If you are re-installing windows 7, use WSUS offline update instead of windows updates or it will take forever.

It grabs the updates from microsoft servers and downloads all of them at once, then you simply run the update file and it installs all the updates. You could save these to a USB device and keep it handy if you ever need to have them. It verifies the hashes and checksums, and it is a great utility to have.

Can you choose the updates to install seperately?
5*

I'm doing a clean install right now how dafuq did you know???

No, not seperately, but if you want to remove the telemetry updates, use this batch file:

CHO OFF
REM --- remember to invoke from ELEVATED command prompt!
REM --- or start the batch with context menu "run as admin".
SETLOCAL

REM --- (as of 2015-08-26):
REM KB3012973 - Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro
REM KB3021917 - Update to Windows 7 SP1 for performance improvements
REM KB3035583 - GWX Update installs Get Windows 10 app in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1
REM KB2952664 - Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7
REM KB2976978 - Compatibility update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8
REM KB3022345 - Telemetry [Replaced by KB3068708]
REM KB3068708 - Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
REM KB2990214 - Update that enables you to upgrade from Windows 7 to a later version of Windows
REM KB3075249 - Update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7
REM KB3080149 - Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
REM KB3044374 - W8,8.1 Nagware for W10
REM KB2977759 - W10 Diagnostics Compatibility Telemetry
REM KB3050265 - Windwos Update services update to upgrade to W10
REM KB3068707 - Customer experience telemetry point. W7,8,8.1


REM --- uninstall updates
echo uninstalling updates ...
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3012973 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3021917 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3035583 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:2952664 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:2976978 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3022345 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3068708 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:2990214 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3075249 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3080149 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3044374 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:2977759 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3050265 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.
start "title" /b /wait wusa.exe /kb:3068707 /uninstall /quiet /norestart
echo - done.

timeout 10

echo ... COMPLETED (please remember to REBOOT, and Hide the Following KB Updates)
echo ...3012973
echo ...3021917
echo ...3035583
echo ...2952664
echo ...2976978
echo ...3022345
echo ...3068708
echo ...2990214
echo ...3075249
echo ...3080149
echo ...3044374
echo ...2977759
echo ...3050265
echo ...3068707
echo - done.


pause

echo Uninstalling KB3075249 (telemetry for Win7/8.1)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3075249 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3080149 (telemetry for Win7/8.1)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3080149 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3021917 (telemetry for Win7)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3021917 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3022345 (telemetry)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3022345 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3068708 (telemetry)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3068708 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3044374 (Get Windows 10 for Win8.1)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3044374 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3035583 (Get Windows 10 for Win7sp1/8.1)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3035583 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB2990214 (Get Windows 10 for Win7 without sp1)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:2990214 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB2990214 (Get Windows 10 for Win7)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:2990214 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB2952664 (Get Windows 10 assistant)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:2952664 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3075853 (update for "Windows Update" on Win8.1/Server 2012R2)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3075853 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3065987 (update for "Windows Update" on Win7/Server 2008R2)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3065987 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3050265 (update for "Windows Update" on Win7)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3050265 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB971033 (license validation)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:971033 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB2902907 (description not available)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:2902907 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB2976987 (description not available)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:2976987 /quiet /norestart
REM --- EOF

4 hours in, still checking for updates... Install has yet to begin.

Should I stop? I think it's close to actually installing now.

Haha, you will be waiting another 4 hours.

Added to personal pins.

5* OP!

Just download WSUS offline update here:

[link to download.wsusoffline.net]

Unzip the file and run the update generator, wait around 1 hour then after it downloads everything, run the install.

What the fuck is it doing, anyways? 50% CPU for 4 hours... Almost zero disk activity.

It should be:

Is KB666420 installed? No? INSTALL!!!
Is KB8675309 installed? No? INSTALL!!!

Is it doing some kind of hash of the whole operating system?

Thanks, It actually works!

It downloads all the updates from microsoft's servers and does a hash check on the file checksums on microsoft's servers, so it is safe and fast.

Well, its hard to explain actually, their update system works one update at a time, and it downloads each update, reads the file again, then does a checksum, and repeats the process on each file. When the checksum is being checked on the entire file, it has to use CPU to read the entire file back and compare the checksum. That process involves a lot of time reading one file at a time after downloading.

I can't go into details on how it works, it would take too long to explain. This process is much faster and easier.

Nice!!! Thanks!

Windows 7 is about to be canned in a few month's anyway. Microsoft will no longer support it, but you can still run it.

I say by the year 2020, every PC on the planet will be running windows 10.

Your welcome, simply copy that text and paste it in a file as a batch file, and it will uninstall all the nagware and windows telemetry updates trying to force you to update to windows 10.

I will have to use it at work but my personal rigs will migrate to Linux... actually that's what triggered the clean install on this one.

Figured I would freshen it up since I had to repartition.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I simply do not trust Windows 10 and its bloatware and spyware. It seems that operating system is spying on everyone and transmitting data back to microsoft according to traffic analysis from several programs.

I am sticking to windows 7 as long as possible without the bloatware and privacy invasion.

Linux will be my chose also. (Ubuntu Desktop is my favorite).

I have given up on microsoft. They have become just too "Big Brother" for me. I am sick of their desire to create a spyware operating system. Windows 10 is nothing but a spyware operating system designed to spy on its users and transmit data back to their servers. I have seen this on traffic analysis software capturing data packets.

That's right, Microsoft update takes forever, many many hours.

Try WSUS. You will have your system fully updated within 2-3 hours.

[link to download.wsusoffline.net]

If you want to remove telemetry updates and windows 10 update nagware, there is a batch file for that. Look earlier in this thread for it. I posted that for people who didn't want to update to windows 10 and that batch file will uninstall the updates that run that nagware about updating to windows 10.

The first thing I do after I install windows is disable Windows update.

Yeah overtime that last update takes forever and has this message not to shut down, so I sat there like 5 hours before rebooting the damn thing.

Well that will work also, but you will be vunerable to security updates and drive-by downloads if you are using internet explorer if you do not have the security updates applied. The best thing you can do is simply STOP using internet explorer (Internet EXPLODER in my opinion), haha.

Use Firefox as your primary browser. You will be much safer using that browser instead of internet explorer.

Internet explorer uses a protocol called ActiveX which auto executes when you visit web sites. Firefox does NOT use Active X at all, so you are much safer using Firefox than Internet Explorer for your default browser. If you visit an infected website using internet explorer and there is an active X script running on that site, you could become instantly infected just by visiting a website if you are running internet explorer.

Here is a good tip...STAY AWAY FROM INTERNET EXPLORER!

Download firefox here:

[link to www.mozilla.org (secure)]

You are MUCH SAFER using this browser since Firefox doesn't execute any ActiveX scripts whatsoever.

I have extensive knowledge of the internet and how it works and internet security. If you would like to ask me any questions, email me at [email protected]

I would be more than glad to answer your questions.

Your SAFEST bet is to run Linux. Ubuntu Desktop is much safer than Windows, which you can download here:

[link to www.ubuntu.com]

Linux is a much more secure operating system than windows, and you are less likely to get any viruses/malware at all.

If you run Linux, the chances of you getting a virus or malware are almost zero. The linux operating systems file system is much more secure than windows. I would suggest everyone run Linux than windows.

Installing now... I think I'm gonna make it in about 6 hours.

SSD mofo!!!