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Install this update to resolve issues with non-compatible applications for Windows 7. For complete details of this update, see Knowledge Base Article KB976264. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. To use this site to find and download updates, you need to change your security settings to allow ActiveX controls and active scripting. To get updates but allow your security settings to continue blocking potentially harmful ActiveX controls and scripting from other sites, make this site a trusted website. Aug 15, 2019  Windows 7 Forums is the largest help and support community, providing friendly help and advice for Microsoft Windows 7 Computers such as Dell, HP, Acer, Asus or a custom build. Release Notes August 2019 Security Updates Release Date: August 13, 2019 The August security release consists of security updates for the following software: Microsoft.

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Open the Windows Control Panel, and then click System and Security.

The System and Security window appears.

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Click Windows Update.

The Windows Update window appears.

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In the left pane, click Check for Updates.

Windows connects to the Internet to check for updates. After checking for updates, Windows Update reports any important or optional updates that were found.

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In the left pane, click Check for Updates.

/tsa-driver-license-states.html. Windows connects to the Internet to check for updates. After checking for updates, Windows Update reports any important or optional updates that were found.

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Click the link for any updates that you wish to install.

The Select Updates to Install window appears. You see two optional updates in this example.

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Select the updates that you want to install and click OK.

The Windows Update window appears.

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Click Install Updates.

Windows downloads and installs the selected updates.

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Click Install Updates.

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Windows downloads and installs the selected updates.

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You can stop the installation at any time by clicking Stop Installation.

After the updates are downloaded and installed, Windows will prompt you if a restart is required.

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If a restart is required, click Restart Now.

Your system restarts and Windows 7 completes the installation of the updates.

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Click View Update History to see a log of all updates that have been applied to your computer.

If you had to restart your computer in the previous step, follow Steps 1-3 to return to this screen. The View Update History window appears, with a log file that shows the name of any updates installed, the status, importance, and date installed.

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Click View Update History to see a log of all updates that have been applied to your computer.

If you had to restart your computer in the previous step, follow Steps 1-3 to return to this screen. The View Update History window appears, with a log file that shows the name of any updates installed, the status, importance, and date installed.

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Click the Close button.

The View Update History window closes. If you have issues, you may consider removing the update.

To the surprise of Windows watchers, the latest Windows 7 “security-only” update includes telemetry. The telemetry in question is Microsoft’s “Compatibility Appraiser,” which checks PCs for problems that could prevent upgrading to Windows 10.

As Woody Leonhard points out on Computerworld, this is pretty odd on Microsoft’s part—the telemetry code was previously available and is probably installed on your system already if you use Windows 7. But, it was restricted to the normal “cumulative” update rollups. As Ed Bott explains on ZDNet:

What was surprising about this month’s Security-only update, formally titled the “July 9, 2019—KB4507456 (Security-only update),” is that it bundled the Compatibility Appraiser, KB2952664, which is designed to identify issues that could prevent a Windows 7 PC from updating to Windows 10.

It’s hard to say exactly why Microsoft is trying to install the telemetry on all Windows 7 PCs now, but extended support for Windows 7 expires on January 14, 2020. Windows 7 users don’t have much time left before they should upgrade—just six months. Windows 7 is already nagging users about updates. Microsoft may want to understand how many Windows 7 machines are left in the wild and whether they have compatibility problems with new software.

When Ed Bott asked Microsoft why it added the telemetry code to this update, he received a “no comment.” As usual, Microsoft is making itself look bad by refusing to be transparent and explain what it’s doing. The security update doesn’t seem to bundle any code for upgrading to Windows 10.

We still always recommend installing security patches for your PC. After installation, you can stop the telemetry from running, if you like. As abbodi86 advises on the Ask Woody forums:

Disabling (or deleting) these scheduled tasks after installation (before reboot) should be enough to turn off the appraiser

MicrosoftWindowsApplication ExperienceProgramDataUpdater
MicrosoftWindowsApplication ExperienceMicrosoft Compatibility Appraiser
MicrosoftWindowsApplication ExperienceAitAgent

If you don’t want this code running. head to the Task Scheduler and disable these scheduled tasks. If you disable them before a reboot after running the update, they won’t even run once.

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