Hey everyone! My name is Adam, and in today’s video, I will be showing you how to revive the Microsoft Update feature, in Windows Update, in Windows 7!
Microsoft Update was a piece of software that was integrated to Windows Update, so you could receive updates for Microsoft related software.
After Microsoft changed the update system to SHA-2 only, receiving updates for older Windows Operating systems was tough. Microsoft made it harder to access the Microsoft Update pages and it was almost impossible so users thought that it was lost forever.
But today, I will be showing you how to revive Microsoft Update, so you can receive updates for Microsoft related software like Microsoft Office, Microsoft Security Essentials, and Microsoft Visual Studio!
NOTE: Because Microsoft has removed the redirection files in their backend on their servers, this method will no longer automatically redirect you to the Microsoft Update website, so to access that page without getting a 404 error, you need to visit this link directly. This is the page that you would normally be redirected to:
Prerequisites
Your Windows 7 system just needs to have the Automatic Updates feature working in order for this to work. You need to have both Service Pack 1 and the KB3102810 update installed on Windows 7 in order to make Automatic Updates work. Otherwise when you check for updates you will always get an error.
Videos
► How to Repair Automatic Updates for Windows 7:
► Windows Update Revived:
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