Microsoft Releases Big 'Convenience Rollup' Update For Windows 7

Microsoft has released a "convenience rollup" update for Windows 7 computers. The update to the nearly seven-year-old operating system brings with it a number of security fixes and patches that Microsoft labels as "recommended." Mary Jo Foley, reporting for ZDNet: The convenience rollup -- officially known as Windows 7 SP1 convenience rollup -- isn't Service Pack 2 for Windows 7, but it's the next best thing. The new Windows 7 convenience rollup is cumulative back to Service Pack 1, which Microsoft released in 2011. (Editor's note, the convenience rollup consists of all security and non-security fixes all through April 2016.) It doesn't include updates to IE 11 (which are released separately) or updates to .NET releases. But it does include core Windows fixes, security fixes and hot fixes.Microsoft says that convenience rollup package is completely optional. "Install this one update, and then you only need new updates released after April 2016."

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Nelson "Ha Ha" pointed at me

[OzPeter]

I click on the first link using Safari from my Macbook hoping to see some details. And why not? I run various MS VMs on my Macbook so I want to see whats on offer for me. Note that the link is simply "http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=3125574" That seems reasonable.

The website comes back at me with:

Thank you for visiting the Microsoft Update Catalog

This website does not offer updates for the operating system on this computer.

This website only provides updates for computers running Windows 2000 Sp3, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 and later. If you prefer to use a different Windows operating system, you can obtain updates from the Microsoft Download Center.

Thanks MS.

Re:Does it bundle..

[TheGratefulNet]

how can you know? MS has gone off the deep end, buried bad code in 'patches' and won't level with us what they do.

a year ago, I turned off updates. I locked down my win7 installs.

nothing is going to make me accept another MS patch. from now until windows ceases to exist, I will never install another MS patch.

I do most of my work on linux and I very rarely use windows for network things. if I get owned, I'll restore from backups.

MS has lied too many times; I just cannot trust them. I'll take my chances on my own, thank you very much.