Security Only Updates vs Security Monthly Quality Rollup Updates!

Hi Brds7t7y,

Brds7t7 said:

Ah yes sorry, I missed the convenience update as I've never used it. It included some of the unwanted updates so I always avoided it, but it does save time. I prefer to pick and choose the updates I want though.

Brds7t7 said:

Don't forget that you have to install all the standalone security updates that came before the 2016 Security-only updates too.

Out of interest then please, what updates do you use instead?

Thanks in advance.

Brds7t7 said:

All standalone Security updates (Pre 2016 servicing model change).

I don't suppose you have a list do you? No worries if not.

Brds7t7 said:

All Security-only updates (Post 2016 servicing change).

I have these, there are 17 as of this month!

Brds7t7 said:

Most recommended updates, skipping the CEIP telemetry updates or the KB2952664 compatTel update (caused ridiculous amounts of Disk thrashing & slowdowns and hasn't been near my system since).
Some optional updates and security updates for Remote Desktop.

I will probably get these updates on a Windows update run after the clean install, so I will be able to pick and choose what I want there and then.

Thanks in advance.

Hi, this is a bit of a dogs breakfast however it contains all the KB's we all tried to avoid.


Telemetry etc
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KB971033 - Windows 7 Activation Update
KB2952664 - Compatibility update for Windows 7 (SP1)
KB2977759 - Compatibility update for Windows 7 (RTM Only)
KB3021917 - Update to Windows 7 SP1 for performance improvements
KB3035583 - "Get Windows 10" App (System Tray Nagware/Telemetry)
KB3075249 - Update that adds telemetry points to UAC in Windows 7
KB3080149 - Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
KB3022345 - Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
KB3068707 - Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
KB3068708 - Update for customer experience diagnostic telemetry (replaces KB3022345)
KB3123862 - Updated capabilities to upgrade Windows 8.1 and Windows 7
KB2990214 - Update that enables you to upgrade from Win7 to Win10
KB2999226 - Update for Universal C Runtime in Windows
KB3150513 - May 2016 Compatibility Update for Windows
KB3173040 - Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1 end of free upgrade offer notification


Windows Update Client
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KB3050265 - ***Windows Update Client for Windows 7: June 2015
KB3065987 - ***Windows Update Client for Windows 7: July 2015
KB3075851 - ***Windows Update Client for Windows 7: August 2015
KB3083324 - ***Windows Update Client for Windows 7: September 2015
KB3083710 - ***Windows Update Client for Windows 7: October 2015
KB3102810 - ***Windows Update Client for Windows 7: November 2015 - High CPU/Long Scan Fix
KB3112343 - ***Windows Update Client for Windows 7: December 2015
KB3135445 - ***Windows Update Client for Windows 7: February 2016
KB3138612 - ***Windows Update Client for Windows 7: March 2016
KB3161647 - ***Windows Update Client for Windows 7: June 2016 is also imbedded in June 2016 Update Rollup for Windows 7 SP1 KB3161608


Internet Explorer Security
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KB3139929 - Security update for Internet Explorer: March 8, 2016, This contains KB3146449.
KB3146449 - lets users learn about Windows 10 or start an upgrade to Windows 10.


Other Optionals
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KB3038314 IE, Bing default search provider.
KB3046480 Migrate the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 to a later version of Windows.
KB2592687 Remote Desktop Protocol
KB2923545 Remote Desktop Protocol.
KB2994023 Remote desktop session constantly disconnects and reconnects.
KB2726535 Adds South Sudan to the list of countries.
KB2660075 Time and date if the time zone is set to Samoa.
KB2999226 Windows 10 Universal CRT
KB3095649 Fixes a crash in Win32k.sys in Windows 7 SP1
KB3077715 August 2015 cumulative time zone update
KB3112148 December 2015, cumulative time zone update
KB 3118401 Update for Universal C Runtime in Windows
KB2876229 SKYPE.
KB2970228 Russian ruble symbol.
KB2977728 Improves the performance of the following graphics and imaging components.
KB2978092 Graphics software or applications crash.
KB3102429 Azerbaijani Manat and Georgian Lari currency symbols
KB3097877 This caused Gadgets to stop running.
KB3148851 Time zone changes for Russia in Windows.
KB3133977 BitLocker can't encrypt crashes in svchost.exe issues with Asus mb and UEFI.
KB2506928 A link in an .html file that you open in Outlook does not work in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2


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KB3156417 May 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 [contains Telemetry]

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KB3102810 Updates is slow and high CPU usage occurs
KB3020369 April 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 7

Quote: Originally Posted by Brds7t7
All standalone Security updates (Pre 2016 servicing model change).

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Black
I don't suppose you have a list do you? No worries if not.

Did he ?
Please let me know if you managed to sort out a list for those by now.
With some luck, maybe most of the windows ones can be obtained with the "Enterprise Rollup Update" (KB2775511), released back in March 2013, which contains ~1500 KB (comprising of “Security Updates” and “Hotfixes”) up to April 2016.
.. I wonder if some of those included hotfixes are to be blacklisted tho..

Quote: Originally Posted by Brds7t7
All Security-only updates (Post 2016 servicing change).

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Black
I have these, there are 17 as of this month!

yep. 27 by now. but for Windows only. (aren't you installing those for core components and dependencies as well ?) ie. for .NET Frameworks, it started back in October 2016 with KB3188730.Counting a total of 35 by now..
This turns the Security-Only (new model ones) updates to 62 , just for Windows and NetFX.. (speaking W7x64SP1 as always)

.. and again, this is apart from all the standalone security updates released between SP1 and Aug2016 (yea, those mentionned earlier by Brds7t7)