

My Windows 7 SP1 was pulling security updates from Microsoft without any problems until January 2020. 2020 Updates: BypassESU v8 required also deal with the issue. In the blog post Windows 7: Forcing February 2020 Security Updates – Part 1, I had given some hints about this solution. Home users can use a solution like BypassESU, a solution created by a community enthusiast to get security updates for Windows 7 SP1 as well. I have a machine running WIndows 7 SP1 Ultimate here with an ESU license for 2020 and now 2021 (I had referred to the ESU package for the second year in the blog post Windows 7: Buy and manage ESU licenses – Part 1).


The first year of ESU support has expired in January 2021.
