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Windows 7 Pro 64 bits, Strange behaviour in Windows Update

pirgah

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Motherboard Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Intel Core I7-3770
NVidia GeForce GTX 750
HD Toshiba 1T Model: DT01ACA100 ATA Device NTFS
Memory Ram DDR3 8GB

Windows Update, in automatic mode, shows that there are no updates available for my PC, but when I click on "Find Updates" it asks me to installs two updates that, actually, doesn´t exist in Microsoft Catalogue (KB4524752 and KB4567409). Of course, when I try to install them it fails.

I found too, that some updates, WHICH AREN´T INSTALLED, can´t be installed when I try to update using Microsoft Catalogue. These updates are, KB2533552 and KB4516655 which showed error "This update can´t be applied to this computer", and KB4598289 which showed error - "Update Windows Modules Installer on this computer". Now I really don´t know if there are other updates that weren´t installed on my PC, and if Windows Update has some kind of problem. I don´t have also Extended Security Updates.

Ran Components Scanner (attached). SFC /SCANNOW showed no problems.
I didn´t run DISM because this command has no "RestoreHealth" option.
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide
 

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If all is well, don't worry about it, Some were picked up in cumulative updates. One was 32 bit only. If you have SP2, you're as up to date as needed for a no longer supported system. You still can update to Windows 10 or 11.
 
You still can update to Windows 10 or 11.

But only if you had Windows 10 already on that system or if you got a vaild Windows 10/11 product key or a Microsoft account with a Windows 10/11 license. (Microsoft suddenly disabled the possibility to activate Windows 7/8 keys on Windows 10 systems around November last year.)

Best greetings from Germany
Olaf
 
Microsoft suddenly disabled the possibility to activate Windows 7/8 keys on Windows 10 systems around November last year.
Last week I repaired an old Asus laptop that came with Windows 7 Professional, and reinstalled Windows 10 Pro from scratch with the OEM-license of Windows 7 without any issues. I've entered the license key during the installation process and it was activated correctly.
 
Last week I repaired an old Asus laptop that came with Windows 7 Professional, and reinstalled Windows 10 Pro from scratch with the OEM-license of Windows 7 without any issues. I've entered the license key during the installation process and it was activated correctly.
Was Windows 10 on that laptop at any time before? Or could be there is some OEM agreement stuff between Microsoft and Asus in play...

I had the same experience as described here as I tried to bring up a fresh Windows 10 VM somewhen in autumn last year after the announcement (and tried also various keys, from retail to Technet/MSDN):
You Can No Longer Use Windows 7/8 Keys to Activate Windows 10 Either

Had to use a native Windows 10 key.

Best greetings from Germany
Olaf
 
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No, on the (head banging) 320GB HDD of Seagate Windows 7 was installed and never upgraded to Windows 8.x or 10. So I replaced the HDD with an SSD and performed a clean install and activated this install with the genuine OEM key of W7....
 

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