Microsoft releases "comprehensive rollup" for Windows 7 that includes all updates since SP1
The Windows 10 free upgrade program has been very successful so far. The operating system is now installed on more than 300 million devices, but it is still far short of Microsoft’s most popular OS, Windows 7.
Launched in 2009, Windows 7 has carved out a sizable share of the desktop operating system market. According to NetMarketShare, the OS is installed on 47.82 percent of all desktops compared to just 15.34 percent for machines running Windows 10.
Windows 7 is still an incredibly important part of Microsoft’s overall software strategy, but installing a fresh copy is an arduous task that involves downloading and installing hundreds of updates. Fortunately, Microsoft has decided to provide a solution for this problem.
Nathan Mercer of Microsoft recently announced what it is calling a “convenience rollup” for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, which should help all new installations. The rollup is not a service pack because it does not include any new features. Instead, it consists of all the security and non-security fixes that have been released since SP1 that are suitable for general distribution through to April 2016.
This new update should be applied after SP1, meaning only updates released after April 2016 require a separate installation. In addition, the convenience rollup can be injected into Windows 7 SP1 media for a seamless installation. Details on how to do that can be found by clicking here.
It is worth noting that this is a completely optional update. It is not offered through Windows Update and has to be manually download and installed.