Tag Archives: ESU

Patchday: Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 Updates (June 9, 2020)

Posted on 2020-06-10 by guenni

[German]On June 9, 2020, Microsoft released several (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and Windows Server 2008 R2. Here is an overview of these updates.

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0patch fixes CVE-2020-1048 in Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

Posted on 2020-05-21 by guenni

[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege vulnerability CVE-2020-1048 in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (without ESU license).

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Windows 7 ESU-Update KB4538483 (May 2020)

Posted on 2020-05-09 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released an updated version of its ESU update KB4538483 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on May 5, 2020. Here is some information about what you need to know.

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0patch fixes CVE-2020-0687 in Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

Posted on 2020-04-23 by guenni

[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the memory corruption vulnerability CVE-2020-0687 in TTF fonts for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (without ESU).

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0patch fixes 0-day Adobe Type Library bug in Windows 7

Posted on 2020-03-27 by guenni

[German]The team from ACROS Security have released a micropatch for Windows 7 SP1 (without ESU) for the 0-day vulnerability in the Adobe Type 1 Library that is included in all versions of Windows. 

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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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