Legacy Update
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Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC. Legacy Update continues support where Microsoft left off. By @kirb.me
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· Nov 15
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Legacy Update fixes Windows Update and lets you enjoy your retro PCs again. Like retro tech? Join us! | 1973 members
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👋 Welcome! We’re an open source project that continues support for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and 8 where Microsoft left off.
💬 Join the Legacy Update community on Discord! We talk about everything - not necessarily just tech! discord.com/invite/Y9rbX...
💬 Join the Legacy Update community on Discord! We talk about everything - not necessarily just tech! discord.com/invite/Y9rbX...
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Today, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (based on Windows Vista and 7) finally, truly reach end of support.
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years.
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years.
January 13, 2026—KB5073697 (Monthly Rollup) - Microsoft Support
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January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Today, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (based on Windows Vista and 7) finally, truly reach end of support.
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years.
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years.
There is some real irony to Microsoft giving the longest servicing life to Vista/Server 2008, the operating system that has the most issues with servicing. We’ve spent the most time working around issues that only exist in Vista/2008’s rewritten update system. Basically all issues were solved in 7.
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
There is some real irony to Microsoft giving the longest servicing life to Vista/Server 2008, the operating system that has the most issues with servicing. We’ve spent the most time working around issues that only exist in Vista/2008’s rewritten update system. Basically all issues were solved in 7.
Today, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (based on Windows Vista and 7) finally, truly reach end of support.
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years.
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years.
January 13, 2026—KB5073697 (Monthly Rollup) - Microsoft Support
support.microsoft.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Today, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (based on Windows Vista and 7) finally, truly reach end of support.
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years.
Windows Vista and Server 2008 is the longest supported version of Windows, at 19 years. Behind it is Windows XP at 17 years, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 at 16 years.
You’ve been asking me for years, and I finally did it.
Windows Live Essentials was a suite of free add-on software from Microsoft. It’s a perfect fit into the Windows 7 experience, but it’s been hard to find official download links. Now, we have them easily accessible on a dedicated page:
Windows Live Essentials was a suite of free add-on software from Microsoft. It’s a perfect fit into the Windows 7 experience, but it’s been hard to find official download links. Now, we have them easily accessible on a dedicated page:
Windows Live Essentials - Microsoft Download Center Archive - Legacy Update
legacyupdate.net
January 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
You’ve been asking me for years, and I finally did it.
Windows Live Essentials was a suite of free add-on software from Microsoft. It’s a perfect fit into the Windows 7 experience, but it’s been hard to find official download links. Now, we have them easily accessible on a dedicated page:
Windows Live Essentials was a suite of free add-on software from Microsoft. It’s a perfect fit into the Windows 7 experience, but it’s been hard to find official download links. Now, we have them easily accessible on a dedicated page:
What is the Silverlight logo supposed to be, anyway?
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
What is the Silverlight logo supposed to be, anyway?
Just a little update after getting a lot of attention from the Download Center archive v2 launch. Thanks to everyone who helped to spread the word about it!
The Download Center Archive is getting some attention | Adam Demasi
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December 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Just a little update after getting a lot of attention from the Download Center archive v2 launch. Thanks to everyone who helped to spread the word about it!
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Legacy Update expands archive of vanished Microsoft downloads
Legacy Update expands archive of vanished Microsoft downloads
Preserving not just updates, but also lots of the now-deleted optional extras
Legacy Update was already extremely useful if you chose to disembark from Microsoft's upgrade railroad. Now it's even more so.…
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Legacy Update expands archive of vanished Microsoft downloads
Sorry I missed this! Unfortunately there are a handful of “web” installers that rely on servers that have been shut down. We’re working on a custom update server that will let us replace them with full installers. Until then, there are archives you can find on archive.org.
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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December 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Sorry I missed this! Unfortunately there are a handful of “web” installers that rely on servers that have been shut down. We’re working on a custom update server that will let us replace them with full installers. Until then, there are archives you can find on archive.org.
We also now have a dedicated page to download Windows XP PowerToys and Fun Packs. PowerToys includes the power user favorite, Tweak UI, plus TaskSwitch (an Alt-Tab replacement), and the 3D Windows logo screen saver. Fun Packs add extra features to Media Player and Movie Maker.
Check them out here:
Check them out here:
Microsoft PowerToys and Fun Packs - Microsoft Download Center Archive - Legacy Update
legacyupdate.net
December 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We also now have a dedicated page to download Windows XP PowerToys and Fun Packs. PowerToys includes the power user favorite, Tweak UI, plus TaskSwitch (an Alt-Tab replacement), and the 3D Windows logo screen saver. Fun Packs add extra features to Media Player and Movie Maker.
Check them out here:
Check them out here:
If you’re not familiar with it, in 2023, I set up an index of free downloads Microsoft deleted from their website. Almost everything they purged has been preserved in the Wayback Machine, but it’s hard to find what you need. This makes it easy to download from a source you can trust.
Microsoft Download Center Archive - Legacy Update
legacyupdate.net
December 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If you’re not familiar with it, in 2023, I set up an index of free downloads Microsoft deleted from their website. Almost everything they purged has been preserved in the Wayback Machine, but it’s hard to find what you need. This makes it easy to download from a source you can trust.
Legacy Update has significantly expanded its archive of the Microsoft Download Center all the way back to 2012. It now indexes 41,000 downloads, of which over half have been deleted by Microsoft.
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do:
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do:
Expanding the Download Center Archive | Adam Demasi
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December 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Legacy Update has significantly expanded its archive of the Microsoft Download Center all the way back to 2012. It now indexes 41,000 downloads, of which over half have been deleted by Microsoft.
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do:
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do:
I vibe this dark theme
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I vibe this dark theme
Glad it was useful! 💙
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Glad it was useful! 💙
When looking at other data sources, Windows 7 usage continues to go down, not up. Legacy Update also hasn’t seen any changes in its traffic.
The previous screenshot was from DuckDuckGo (GPT-4o). Google does at least recognise that it’s disputed, but doesn’t say so clearly enough for my liking.
The previous screenshot was from DuckDuckGo (GPT-4o). Google does at least recognise that it’s disputed, but doesn’t say so clearly enough for my liking.
October 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
When looking at other data sources, Windows 7 usage continues to go down, not up. Legacy Update also hasn’t seen any changes in its traffic.
The previous screenshot was from DuckDuckGo (GPT-4o). Google does at least recognise that it’s disputed, but doesn’t say so clearly enough for my liking.
The previous screenshot was from DuckDuckGo (GPT-4o). Google does at least recognise that it’s disputed, but doesn’t say so clearly enough for my liking.
Just a friendly reminder that, particularly when coming from search result summaries, AI only knows as much as it can glean from sources it deems to be authoritative. Often, those are news outlets that use clickbait, and put writers under pressure to push out articles without much critical thought.
![A conversation with DuckDuckGo’s AI chat feature. The conversation starts with the search query “windows 7 september 2025”. Assist (DDG’s search summary feature) says that “In September 2025, Windows 7 experienced a surprising resurgence in market share, increasing by tenfold, particularly in Asia, as users began to shift away from Windows 10, which was nearing its end of life. This trend indicates that many users are opting to continue using the older operating system despite its lack of official support since 2020.”
I continue the conversation by challenging it on the validity of the data. It searches and then says “The claim is almost certainly invalid - StatCounter reported a large September 2025 jump for Windows 7, but multiple technical analyses and follow-ups flag it as a reporting anomaly […]”.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3don7mh2mrixkaj6ey2rmbsn/bafkreid6lqsdsuil72vkafnewowaxxzicnuvpntulwjj2wma3gmpgqkeum@jpeg)
October 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Just a friendly reminder that, particularly when coming from search result summaries, AI only knows as much as it can glean from sources it deems to be authoritative. Often, those are news outlets that use clickbait, and put writers under pressure to push out articles without much critical thought.
After 10 years, Windows 10 has reached end of support.
Don’t panic. Your Windows 10 computers will not explode. You will not catch every piece of malware in existence.
You should enrol in ESU, or switch to Windows 11 or Linux, but this is not the end of the world.
Our guide on what to do now:
Don’t panic. Your Windows 10 computers will not explode. You will not catch every piece of malware in existence.
You should enrol in ESU, or switch to Windows 11 or Linux, but this is not the end of the world.
Our guide on what to do now:
How do I continue receiving updates for Windows 10? - Legacy Update
legacyupdate.net
October 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
After 10 years, Windows 10 has reached end of support.
Don’t panic. Your Windows 10 computers will not explode. You will not catch every piece of malware in existence.
You should enrol in ESU, or switch to Windows 11 or Linux, but this is not the end of the world.
Our guide on what to do now:
Don’t panic. Your Windows 10 computers will not explode. You will not catch every piece of malware in existence.
You should enrol in ESU, or switch to Windows 11 or Linux, but this is not the end of the world.
Our guide on what to do now:
Wait, Windows 10 is legacy now? 😳
Windows 10 reaches end of support in a few days’ time, and there’s been an increasing number of questions about what will happen to Windows 10 and Windows Update. We put together a new guide to answer your questions:
Windows 10 reaches end of support in a few days’ time, and there’s been an increasing number of questions about what will happen to Windows 10 and Windows Update. We put together a new guide to answer your questions:
How do I continue receiving updates for Windows 10? - Legacy Update
legacyupdate.net
October 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wait, Windows 10 is legacy now? 😳
Windows 10 reaches end of support in a few days’ time, and there’s been an increasing number of questions about what will happen to Windows 10 and Windows Update. We put together a new guide to answer your questions:
Windows 10 reaches end of support in a few days’ time, and there’s been an increasing number of questions about what will happen to Windows 10 and Windows Update. We put together a new guide to answer your questions:
So long, Windows Update website 🫡
This week, Microsoft took down the old Windows Update v6 web app entirely. It was a time capsule locked in the Microsoft.com design from 2005. It’s been broken since 2021.
You can still see it preserved through Windows Update Restored.
This week, Microsoft took down the old Windows Update v6 web app entirely. It was a time capsule locked in the Microsoft.com design from 2005. It’s been broken since 2021.
You can still see it preserved through Windows Update Restored.
October 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
So long, Windows Update website 🫡
This week, Microsoft took down the old Windows Update v6 web app entirely. It was a time capsule locked in the Microsoft.com design from 2005. It’s been broken since 2021.
You can still see it preserved through Windows Update Restored.
This week, Microsoft took down the old Windows Update v6 web app entirely. It was a time capsule locked in the Microsoft.com design from 2005. It’s been broken since 2021.
You can still see it preserved through Windows Update Restored.
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Legacy Update updated – so your old Windows can be, too
Legacy Update updated – so your old Windows can be, too
Need – or prefer – an EOL version of Windows? Don't panic!
Legacy Update is a third-party Windows Update client which can update old, unsupported versions of Windows, from Windows 10 and 11 all the way back to Windows 2000.…
dlvr.it
September 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Legacy Update updated – so your old Windows can be, too
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.12.1 fixes some issues from 1.12. (Surprisingly few issues for a big rewrite!) github.com/LegacyUpdate...
More on 1.12 in the quoted post below 👇
More on 1.12 in the quoted post below 👇
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.12.1 fixes some issues from 1.12. (Surprisingly few issues for a big rewrite!) github.com/LegacyUpdate...
More on 1.12 in the quoted post below 👇
More on 1.12 in the quoted post below 👇
Steam powered? No no, *Windows* powered
September 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Steam powered? No no, *Windows* powered
Our code signing certificate expires less than 2 weeks from now. We are looking at free/discounted options, but may need to purchase the same certificate again for $369 USD. Your support is appreciated to help us reach this goal and continue working on Legacy Update for another 2 years.
Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC
Getting error 80072EFE when checking for Windows Updates on your old version of Windows? Legacy Update continues support for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, etc. where Microsoft left off.
legacyupdate.net
September 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Our code signing certificate expires less than 2 weeks from now. We are looking at free/discounted options, but may need to purchase the same certificate again for $369 USD. Your support is appreciated to help us reach this goal and continue working on Legacy Update for another 2 years.
We also added a partial fix for the slowest of all updates - those for .NET Framework. Each update has to go through an extremely slow, wasteful re-optimizing process. If you use the Legacy Update website to install updates, we now use a workaround to defer the optimization until the end.
September 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We also added a partial fix for the slowest of all updates - those for .NET Framework. Each update has to go through an extremely slow, wasteful re-optimizing process. If you use the Legacy Update website to install updates, we now use a workaround to defer the optimization until the end.
My never-ending quest to make every edition of Windows XP and Server 2003 identify itself correctly continues in this release. With some very specific exceptions, it should now always display the most accurate name for the OS. (Blog post still to come about the craziness behind this sometime)
September 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
My never-ending quest to make every edition of Windows XP and Server 2003 identify itself correctly continues in this release. With some very specific exceptions, it should now always display the most accurate name for the OS. (Blog post still to come about the craziness behind this sometime)
I annoyed people a few too many times with the automatic restart, so Legacy Update 1.12 adds a new 3-minute countdown. This also lets you choose to restart later. A bug with it incorrectly thinking a restart is needed on Windows 10/11 (sorry!) is also fixed.
![Legacy Update setup dialog says:
Restarting Windows
Your computer will not be up to date until you restart it. Please save any open files, photos or documents and restart now.
Setup will resume after restarting. Your computer may restart several times to complete installation.
Restarting in 02:17
[Restart] [Later]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3don7mh2mrixkaj6ey2rmbsn/bafkreicjizoayvjsoxxzmr4byac3q6qpgox4nn45zld5aoe3h3eafp4v3u@jpeg)
September 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I annoyed people a few too many times with the automatic restart, so Legacy Update 1.12 adds a new 3-minute countdown. This also lets you choose to restart later. A bug with it incorrectly thinking a restart is needed on Windows 10/11 (sorry!) is also fixed.