Question about instaling some windows updates or not. (KB codes)

esmorax

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Dear sevenforumers,

I was checking my updates again and noticed I still haven't installed a few windows updates, 5 of which were "important".

I haven't got much experience in deciding when to install an update and when not, usually I try to figure this out by asking for others opinions and searching on the forums.

Here is a list of updates that I could not decide on whether installing them would be beneficial or not.
It would be awesome if you could help me in this matter.

Kb3000869
Kb2973337
Kb2985461
Kb2998527
Kb3001554
Kb2574819
Kb2592687
Intel Corporation - Graphics Adapter WDDM1.1, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.2, Graphics Adapter WDDM1.3 - Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600

My laptop: GE70-i550M287FD, running on Win7 Ultimate 64-bit.


Thank you in advance!

esmorax
 

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MSI Notebook: GE70-i550M287FD.
Kb2574819 is reasonably important - it's a security enhancement
KB2592687 isn't really important unless you use Remote Desktop at all
Kb2973337 is important - it's a security enhancement
Kb2985461 is a bugfix - but not one you're likely to need.
Kb2998527 is a Time Zone Update - and will probably have been superseded by a more recent one anyhow
Kb3000869 is important - it's s security bugfix.
Kb3001554 is optional and possibly unnecessary unless you're playing DVDs a lot.

You should check with your laptop's manufacturer about the Driver updates - they may have more recent ones, or they may use tweaked ones.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM...i3 370M/i7 6500U8GB - finally :)/8GBit's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
OS
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
CPU
i3 370M/i7 6500U
Motherboard
Asus/Lenovo
Memory
8GB - finally :)/8GB
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it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Sound Card
onboard
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15.6" built-in
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1366x768/1920x1080
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750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
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n/a
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as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
Antivirus
MSE/Defender
Browser
IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must)
Kb2574819 is reasonably important - it's a security enhancement
KB2592687 isn't really important unless you use Remote Desktop at all
Kb2973337 is important - it's a security enhancement
Kb2985461 is a bugfix - but not one you're likely to need.
Kb2998527 is a Time Zone Update - and will probably have been superseded by a more recent one anyhow
Kb3000869 is important - it's s security bugfix.
Kb3001554 is optional and possibly unnecessary unless you're playing DVDs a lot.

You should check with your laptop's manufacturer about the Driver updates - they may have more recent ones, or they may use tweaked ones.

Thank you very much!
It helps a lot :) May I ask how you determine when new updates come up, which are important and which are not?

Yours,

esmorax
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel Core I5-4200MDDRIII(L) 8GBGT 750M 2GB GDDR5
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
MSI
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core I5-4200M
Motherboard
MSI
Memory
DDRIII(L) 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
GT 750M 2GB GDDR5
Sound Card
????
Monitor(s) Displays
Laptop monitor
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
750 GB
PSU
??
Case
??
Cooling
??
Keyboard
Steelseries
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
??
Antivirus
AVG
Browser
FireFox
Other Info
MSI Notebook: GE70-i550M287FD.
Generally, I regard ALL updates as 'important' - they aren't released without good reason, and generally lead to a smoother-running system.
Drivers are a little different, and I usually check the manufacturer's site to see if there are better/newer options available there, although mostly the ones offered by WU are satisfactory.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM...i3 370M/i7 6500U8GB - finally :)/8GBit's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
OS
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
CPU
i3 370M/i7 6500U
Motherboard
Asus/Lenovo
Memory
8GB - finally :)/8GB
Graphics Card(s)
it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" built-in
Screen Resolution
1366x768/1920x1080
Hard Drives
750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
PSU
n/a
Internet Speed
as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
Antivirus
MSE/Defender
Browser
IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must)
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