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support inquiry
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The support inquiry tag covers user questions about Windows update policies and license transfer rights. One thread asks whether cumulative rollup packages include all security updates, or if each security-only package must be installed individually for Windows 7. Another thread discusses moving a Windows 10 license to new hardware after upgrading from a retail Windows 7 license, and the user's experience with Microsoft support contradicting earlier advice. These posts reflect common support inquiries about update management and licensing rules.
As far as I found out the rollup packages are cumulative.
So if I want to apply all patches from November 2016 until now only the last rollup package is needed.
Regarding the security packages its the opposite:
Every single security package from Novemeber 2016 until now is needed if I want to...
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I have a boxed retail copy of Windows 7. The retail license allows me to use it on one computer at a time but I can also wipe a computer and install it on another as long as its only ever used on 1 at a time. I paid the extra for a retail copy rather than an OEM copy which is locked to one PC...
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