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Windows 7 Club

Too bad that there is not any Win7 IT experts still around.
Microsoft abandon Win7 by leaving undocumented the issue of DISM and of Trusted Installer, which this aloud PendingRenames folder to get full of leftovers of files, that windows should be able to use for internal operation and then to delete.

I did take ownership of PendingRenames and cleaned the folder.
I did use System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7
dism /online /cleanup-image /checkhealth
Log returned = No Errors.

Even so, somethings gets activated at a schedule, and 1200 tiny files they do return at PendingRenames folder.
 
Hi,
No idea where this location is you're referring to.

Never mind I see your post here oops different issue post the real location
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Windows 7 Club

I'm also sticking with win7 as I have a FX-60 processor which does not support win 10. I will also search for the next two years update after jan. Another thing I like to point out is, win 10 can be made to support most old processors as you can emulate any missing hardware features a processor...
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Win 7 64bit Pro or higher, this is a Fortress and 100% solid all times. ( For as long your HDD this does not have bad sectors, and there is no files corruption).
Under the Win7 tower, there is the boiler room that windows administrator meet there and smoke a cigarette, Microsoft leave there few skeletons that we are unable to remove their corpses. :)


DISM along /Cleanup-Image /RevertPendingActions .. this is my QUIZ
 
lexluthermiester said:
Never had issues with that. I'll be honest, didn't even know it was a thing.
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Yeah usually it's seen when an OS Upgrade goes snafu say upgrading 7 to 8 or 8.1 or even to 10 and something goes wrong that the process doesn't like and it just reverts you back to 7 usually after that happens it's time for CLEAN install
 
Athlonite said:
Yeah usually it's seen when an OS Upgrade goes snafu say upgrading 7 to 8 or 8.1 or even to 10 and something goes wrong that the process doesn't like and it just reverts you back to 7 usually after that happens it's time for CLEAN install
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Ah ok. I rarely do "upgrade" installs. Seriously can't remember the last time.
 
Upgrades are a mess in my opinion. Never have I delt with it but only 4 times. So many things going wrong
 
lexluthermiester said:
Ah ok. I rarely do "upgrade" installs. Seriously can't remember the last time.
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Hi,
All my installs are upgrades I've seen no issues 7 to 10 & 10 to 11
Most of the time I just restored a system image to a new machine and clean up the drivers...

Only other thing is I change activation keys.
 
ThrashZone said:
Hi,
All my installs are upgrades I've seen no issues 7 to 10 & 10 to 11
Most of the time I just restored a system image to a new machine and clean up the drivers...

Only other thing is I change activation keys.
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10 to 11 is an exception to the norm there, as much of the OS was the same so there was a lot less hiccups
 
lexluthermiester said:
Never had issues with that. I'll be honest, didn't even know it was a thing.
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Any friends of IT adventure, they should study for a week, of what DISM pack of commands can do within Win7.
/RevertPendingActions command line, while it is extremely valuable, and still it is poorly documented by Microsoft.
Therefore we do not need Google search, but rather demonstration of our own human intelligence.
 
A new find ... there is actually a step-up upgrade from 2.0 about Windows PowerShell ( hidden in to another KB pack)

Windows PowerShell ISE = second version of the new console with easy help file about the use of commands.
Even controllable zoom.
Its like a bright new car :)

Download Windows Management Framework 5.1 from Official Microsoft Download Center

Windows Management Framework 5.1 includes updates to Windows PowerShell, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), Windows Remote Management (WinRM), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Release notes: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=839460
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Windows-PowerShell-ISE.jpg
 
ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Ran into this fellow posting about this process to update after eol for free


I thought at first, okay seen this long ago
www.ghacks.net

It appears that the Windows 7 ESU Bypass is indeed working - gHacks Tech News

The Windows 7 ESU bypass to install ESU-only updates for the operating system appears to be working just fine.
www.ghacks.net www.ghacks.net

But after a ducky search found a couple youtube videos
One using v11 unfortunately content is blocked on the referred website for v11 download

Summed up all that is needed is two updates installed first basically for me anyway
KB4555449
KB4575903
Restart

Found a second video that offered v9 on it through google share
Then found v9 on github too it just doesn't tell you the right updates you need installing but does give three that do need to be installed just like the first video shows all five needed

github.com

GitHub - arturolegovich/BypassESU-v9-AIO: BypassESU-v9-AIO for Windows 7 x64 & x86

BypassESU-v9-AIO for Windows 7 x64 & x86. Contribute to arturolegovich/BypassESU-v9-AIO development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com github.com

Then unblock in properties and run the liveOS-setup as admin
I selected 1 option
View attachment 238605


I've done all my win-7's so far and haven't noticed anything weird just that it didn't come up with near as many updates as I thought would be found
Only found a few, a rollup from 10-2021 and I opted to install net 4.8 too

So this was pretty easy so thanks @Cergy for the heads up and follow up on another thread :cool:
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I Got Windows 7 in 2022.

Hi, z490 on win-11 the hdd loads normally so 10's windows explore is borked I'll restore a system image when I get a chance and see if it fixes it. Edit System image fixed it.
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Hi,
June security update rollup installed so 7bypass still working

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lexluthermiester said:
What? You mean "services.msc"? I usually just open the management console.
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Yeah It was abbreviated.

Been using it forever myself, haven't dealt with Powershell as I'm used to DOS (cmd.exe) and msconfig (W98SE) days since services.msc was a nt utility. I remember services were called Terminate and Stay Residents

We need to not forget task scheduler has snippets in it.
 
Hi,
sfc /verifyonly was clear so that's surprising :laugh:
 
People stuck with old windows 7... :D
Can't be forever.....One day it'll be EOL for everyone and then there won't be any updates anymore..

I have left it behind me.

I'm ok with windows 10/11.
 
Hi,
Stuck ?
More of a sanity os for myself I'm hardly stuck in anyway except maybe stuck in simplicity mode without windows pretender/ ms get more out our shit ms account/.... annoyances and a crapload of telemetry.
Other than that I use 10 more than 11 when I use z490 seeing I don't have 7 on it but do have linux
x99 and x299 rigs have 7 on them though plus 10-11 and linux mint 20.2.
So I play with other os's
 
P4-630 said:
I never used an M$ account in windows, always created a local account.
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Hi,
Think 22h2 or what ever the newest build for 11 is will test not using a ms account thing along with people using older hardware.
The rope is starting to tighten :laugh:
 
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