First, run Windows Update and when it shows you that Important Updates are available, do not click the Install updates button.
The following may look a bit long and tedious, but once you've done it once, it actually quite a quick and simple process.ġ. The good news, however, is that it's still possible to download any Windows 7 security and optional updates you are missing and install them manually by going to the Microsoft Update Catalog website. You will not be able to use Windows 7 Updates function to get any other types of updates. A couple of examples include the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and Security Intelligence Updates (updated definitions) for Microsoft Security Essentials. The Windows update function will still work to download and install updates, however, only for products still supported by Microsoft.
Microsoft stopped offering Security Updates for Windows 7 on January 14 2020. I click on the button to get updates and it goes to the update window for a moment then goes back tot he red line. Just reinstalled my Windows 7 on an older computer and everthing seems fine except Windows Update not working at all.