14 DAY TRIAL // With Service Packs for the Windows client regarded as minor, standard upgrades more than anything else, Microsoft is focusing more and more on improving the operating system with Windows Update releases.
It was the case for Windows Vista and it is the case for Windows 7, which received a range of updates designed to kick it up a notch.
Illustrative examples in this regard are the stability and reliability refreshes made available for Windows 7 following the general availability of the platform, back in October 2009.
In the same month as the GA of Window 7, the software giant also released an update designed to boost the sturdiness of the operating system.
On December 28th, 2010, the Redmond company released a revision of the old October 2009 stability and reliability update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Provided that users are running the two platforms mentioned above, they will be able to download and install the refresh (download links at the bottom of this article.)
“This update improves the stability and reliability of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2,” Microsoft informed.
“To install the correct version of this update, you must know whether you are running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2.”
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 also includes all the stability and reliability updates, as well as the application compatibility refreshes that have been delivered so far by the Redmond company.
SP1 doesn’t include much of anything else, except patches and bug fixes, certainly it will not introduce any new features for the operating system.
Third-party sources claim that Windows 7 SP1 is extremely close to being released to manufacturing, with RTM Candidate Builds already put together.
However, Microsoft has yet to confirm any availability deadlines for Windows 7 SP1 outside of saying that the finalized version of the service pack will be delivered to customers in the first quarter of 2011. - Download the Update for Windows 7 (KB974431) package now.
- Download the Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB974431) package now.
- Download the Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB974431) package now.