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...
Someone needs to photoshop (not AI) this into a Huge Nintendo DS-type meme
August 11, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Someone needs to photoshop (not AI) this into a Huge Nintendo DS-type meme
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There are new articles this week, citing StatCounter, stating that Linux rose to 10% market share in the US. Exciting if true, but I doubt it is. More bots pretend to be real users than ever now, and as with last time, that messes with the numbers. Web market share stats are no longer reliable.
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)
August 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
There are new articles this week, citing StatCounter, stating that Linux rose to 10% market share in the US. Exciting if true, but I doubt it is. More bots pretend to be real users than ever now, and as with last time, that messes with the numbers. Web market share stats are no longer reliable.
There are new articles this week, citing StatCounter, stating that Linux rose to 10% market share in the US. Exciting if true, but I doubt it is. More bots pretend to be real users than ever now, and as with last time, that messes with the numbers. Web market share stats are no longer reliable.
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.
August 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
There are new articles this week, citing StatCounter, stating that Linux rose to 10% market share in the US. Exciting if true, but I doubt it is. More bots pretend to be real users than ever now, and as with last time, that messes with the numbers. Web market share stats are no longer reliable.
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🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.13.2 addresses a security issue in the ActiveX control. Please update as soon as possible.
Legacy Update 1.13.2: Security advisory
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July 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.13.2 addresses a security issue in the ActiveX control. Please update as soon as possible.
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.13.2 addresses a security issue in the ActiveX control. Please update as soon as possible.
Legacy Update 1.13.2: Security advisory
legacyupdate.net
July 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.13.2 addresses a security issue in the ActiveX control. Please update as soon as possible.
In response to recent industry changes, we’re making the entire 576 KB Legacy Update program available as freeware on a floppy disk.
Just send $1 to:
Homer Simpson, Jr. Vice President
Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net
742 Evergreen Tce
Springfield, USA
Offer void in Nebraska.
Just send $1 to:
Homer Simpson, Jr. Vice President
Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net
742 Evergreen Tce
Springfield, USA
Offer void in Nebraska.
July 3, 2026 at 2:16 AM
In response to recent industry changes, we’re making the entire 576 KB Legacy Update program available as freeware on a floppy disk.
Just send $1 to:
Homer Simpson, Jr. Vice President
Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net
742 Evergreen Tce
Springfield, USA
Offer void in Nebraska.
Just send $1 to:
Homer Simpson, Jr. Vice President
Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net
742 Evergreen Tce
Springfield, USA
Offer void in Nebraska.
Microsoft quietly extended Windows 10 Extended Security Updates to add another year. We updated our article about Windows 10 ESU to reflect this. If you haven’t seen it before, you might find it a useful read to know how to safely continue using Windows 10.
How do I continue receiving updates for Windows 10?
legacyupdate.net
June 27, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Microsoft quietly extended Windows 10 Extended Security Updates to add another year. We updated our article about Windows 10 ESU to reflect this. If you haven’t seen it before, you might find it a useful read to know how to safely continue using Windows 10.
Is the Microsoft Office Ribbon causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since Office 2007 was introduced nearly two decades ago.
June 14, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Is the Microsoft Office Ribbon causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since Office 2007 was introduced nearly two decades ago.
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.13.1 fixes a few bugs introduced in 1.13, and adds workarounds for issues with some Lenovo devices and Intel Macs. It also addresses a potential security issue.
Legacy Update 1.13.1
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May 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.13.1 fixes a few bugs introduced in 1.13, and adds workarounds for issues with some Lenovo devices and Intel Macs. It also addresses a potential security issue.
Features nobody asked for: You can now subscribe to Legacy Update news as an Internet Explorer Web Slice. Just click the green button in the toolbar (it’s green to show that Internet Explorer is really excited a website is actually using this feature), or the Add Web Slice link in our News section.
March 17, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Features nobody asked for: You can now subscribe to Legacy Update news as an Internet Explorer Web Slice. Just click the green button in the toolbar (it’s green to show that Internet Explorer is really excited a website is actually using this feature), or the Add Web Slice link in our News section.
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.13 improves handling of some edge cases you might run into while using Legacy Update. It includes 23 fixes and improvements (and plenty more small changes).
Legacy Update 1.13
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March 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.13 improves handling of some edge cases you might run into while using Legacy Update. It includes 23 fixes and improvements (and plenty more small changes).
Mozilla extended support for Firefox 115 ESR on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 and macOS 10.12 – 10.14 until August. It was due to end support last month, and they may consider extending it again.
Firefox ESRs are old versions that continue getting security updates. support.mozilla.org/kb/firefox-u...
Firefox ESRs are old versions that continue getting security updates. support.mozilla.org/kb/firefox-u...
March 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Mozilla extended support for Firefox 115 ESR on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 and macOS 10.12 – 10.14 until August. It was due to end support last month, and they may consider extending it again.
Firefox ESRs are old versions that continue getting security updates. support.mozilla.org/kb/firefox-u...
Firefox ESRs are old versions that continue getting security updates. support.mozilla.org/kb/firefox-u...
Introducing our improved website: If it seems like nothing has changed, that’s a good thing! I worked hard to build something that’s easier for me to maintain, while making sure everything is just as it was before. It will help us continue to expand our archive and help page resources.
Introducing our improved website
legacyupdate.net
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Introducing our improved website: If it seems like nothing has changed, that’s a good thing! I worked hard to build something that’s easier for me to maintain, while making sure everything is just as it was before. It will help us continue to expand our archive and help page resources.
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.
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.…
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December 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Legacy Update expands archive of vanished Microsoft downloads
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:
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.
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.…
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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 👇