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August 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1


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The August 2016 update rollup includes some new improvements and fixes for the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 platform. We recommend that you apply this update rollup as part of your regular maintenance routines.

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Improvements and fixes

To learn more about the non-security improvements and fixes in this update, see the "August 16, 2016 – KB3179573" section in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 update history

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How to get this update

Important If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is provided as a Recommended update on Windows Update. For more information about how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Note You must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later versions.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.

Operating systemUpdate
All supported x86-based versions of Windows 7 Download Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows 7Download Download the package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2Download Download the package now.
All supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2Download Download the package now.
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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Update detail information

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Restart information

You must restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update doesn't replace any previously released update.

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File Information

File hash information
File nameSHA1 hashSHA256 hash
Windows6.1-KB3179573-x86.msuE972000FF6074D1B0530D1912D5F3C7D1B057C4A9C80AAA94224DC839D9C963F91A5E03B6D82BEA8F146048F8D7B750D76A7DB3E
Windows6.1-KB3179573-ia64.msu851A552F4685D6BF3283B69DE3BDC140327095AFEE1AEEDD78116900E6FA98FBB5F17F796CA1D0C8C7CAD18B66F4E06823915E9A
Windows6.1-KB3179573-x64.msu0EC541490B3F7B02E41F26CB2C444CBD9E13DF4D9C8263F46D19FB22D85EB2C3C2E7CE0B1739E8BC7616C58055541F71D15F2302

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for update rollup 3179573.

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References

For more information about Windows Update, go to the following Microsoft websites: Learn about the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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Article ID : 3179573
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Created on : 4/9/2020
Published on : 4/9/2020
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