# Info - Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 official support (including updates) ended on January 14, 2020. However, Microsoft is providing an additional 3 years of extended security updates to organizations and businesses that have paid a license fee for the ESU keys. More details: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4527878 - All updates in this sub-category folder require an active ESU license to allow installation. Nevertheless, unofficial workarounds can be used to bypass the ESU eligibility check and install the updates. - Important Note: Officially, ESU updates are not supported "offline" (they can't be integrated into Windows prior to installation). The updates must be installed "online" on a live, running system. - In the future, regular updates that are superseded by ESU updates will be moved to the sub-category "Security\WithoutESU".
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