The July 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 was re-released on September 13, 2016 to address an issue in one of the included updates and to improve the overall reliability of the update rollup. Installing this update requires a restart after installation. Important If you use Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to deploy updates, you have Automatically approve new revisions of approved updates enabled on your WSUS or SCCM environment, and you have already deployed KB3172605 automatically when it was initially released in July 2016, this revision will automatically deploy and require a restart after installation. You can disable the automatic approval setting for this update rollup if you don't intend to automatically deploy the revision of this update rollup and its required restart. Please notice that disabling this setting would require a manual review and approval of any revisions.
The July 2016 update rollup includes some new improvements and fixes including the improvements from June 2016 update roll up KB3161608 for the Windows 7 SP1 and 2008 R2 SP1 platform. We recommend that you apply this update rollup as part of your regular maintenance routines.
Improvements and fixes
To learn more about the non-security improvements and fixes in this update, see the "July 21, 2016 – KB3172605" section in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 update history.
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 Download Center
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.
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All supported x86-based versions of Windows 7 |
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 |
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2 |
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All supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2 |
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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Method 3: 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.
Update detail information
Prerequisites
To apply this update, you must install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and April 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Restart information
You must restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update replaces the previously released update 3161608.
File Information
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Windows6.1-KB3172605-ia64.msu |
4028EC8D54E5AB49BD4B96C70471A2A77EFE6ABB |
B81B6A8816F5EB75F43975BF068A5BD055312A4D992136071953B419D983E4BE |
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Windows6.1-KB3172605-x86.msu |
4A9464688E111C4C1F63F94B543495F15CE6558D |
E38CF05D617384F4ED3BB69B99B383ECB5E532D0EA133FBBDBBEDDA74FC4AEE9 |
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Windows6.1-KB3172605-x64.msu |
26F4CC7831A0D76393445B7B0A1A3ED5CD5B4047 |
3B492E1BA9C21FBAFEDE4BA4F7E04A922852350D6607387219318D99D107A39E |
File informationFor a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for update rollup 3172605.
References
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