Do I need to install recommended updates?


  1. Posts : 117
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    Do I need to install recommended updates?


    I would like your advice on installing recommended updates. I just did a clean install for a friend and installed the convenience rollup, then finished installing the rest of the updates. I left the box for recommended updates unchecked. Do you think I should install these too?
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  2. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #2

    Hi,
    Post a list or screen shot of what is showing up
    We all have our avoid lists for various reasons :)
    Do I need to install recommended updates?-10-18-2016-skipped-optional.png
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  3. Posts : 117
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Here is the optional updates

    Do I need to install recommended updates?-optional-updates-1.png

    Do I need to install recommended updates?-optional-updates-2.png
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  4. Posts : 21,004
    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
       #4

    Personally I leave them alone because otherwise it means hours of searching what the updates are for (I have better things to do with my time) and one has to wonder why are they "recommended"
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  5. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #5

    Hi,
    About all I can say is exclude the ones I posted from your list and load the rest :)
    If you use remote desktop features load those too I do not so I did not install them,
    Code:
    KB3182373 silverlight
    KB2876229 Skype desktop
    KB2574819*This update is required only if you intend to use Remote Desktop*just Uninstalled !!!!9-17-16 off acer.
    KB2592687 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0
    KB2660075 Samoa time zone change.. Installed on asus<<<<
    KB2830477 RemoteApp and Desktop Connections
    kb2952664*Compatibility update 10 upgrading
    kb3013531*.mkv files to Windows Phone
    kb3021917*performance improvements 10 upgrading
    KB3068708 customer experience and diagnostic telemetry 
    KB3080079 Update to add RDS support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2
    KB3080149*customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
    KB3102429 Update that supports Azerbaijani Manat and..
    KB3107998 Remove Lenovo USB Blocker
    KB3123862**recalled ? lets users easily learn about Windows 10
    KB3133977 BitLocker can't encrypt drives
    KB3137061 Windows Azure VMs don't recover
    KB3138378 Update for Journal.dll Installed on asus<<<<<
    KB3138901 RDP proxy
    KB3147071 connection to oracle fails
    KB3179573 August 2016 rollup
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  6. Posts : 117
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Thank you both for your replies. @TrashZone I will install the one you posted from my list. He does not use Remote Desktop so I will skip those.
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  7. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #7

    Hi,
    No problem :)
    My text list might be missing some definitions of a few of what is shown on the screen shot
    I haven't checked it for new ones lately I've been a little busy the last month,
    Cheers.
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