Tick-tock, tick-tock. The story of Windows 7 will end next January 14, after being part of our digital lives for more than ten years... or at least, that's what Microsoft keeps repeating. In the background, extended security updates will continue for at least three years for those companies that decide to purchase the privilege of receiving them. However, a group of enthusiasts at the classic My Digital Life forum has just presented BypassESU, a project to manipulate the verification system and allow a Windows 7 installation to receive all those additional hotfixes.
Hard to believe, but the answer is yes: More than ten years have passed since the launch of Windows 7. The definitive solution to the "Vista catastrophe" and one of Microsoft's most successful operating systems still holds 30 percent of the market. Naturally, those percentages are not to Redmond's liking, since its strategy involves moving everyone under the influence of Windows 10, but user resistance is considerable.
Of course, Microsoft knows that the pace of many companies and government organizations is slower, and extended security updates are there for those who decide to pay for them. The cost per terminal increases with each extra year, but with a maximum of 36 months, it is logical to assume there will be some demand. Now the question is: How can end users access those updates?
https://old.neoteo.com/como-reparar-windows-update-en-windows-7/Official options for traditional Windows 7 installations are null, but a team of enthusiasts at the My Digital Life forum has just presented the BypassESU project. What exactly does it consist of? It all began with the release of KB4528069 in November, a hotfix that checks whether the system is compatible with extended security updates (ESU). This requires entering a license key that authorizes receiving those updates.
The work of BypassESU is to block the verification and enable the installation of ESU hotfixes on all editions of Windows 7. BypassESU has several prerequisites: KB4490628 (Servicing Stack, March 2019), KB4474419 (SHA-2 support), a restart, and KB4523206 (Servicing Stack, November 2019). From here we can install BypassESU, and finally, install KB4528069.
To download BypassESU you will need an account at My Digital Life, and, as always, this is an arms race. A simple Microsoft patch could neutralize BypassESU, but once the genie escapes from the lamp, nothing puts it back.
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