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The topic is identity theft so a bit off, but regarding the IRS, they are making big errors!
The end of last month, my mother received what seemed a proper letter from the IRS about a tax refund check they received and want any adjustments for on a 2021 tax refund check in the amount of $21,200,000!!

What can she say but she knows nothing of this and a major error has occurred– Is it a genuine mistake or a scammer using a person’s name now living abroad?
She just hopes her name isn’t flagged to affect her SS payments. It was very creepy and we’re wondering if they send a reply to explain. Can not say it is a scam so she wrote them to find the rightful owner of the refund check…

Version 115.16.2esr | Released October 17, 2024
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/115.16.2esr/releasenotes/

Hi. So it is Version 115.16.2esr that is the final release of Thunderbird 115 to support Windows 7 and Windows 8. I have only just downloaded it for win7 & 8.1. – I did not know it had one left.
I like Thunderbird. It’s a shame they couldn’t give simple support any longer for these fine relics.

Also,

Susan Bradley wrote:

I have NEVER seen Windows update enable Bitlocker.  Ever.

So,
Check BitLocker Status (Command Line)
Search box type “cmd” right-click cmd icon Run as admin
In command prompt, type “manage-bde -status”. Press Enter.
View the status of BitLocker on the drives in the computer.

Hi to add, no phew! here whatsoever with the precautionary issue.
Updated with KB5040497, July 2024 SMQR for Windows Embedded Standard 7/ Windows Server 2008 R2

Hopefully an extraordinary occurrence for Win7/Server 2008 R2 cited. Both Windows Embedded 8.1 & Win Embedded Standard 7 updated fine with their July Rollups. Thanks to one and all!

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Win7 went terrifically as above – always very glad.
Win8.1 was as well, a faultless install as usual.
1) Windows MSRT v5.120 – restore point is a plus as suggested.

Win8.1 (using Server 2012 R2, for x64 updates) <Installer W81ESUI_0_1.zip>
a)From Quality Rollup .NET Framework 2024-01(KB5034279)<Parent>
*.NET 3.5.1 KB5033900 + *.NET 4.8 KB5033915
(restarted, bc i like abbreviated)
b)Installed 01-2024 Servicing Stack KB5034587
c) Last, KB503417, January Monthly Rollup for Windows Server 2012 R2
Restart, and glad every month for this great system, thank you so much!

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Hi thank you to the posts sharing successful win7 update results,
for Win 8.1

abbodi86 wrote:

As Windows 8.1 Embedded support ended in July, we probably won’t see Win8.1 updates
only Server 2012 R2 x64

Updates for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64 went v well, as usual on my Win 8.1 x64.

******* Win8.1 (using Server 2012 R2 x64 updates) *******
(With installer W81ESUI_0_1.zip)
✓ KB5029312 – 2023—08 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64
✓ KB5028970 – 2023-08 SMQ.Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64

✓ KB5028957 – 2023-08 SMQ.Rollup for .NET Framework 4.8 for Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64

✓ KB5029368: new Servicing Stack for Windows Server 2012 R2: August 8, 2023

Thank you so much abbodi86, and PKCano I rely so much on your monthly update list!

Relied on W81ESUI_0_1 to install March Win8.1 Embedded updates – done well again!

Updated individually to be sound from ‘for W81ESUI_0_1′ folder in C:
(More information page states no restart needed after applying SSU)
1. KB5022922 – FEB 2023 Servicing Stack Update for Win8.1 Embedded
2. KB5023790 – MAR 2023 Servicing Stack Update for Win8.1 Embedded
3. KB5023765 – March 14, 2023 – Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 Embedded

Everything ran well although taking time extracting .cab files from .msu rollup files – @32.9% /33.33% took a bit of time.

(W81ESUI-ReadMe says other regular updates should be installed normally, wasn’t sure of SSU)

Gratitude to abbodi86, and PKCano as updated March Monthly Rollup for Windows Embedded Standard 7 as well.
Upkeeps on unridable win7 & 8.1 i guess, and Firefox has been accomadating for now – exception of banking and credit card pay done on chromebook.

I too appreciate it, abbodi86 it’s good to be able to update these even though they are are mainly keepsakes – Plus grateful to PKCano for guidance to precise updates, thanks!

Installed in the order as a poster way above went well – after the first attempt of .Net 3.5.1 gave Error: 1018, error occurred at 8.1%. So changed the order and installed individually +restarts, as longer duration noted by ppl.
Win7
*DOTNETFX4*
(.NET – 4.7.2) Quality Rollup – KB5022515
restart
(.NET – 4.7.2) OoB – KB5023820

Restore point created,
* W7ESUI *
Rollup for Windows Embedded Standard 7 – KB5022872
restart
.NET 3.5.1 Quality Rollup KB5022523, last

#WIN 8.1 also when very well, *W81ESUI_0_1* started w .NET 4.8’s>R.Point>SMQR>.Net 3.5.1

SSU for Win8.1 embedded kb5022922, not necessary right now i presume, thanks.

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Thank you very much for letting us know! I have NET 4.6.1 for my Win7 pro, but installing .NET 4.6.2 won’t have me searching out newer quality rollups and v2’s I think as the KB files are conveniently .NET 4.6 – 4.7.2 (.NET Framework 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 ) – Ndp 47?
As I find Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 (Offline Installer) Published: 7/20/2016

Regarding .NET 4.8 for win7 or win 8.1 (Last Modified: 1/9/2020), will i need to seek out various .NET Quality Rollups with version 2’s (v2)?
Can I rely on Windows Update to come up with missed .NET 4.8 updates + v2 files for Win 8.1? I have previously hidden .NET 4.8 downloads.
Thanks very much

Oh yes that line of thought always made sense, but checking successful installs of many, many security patches on a new laptop produced confusion, especially reference to this pre-2016 answer made it worse. Thank you so much, one less worry for sure.

Grateful I got to install the March rollup too now that it’s April. In a roundabout way this is great as I’ve finally found that the new rollup does immediately overwrite the previous month’s rollup in the Update history. – it’s no more, gone even in searching for it at the top corner. I’ve been unsure of this in updating my reset win 8.1 laptop since the start of the year. I wasn’t sure rollups overwrite instantly after new updates. This fact couldn’t be found online, leaving me wondering if my pc was malfunctioning. And it did not help that I find Ms Mvp saying in a slightly older MS answer forum that if it’s not in the Update history opposed to the Windows history that it is not installed.
Sorry for my long-windedness but I wish there was a written notation by MS to affirm this. All this for being new to cumulative rollups.
The Update history that was thought to be cleaned-up has reappeared whole again as well. So glad I got to do this in two parts. Thank you.

[maisy2]

I didn’t know if it was good or bad, but I too thought Rollups were better at the EOL era after being strictly security-only all these years.
Foldered: W7ESUI.cmd / KB4550735 March SSU / KB4537820 (Feb Monthly Quality Rollup)

Everything purposefully disabled in task scheduler was untouched after the Rollup install.
– or was it the Telemetry neutralize tweaks?:)
So nothing changed, although, the Installed Updates window got a clean-up albeit for a load of Microsoft .Net Frameworks; but comforting to find you can find old security-only numbers and older ssu’s if you place what you’re looking for in the upper corner search.

I hope the coming month will still allow theW7ESUI, SSU & March rollup combo to install through this brilliant development.
The ReadMe has’# for offline integration’; I had disabled WU and didn’t go offline, # for offline integration meant for the desktop RunOnce_W10_Telemetry_Tasks.cmd but was too hasty to take this into account – I shall do it offline if i get to install again next month.

Thanks to Creator of this, and wonderful and educational to read the poster’s questions and results on here. Big thank you.

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