Microsoft decided the distribution Windows 7 SP1 ca UPDATE automatically for all users Windows 7 that still use The original version of this operating system. The reason for this decision consists near the date on which it will be concluded the support for Windows 7, namely April 9, 2013.
Conform Microsoft politics, support for a company product (this time Windows 7) ends at 24 months since the launch of a service pack for the respective product. So users who still use Original Windows 7 versions (regardless of edition), will be Automatically upgraded to Pack 1 Service To be able to receive further Security updates for the system. If for various reasons Upgrade to SP1 It will not be done, after April 9, the operating system has not received any update, regardless of its nature.
Both the Mainstream Support and Extended Support phases for software require a product’s supported service pack be installed to continue to receive full support (including security and DST updates).
Security updates released with bulletins from the Microsoft Security Response Center will be reviewed and built for the supported service packs only.
The automatic update to SP1 will be available in the coming weeks just for regular users (Consumer PC), not for computers administered by tool-uri Microsoft such as WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) or SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager).
If you count yourself among those who have not yet upgraded to Windows 7 SP1 and do not want to wait until it is distributed as an automatic update, you can download the installation kit From here. The support provided by Microsoft for Service Pack 1 will take up to January 13, 2015, again extended support for Windows 7 operating system will end on January 14, 2020.
STEALTH SETTINGS – Windows 7 Service Pack 1 included in the automatic updates for the OS
