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[https://legacyupdate.net/ Legacy Update] a community-run resource to help you fix access to the internet and the Windows Update service on earlier versions of Windows. Since Windows XP was discontinued in 2014, followed by Windows 7 in 2020, Microsoft has closed services they depend on, such as Windows Update. There are also design flaws with these earlier versions of Windows Update, which make them difficult to get working on new installations. Legacy Update can install all relevant updates necessary to fix access to the Windows Update service on unsupported versions of Windows. These versions of Windows may display the error “Windows could not search for new updates: Windows Update encountered an unknown error” with error code 80072EFE, or may simply never finish checking for updates. Legacy Update identifies the updates your system lacks, and installs them automatically, restoring the Windows Update service to full functionality. '''Visit the [https://legacyupdate.net/ Legacy Update Website] and join their communities''' * [https://bsky.app/profile/legacyupdate.net Bluesky] * [https://kirb.me/@kirb Mastodon] * [https://legacyupdate.net/discord Community Discord] * [https://github.com/LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate GitHub] * [https://www.youtube.com/@m2kt YouTube] * [https://legacyupdate.net/#sponsors Sponsor the Project] === Reference === https://legacyupdate.net/ [[Category:PC]] [[Category:Windows Server]] [[Category:Windows]] [[Category:Microsoft Windows]] [[Category:Microsoft]] [[Category:Updates]] [[Category:Update]] [[Category:Legacy]] [[Category:Retro]] [[Category:Github]]
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