You might see a notification indicating whether the update was successful. STEP6:After SP1 is installed, sign in to your PC. STEP5:Follow the instructions to install SP1. You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice. Install any important updates and then follow these steps again to check for SP1. If SP1 isn’t listed, you might need to install some other updates before installing SP1. In the list of updates, select Service Pack for Microsoft Windows (KB976932) and then select OK. STEP3:If any important updates are found, select the link to view available updates. STEP2: In the left pane, select Check for updates. Start button > All programs > Windows Update. To manually install SP1 from Windows Update: Follow the instructions to install the update.
If your PC is set to automatically install updates, you’ll be prompted by Windows Update to install SP1. Posted in Windows and tagged cleanup, Disk, Update, Windows, winsxs.1.Installing Windows 7 SP1 using Windows Update (recommended) There are some options for managing the usage of this clean up as an administrator for enterprise desktops however the process is a little clunky due to the fact that it is dependant on some registry and manual command line actions, but its nothing that can’t be achieved with the deployment of a Group Policy Object with a machine start up script.
With Windows 7 SP1, we had the DISM command for removing the Pre-SP1 WinSXS repository files which for some people, depending on updates you had installed could save gigabytes of disk, so this update to clean up Post-SP1 updates is really welcome. As time goes by after installing Windows Updates which are released to address security flaws or provide stability and reliability improvements, this folder grows. This is because this folder stores previous versions of updated files to allow you to roll back. This update gives you new options for cleaning up the WinSXS repository using the Disk Cleanup tool, allowing you to reduce the footprint of your Windows installation. I was surprised that I missed this release initially so I’m a few days off the pulse with this post but Microsoft have released an update for Windows 7 SP1 and it’s a good one.
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