click, for example, with the mouse on the name itself and see the Overview and information that includes this update package.
To download the update, click Download, you will be redirected to another page, where you need to click on the link and the update patch will be downloaded.
Thus, we can download any updates for any systems, be it windows 7, windows 10, windows 8.1. We take our downloaded file and simply move it to a USB flash drive, cd card, or even to a mobile phone. We connect the device on which our file is and clicks on the executable file itself. In short, they inserted a USB flash drive into another computer and double-clicked the downloaded file.
How to use Microsoft Update Catalog if you don't know the patch
As I said, it is better to use this service with the exact name of the update patch, but for example we want to find all the updates windows 10, windows XP, windows 7... Just enter in the search bar windows 7 and you will be given the entire list of updates to this system, and click the sorting "Last update".
How to find out what updates are installed in Windows
In all versions of Windows, open a command prompt and enter the following command:
- wmic qfe list
Watching our patches of installed updates kb4022405 and to the left is the installation time.
Windows 7: Open " Control panel", type in the search panel" View installed updates"and select from the list.
A common situation that many people face after reinstalling Windows 7 or resetting a laptop with a preinstalled 7 to factory settings is the subsequent download and installation of all released Windows 7 updates, which can take a really long time, do not allow the computer to be turned off when needed and frayed nerves.
However, there is a way to download all updates (almost all) for Windows 7 once as one file and install all of them at once within half an hour - Convenience Rollup Update for Windows 7 SP1 from Microsoft. How to use this feature - step by step in this manual.
Preparing for installation
Before proceeding directly to the installation of all updates, go to the "Start" menu, right-click on the "Computer" item and select "Properties" in the context menu.
Make sure you have Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. If not, you need to install it separately. Also, pay attention to the bitness of your system: 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64).
If SP1 is installed, go to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3020369 and download the April 2015 Servicing Stack Update for Windows 7 and Windows Sever 2008 R2 from there.
After installing the servicing stack update, you can start installing all Windows 7 updates at once.
Download and Install Windows 7 Convenience Rollup Update
The Windows 7 Convenience Rollup is available for download from the Microsoft Update Catalog site under the number KB3125574: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=3125574
Here it should be borne in mind that you can open this page in a workable form only in Internet Explorer (and the latest versions, that is, if you open it in IE preinstalled in Windows 7, you will first be prompted to update your browser, and then enable the add-on to work with the update catalog).
In case, for some reason, downloading from the update catalog is difficult, below are direct download links (in theory, the addresses can change - if it suddenly stops working, please notify me in the comments):
After downloading the update (it is a single file of the offline update installer), run it and just wait until the installation is complete (depending on the performance of your computer, the process may take different time, but in any case, much less than downloading and installing updates one at a time).
In the end, all that remains is to restart the computer and wait for the updates to be configured when turning off and on, which also does not take too long.
Note: this method installs Windows 7 updates released before mid-May 2016 (here it is worth noting that not all - some of the updates, the list is on the page https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3125574 , Microsoft for some reason did not include in the package) - subsequent updates will still be downloaded through the Update Center.
Security updates are delivered every second Tuesday, but can be delivered at other times when these updates are critical and necessary to avoid virus outbreaks. Windows Update can be configured to automatically install updates, this ensures that your computer always has the latest updates and is not vulnerable to computer worms and other malware.
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Microsoft Office Update A pre-existing free Internet service that allows users to find and install updates for the Office products they want. This service supported updates for Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007. On August 1, 2009, Microsoft dropped this service. Users could now download updates for Office only through Microsoft Update. However, Microsoft Update does not support Office 2000, and users with Office 2000 no longer have a way to automatically detect and install updates. But this is not so important for Office 2000 users because the product is no longer supported and no new updates are released anyway. However, this may cause restrictions for those users who want to reinstall Office 2000.
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7
To manually download and install the required updates, the user can use the Microsoft update catalog by entering the update number in the search box.
Statistics
As of 2008, Windows Update has about 500 million users, searches for updates about 350 million times a day, and serves an average of 1.5 million concurrent connections to client computers. On the second Tuesday of the month (this is the day Microsoft releases Windows security updates), the upstream speed from the Windows Update server can exceed 500 gigabits per second. Approximately 90% of all automatic updating users use the Windows Update app, and the remaining 10% receive updates through the Windows Update website.
