

The required updates should be deploy using Microsoft Endpoint Manager as required to all Windows 7 clients. Just make sure the Windows 7 clients are fully updated. You might see other KB numbers as they get updated each month.

The following updates are required on the Windows 7 clients and the client should also be connected to the internet.ĭon’t worry too much about the specific updates. To access the key within VLSC, the organization’s administrator can select Licenses > Relationship Summary > > Product Keys. In order to deploy the ESU, Microsoft provides an “extra” Multiple Activation Key (MAK) key in the VLSC. This MAK key is independent of the Windows 7 activation key and can work in parallel together with a KMS activation deployment. This blog post will explain how setup the Extended Security Updates for Windows 7, if using volume licensing (VL) to manage on-premises deployments of Windows 7. Many enterprise customers have access to these updates as part of their Microsoft E5 licenses or volume licensing (VL). At least if you don’t pay extra for it… Microsoft has an “Extended Security Updates” (ESU) program that can keep you Windows 7 clients secure for another 3 years. Next month, on January 14, 2020, Microsoft ends the “extended support” for Windows 7 and they will stop releasing security updates.
