How current is the download version of WIndows 7?

[KublaiKhan]

Windows 7 download from Microsoft

Anyone know if this download is kept current, or if it is something older, perhaps only including SP1?

Seems like a way to reinstall without having to wade through years of updates and the hit-or-miss nature of Windows Update.

 

[Tzn]

Windows 8/8.1 and Windows Server 2012/2012 R2

Microsoft's official Windows 8.1 Support Lifecycle Policy treats Windows 8.1 as if it were a service pack for Windows 8. That means the lifecycle calculations start when Windows 8 shipped, in 2012.

Support for the original release of Windows 8 ended "two years after the General Availability of the Windows 8.1 update," or October 18, 2015. The same policy applies to Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 (equivalent to Windows 8.1).

Most PCs that included a preinstalled version of the original release of Windows 8 have long since disappeared from retail channels. For the dwindling population of PC users still running Windows 8, a free upgrade to Windows 8.1 is available through the Windows Store.

Mainstream support ends: January 9, 2018

Extended support ends: January 10, 2023



Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2

This is currently the most popular release of Windows, and promises to hold that top spot for a long, long time. The following support dates require that you install Service Pack 1 (Windows 7 RTM support ended in April 2009).

Note that these dates are identical for Windows Server 2008 R2.

Mainstream support ends: No longer supported

Extended support ends: January 14, 2020


Taken from google, judge for yourself.

 

[KublaiKhan]

Sorry, but I'm not asking about its popularity. I'm asking how current this download is. Would using this image avoid also downloading the years of updates since SP1?

I'm not aware of how support is being officially defined relative to ongoing updates; but updates continue to roll out. Are these regularly incorporated into this download?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

The download images are not kept updated. You will have to download/install every update released since the image's release.

 

[KublaiKhan]

Then does anyone know how recent it is?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

When was SP1 released? That's how recent it is.

 

[Math Geek]

it will barely have more beyond SP1 in that iso. they did not bother keeping it updated. if windows update works, then it is still rather simple though time consuming to install updates. if it is not working well and/or you want a one step solution with less reboots and refreshing of the update list, check here http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3062210/windows-update-roll-released.html

one big file with all the updates to april of this year. does not include .net and some other updates but the rest are there. full details in the thread i linked.