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# Ever wonder what all those optional updates are? There's an easy way to find out.
# Step 1: Go to Control Panel > Windows Update > Show optional updates.
# Step 2: Select all the updates you want to find the title of, then copy the update details.
# Step 3: Remove all the cruft and only leave the links.
# Step 4: Replace http with https and /kb/xxx with /api/content/kb/xxx.
# Step 5: Save the list of links.
# Step 6: Open up an MSYS shell and do the following (replace the .txt files with your own):
# (note: this will require curl and perl)
while read fn; do curl $fn -Lso - | perl -l -0777 -ne 'print $1 if /<h1.*?title=\"(.*?)\".*?>.*?/si'; done < '/r/updates.txt' > /r/updates_new.txt
# Now combine the first file with the second file (easy with a column mode editor), and voila!
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2506928 A link in an .html file that you open in Outlook does not work in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2545698 Text in some core fonts appears blurred in Internet Explorer 9 on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2547666 You cannot delete long URLs from the browsing history in Internet Explorer on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2563227 An SVG graphic that has attributes that use large values may not be parsed correctly
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2574819 An update is available that adds support for DTLS in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2592687 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2603229 The values of the 32-bit versions of two registry entries are incorrect in 64-bit versions of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2640148 Windows Explorer stops responding if you try to expand a mapped drive in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2660075 You cannot change the time and date if the time zone is set to Samoa (UTC+13:00) and KB 2657025 is installed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2719857 You cannot use an USB RNDIS device to connect to a 3G or 4G network in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2726535 An update is available that adds South Sudan to the list of countries in Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2732059 You cannot open an .oxps file in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2732487 "0x0000000a" Stop error code when you resume a Windows 7-based computer from sleep or from hibernation
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2750841 An IPv6 readiness update is available for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2761217 An update is available to add the Calibri Light and Calibri Light Italic fonts to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2763523 No network connectivity on Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computers when a DHCPv6 message is sent that has a duplicated DUID
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2773072 Update changes the game rating systems in Windows 7
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2791765 Application compatibility update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 2013
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2799926 USB storage device cannot be recognized or mounted on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2800095 Wudfhost.exe crashes when you plug in a USB-ICCD-compliant smart card device into a Windows computer
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2808679 Update that protects from internal URL port scanning is available for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2830477 Update for RemoteApp and Desktop Connections feature is available for Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2834140 "0x00000050" Stop error after you install update 2670838 on a computer that is running Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2843630 Update helps unmanaged Office 2010 users work with Microsoft RMS in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2852386 Disk Cleanup Wizard addon lets users delete outdated Windows updates on Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2853952 Loss of consistency with IDE-attached virtual hard disks when a Hyper-V host server experiences an unplanned restart
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2891804 Files or folders are removed unexpectedly when you perform a cut-and-paste operation on a Windows FTP client that is connected to an FTP site
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2893519 "Remember my credentials" option cannot be hidden when the SspiPromptForCredentials function is called in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2908783 Data corruption occurs on iSCSI LUNs in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2918077 VAN UI freezes after KB2813956 is applied in Windows 7
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2919469 Canada country code is incorrect in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2952664 Compatibility update for keeping Windows up-to-date in Windows 7
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2966583 Improvements for the System Update Readiness Tool in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2970228 Update to support the new currency symbol for the Russian ruble in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/2985461 Error 0x800401f0 when you update RemoteApp and Desktop Connections feeds in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3006121 Private EUDCs are not displayed in Character Map after you apply update 2982791 in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3006137 Update changes the currency symbol of Lithuania from the Lithuanian litas (Lt) to the euro (€) in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3013531 Update to support copying .mkv files to Windows Phone from a computer that is running Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3020370 Update the copy of the Cmitrust.dll file in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3021917 Update to Windows 7 SP1 for performance improvements
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3054476 May 2015 update for stream.sys driver-based applications in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3068708 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3078667 System malfunction because memory leak occurs in dwm.exe in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3080079 Update to add RDS support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3080149 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3092627 September 2015 update to fix Windows or application freezes after you install security update 3076895
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3102429 Update that supports Azerbaijani Manat and Georgian Lari currency symbols in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3107998 Remove Lenovo USB Blocker version 1.0.0.37 to avoid a system crash
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3118401 Update for Universal C Runtime in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3121255 "0x00000024" Stop error in FsRtlNotifyFilterReportChange and copy file may fail in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3133977 BitLocker can't encrypt drives because of service crashes in svchost.exe process in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3137061 Windows Azure VMs don't recover from a network outage and data corruption issues occur
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3138378 Update for Journal.dll binary in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3138901 Access to Internet is denied because proxy settings are overwritten in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3140245 Update to enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 as a default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3147071 Connection to Oracle database fails when you use Microsoft ODBC or OLE DB Driver for Oracle or Microsoft DTC in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3179573 August 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3181988 SFC integrity scan reports and fixes an error in the usbhub.sys.mui file in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/3184143 Remove software related to the Windows 10 free upgrade offer
https://support.microsoft.com/api/content/kb/982018 An update that improves the compatibility of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Advanced Format Disks is available
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