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December updates installed ok. Installed KB890830, KB4530734 first – restarted but didn’t get a double reboot. Then SSU KB4531786 was offered and installed it. Went ok, but the download for the SSU took forever. Restarted after SSU.

On Jan 14 it’s EOL for Windows 7, but is that also patch Tuesday, with one more update?

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Win7 Group A, 64-bit Windows Home Premium user

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@pkcano I’ve never seen my system do a double reboot before. Does it happen automatically or do you have to click restart first?

Win 7 Group A 64-bit Windows Home Premium user.

@paul-t thank you I will definitely give serious consideration to upgrading to Win10. I will post in a new topic if I do. I guess I’d have nothing to lose once Win7 is out of support anyway.

Thank you, @paul-t I have thought of this too, but feel overwhelmed by so much discussion here about its problems.

Thank you for this suggestion. Win8.1 may be what I can work with.

@greatandpowerfultech thank you for the suggestion – you’re very kind to think I might be capable of using Linux. Compared to everyone here I am very non-techie. I’ve never before installed an OS from scratch so I’d be doing everyone here a favor by not attempting it . Before I retired, most of my job positions required using Windows so I’m not used to much else, except for iOS. I just like Win7 a lot and that’s the reason for my reading Askwoody.

Thank you @Microfix for verifying this. Now I have to really decide what to replace my old laptop with, a Mac, Chromebook or what. As it is though, I basically use my current laptop like a Chromebook, just doing everything with Chrome. But I guess this a different topic for another thread somewhere.

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Forgive me, I can’t remember if this was addressed before, but will there be one more Win7 update in January before its end of life?

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Wishing Woody and all his team and all the readers here a very Merry Christmas and wonderful New Year! Truly grateful for all the help everyone provides here – it’s a great little community . Bless you all!

In my Windows Important Updates, I only see the September Security rollup KB4516065, September Security Update KB4474419, and the September Security rollup for .NET. It’s ok to only install these important updates then?

Win 7 Home x64 Group A

Does this apply to all the September patches?

Win 7 Group A 64-bit Windows Home Premium user.

After reading all the angst filled posts about BSOD problems and advice on how to prevent them, I thought my best option was to install the August updates one at a time. So I installed KB3133977, KB4474419, KB4512506, KB890830 separately and rebooted each time after an interval of time. So far all seems ok. I have a 10 year old HP Compaq laptop Win 7 SP1 Home Premium 64-bit (group A) that I’d like to keep running for at least until next January.
Thanks to everyone here for all the helpful advice and sharing!

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[OldBiddy]

Thanks @woody – that’s good to know about Symantec and Norton. I guess the Norton name still carries some cachet if people still use it.

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I have Symantec (Norton? Is it the same thing?) also and I haven’t been offered the August monthly roll up either. When it is offered can we assume the problem is fixed? DEFCON status notwithstanding of course. All I see in WU is a whole lot of drivers labeled optional.

Thank you, Paul, for this suggestion. I will try it and see if it recovers any space.