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mn– wrote:

Well, 8.1 is a bit of a bother if you now start from “clean” with Windows Update…

But, it’s a lot less painful if you can use another system to pull a base set with Wsusoffline. http://www.wsusoffline.net/ … that’s what I’m doing with a lot of systems that were sold with a 8.1 Pro license, factory-downgraded to 7.

So, checklist:
() 8.1 installer ISO/USB
() wsusoffline update package for 8.1
() drivers for 8.1 on the hardware in question

… also seems to be faster to just install predownloaded updates or autoskip unneeded, than wait for the updater to iterate online and pull this and that.

Sorry to bring this up – i’ve been asking a couple of lame things…
So i’ve found [1]…Microsoft Windows 8 Service packs will not be released.

> wsusoffline.net, this is a good alternative, thank you.
There’s modifications in version 11.8.1,
providing Sept 2019 Servicing Stack update to supersede the prior one.
– so they do supercedence of service stacks in their downloads. – no
need eg. to install April 2015/July 2016 servicing stack for the July Rollup.
(Can this be said for a conventional WU install i wonder…)
If you know the KB# of a noteable telemetry file, i wonder if it allows
to faze it out of the download, we’ll see.

Guardedness here 🙂 ; “It’s more likely for a service pack to cause an error
for a program or operating system … lots of updates in one package, the
odds increase that one of them will interfere with another application or
driver that’s already on the computer.”
That can be said I suppose of a large WU automatic install. — putting
in forethought to try to avoid a rush job. 🙂
Thank you for a good option in any event, much appreciated.
It is funny how that site doesn’t entice it’s ware with diagram or review,
some searches.

^ Hello, that’s a winding process to 8.1, glad you swam through it with ease. 🙂
And I’m always loving how everyone keeps caution on their update app and
prepare themselves each month. Great examples to be trouble-free.

Thanks, did not think about drivers at all, they might be old – must check
the maker’s driver download availability too!
So it was not an excruciatingly long Windows Updating process for you
even on an older pc – sounds alittle promising now.
Looking also into mn_’s Wsusoffline net suggestion, i did enquire about a
service pack, although wary of the unfamiliar i’m afraid.

Win 8.1 is pretty nice; had worried i would need classic shell – now open shell?
But it’s a win8.1update and a bit easier getting used to thankfully.
A little tutorial online never hurt either.

[pinwheel.galaxy]

Excellent to hear such a good review from someone who has run Win8.1 from the start, thanks. 🙂  So suppose you’ve not crashed recently to reinstall everything on WU.

For sure , all precautions taken especially before a big window update effort.
So no just a plain simple aim to catch up on everything offered that need to be there through WU on this pc that has an OS new to me. Glad it has a very nice interface
that has a choice to first install important security patches when you’re inundated after a fresh installation.

Recent Win8.1 ISO with lots of valueable file already in sounds great – only ppl itk
would know, but won’t redo as it’s all ready with the WU app turned off.
I just wondered if there was a best procedure from someone who had freshly done this recently.

Oh, I really would like to know the extent of how cumulative the monthly
rollups are – no point in redundancy.

• This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by pinwheel.galaxy.
• This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by pinwheel.galaxy.

Hi,  all right mn-,  you are obviously well versed in computer systems
and can try wsusoffline packages – reading the page i’m not sure.
Btw, Win 8.1 Service packs online are bogus?

from Google:  (I had no idea Win8.1 had a feature like this…)
Click on “Change PC settings,” then select “Update and recovery.”
Select “Choose how updates get installed.”
Click on the dropdown menu below “Important updates,” then select
“Install updates automatically.”

I’ve found this, it might help too, https://m.wikihow.com/Update-Windows-8.1
[Choose how updates get installed.]

Okay i’m still just getting used to 8.1 features. Thank you, I do have alot of time
before the end of the year. 🙂
So, ” …  faster to just install predownloaded updates or autoskip
unneeded, than wait for the updater to iterate online and pull this and that.”

I might just do so.  Still, list chronologically and install Service Stacks or whatnot first?
Thanks for the reply.