Simplifying updates for Windows 7 and 8.1

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New Windows 7 SP1 convenience rollup makes image creation much faster

We’re happy to announce today that we’re making available a new convenience rollup for Windows 7 SP1 that will help. This convenience rollup package, available to download from https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7 ... ?q=3125574, contains all the security and non-security fixes released since the release of Windows 7 SP1 that are suitable for general distribution, up through April 2016. Install this one update, and then you only need new updates released after April 2016.

And since this update can be injected into Windows 7 SP1 media, it’s fully supported to mount a Windows 7 SP1 image (WIM file), then inject this update into it. See https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/lib ... s.10).aspx for the details of how to do this.

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To stop update service:
Type "services.msc" and hit Enter,
then scroll down to find Windows Update.
Stop the service and click Apply.
Change Startup type to manual.
Click OK.

Later when the issue is resolved and you're done,
start the service, and
change the Startup type back to Automatic delayed startup.

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Also this page (askvg.com) can be helpful.
Note: under "Method 1" where it says to install the next two updates' followed by not two but three, just skip the first one because it has nothing to do with the subject as it is a security update.

Fix Windows Update Problems Using Automatic Reset Script (askvg.com)
Note: where it says to

Now save the file with the name "WUReset.bat" (including quotes).

of course you save it EXCLUDING the quotes!

Also, this page (krelay.de) can be helpful.