Tag Archives: ESU

Windows 7: Forcing February 2020 Security Updates – Part 1

Posted on 2020-03-05 by guenni

[German]Still using Windows 7 and interested installing the security updates from February 2020, although support for the operating system in January 2020 has fallen out of support? In this blog post I will outline an overview of several options.

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Windows 7: ESU questions and more answers – Part 4

Posted on 2020-02-12 by guenni

[German]Administrators who have chosen to participate in the Extended Security Updates program will need to make some enhancements in order to receive security updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in February 2020.

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Windows 7: ESU Activation in Enterprise Environment – Part 3

Posted on 2020-01-21 by guenni

[German]In another blog post I would like to discuss the activation of ESU licenses for Windows 7 SP1/Windows Server 2008/R2 support renewal in enterprise environments. Microsoft doesn't offer a viable solution to this issue, but I have found a potentially … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: Preparing for ESU and license activation – Part 2

Posted on 2020-01-08 by guenni

[German]In Part 1 of this series of articles, I outlined how customers can purchase and manage a Windows 7 SP1 Extended Security Updates (ESU) license. In part 2 I'll show you how to prepare Windows 7 SP1 to activate the … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: Buy and manage ESU licenses – Part 1

Posted on 2020-01-06 by guenni

[German]On January 14, 2020 Windows 7 SP1 reaches End of Life. Business customers can order Windows 7 SP1 Extended Security Updates (ESU). In this blog post, I'll show in detail what customers from small and medium businesses (SMB) need to … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, price and source for SMEs

Posted on 2019-12-17 by guenni

[German]It was a 'difficult birth' – over three weeks I have drilled thick boards and tried to to get some details and especially prices for Windows 7 Extended Security Update (ESU). Finally I found a German Microsoft Partner who offers … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 Extended Security Update (ESU) program available

Posted on 2019-12-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program is now available since December 2, 2019. Enterprise users can use this program to purchase extended security updates from the end of support (14.1.2020) until early 2023. Here is another short summary … Continue reading →

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