The Last Windows 7 ISO You’ll Ever Need: How to Slipstream the Convenience Rollup

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Microsoft has finally released a “Convenience Rollup” for Windows 7 that combines updates from the past few years into one package (like a service pack). Microsoft doesn’t offer ISO images with these updates integrated, but you can create your own in a few simple steps.

 

That way, whenever you install a fresh copy of Windows 7 in the future, you won’t have to wait for it to download several years worth of updates (and reboot multiple times). It’ll have everything it needs up through May 2016.

What You’ll Need

This process requires a Windows 7 disc or ISO file with Service Pack 1 integrated. These are very easy to get at this point. You can download Windows 7 ISO images straight from Microsoft’s website, and these disc images already have Service Pack 1 integrated. Simple!

 

You’ll also need to download the Servicing Stack Update and Convenience Rollup packages before continuing. You’ll need the packages that match the version of the ISO you’re using. For example, if you’re going to create a 64-bit installer disc, you’ll need the 64-bit update packages.

 

Finally, you’ll need to download and install the Windows AIK for Windows 7. Microsoft makes this available for download as an ISO file. You’ll have to either burn it to a DVD and install it from the DVD, or install a tool like WinCDEmu to mount the Windows AIK ISO image and install software from it without burning it to disc first.

Step One: Extract the Files From the Disc or ISO

You’ll first need to extract the contents of the ISO image–or copy the files off a disc. If you have an ISO file, you can open it with a program like 7-Zip to extract the contents. If you have a disc, you can select all the files on the disc, copy them, and paste them in a folder on your computer.

 

In the screenshot below, we’ve copied all the files from a Windows 7 SP1 disc to a new folder in C:\Win7SP1ISO on our computer. We’ll use that folder in our examples below. We also created a folder called C:\updates where we put the Servicing Stack update and the Convenience Rollup package.

 

Step Two: Use Dism to Integrate the Updates

Next, launch a Command Prompt window as Administrator. Open the Start menu, type “Command Prompt” to search for it, right-click the “Command Prompt” shortcut that appears, and select “Run as Administrator.”

 

 

Run the following command, using the path to the folder you placed the files in (in our case, C:\Win7SP1ISO ):

Dism /Get-WIMInfo /WimFile:C:\Win7SP1ISO\sources\install.wim

This will tell you the name of the Windows 7 edition in the image, which is something you’ll need later. In the screenshot below, you can see we’re using Windows 7 ENTERPRISE  install media. You may be using a Windows 7 Home, Professional, or Ultimate edition instead.

 

 

You’ll now need to mount the image offline. First, create a directory to unpack it to:

mkdir C:\Win7SP1ISO\offline

Now, unpack the files so the DISM command can work with them:

Dism /Mount-WIM /WimFile:C:\Win7SP1ISO\sources\install.wim /Name:"Windows 7 ENTERPRISE" /MountDir:C:\Win7SP1ISO\offline

Again, replace C:\Win7SP1ISO with the folder you extracted the files to, and Windows 7 ENTERPRISE with the edition of Windows you got from the previous command.

 

 

You’ll now need to add the downloaded Servicing Stack Update–the KB3020369 update–to the Windows 7 installation files.

To integrate a 64-bit package:

Dism /Image:C:\Win7SP1ISO\offline /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\updates\Windows6.1-KB3020369-x64.msu

To integrate a 32-bit package:

Dism /Image:C:\Win7SP1ISO\offline /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\updates\Windows6.1-KB3020369-x86.msu

You only need to use one of the above commands–it depends on whether you’re creating 64-bit or 32-bit installation media. Replace the package path with the folder where you saved the Servicing Stack Update (in our case, C:\updates ).

 

 

Next, add the downloaded convenience rollup update package–that’s KB3125574. This part may take a while.

To integrate a 64-bit package:

Dism /Image:C:\Win7SP1ISO\offline /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\updates\windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64_2dafb1d203c8964239af3048b5dd4b1264cd93b9.msu

To integrate a 32-bit package

Dism /Image:C:\Win7SP1ISO\offline /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\updates\windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x86_ba1ff5537312561795cc04db0b02fbb0a74b2cbd.msu

Just like the last step, replace the folders with your own, and only run one of the above commands. Use the appropriate one for the installation media you’re creating–32-bit or 64-bit.

 

 

Lastly, commit the changes and unmount the image:

Dism /Unmount-WIM /MountDir:C:\Win7SP1ISO\offline /Commit

Step Three: Create an Updated ISO File

The install.wim file in the directory you were working with now has the Convenience Rollup package integrated. We’ll use the oscdimg tool included with the Windows AIK to make a new ISO image with your modified install.wim file integrated.

 

First, launch the Deployment Tools Command Prompt as Administrator. Head to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK. Right-click the “Deployment Tools Command Prompt” shortcut and select “Run as Administrator.”

 

 

Run the following command at the prompt, replacing C:\Win7SP1ISO with the path to the directory you used earlier. You can also replace C:\Windows7Updated.iso with whatever location you want the resulting disc image to be created at.

oscdimg -n -m -bC:\Win7SP1ISO\boot\etfsboot.com C:\Win7SP1ISO\ C:\Windows7Updated.iso

 

You now have an updated Windows 7 ISO file. You can burn it to a disc using the tools integrated into Windows, or create a bootable USB drive from it with Microsoft’s Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Be sure to save this ISO in a safe place, so you can use it again later if you ever need to reinstall!

 

 

Now that Microsoft offers Windows 7 ISO images for download, it would be nice if Microsoft itself updated these images with the latest patches occasionally. However, Microsoft has never done this for anything but a service pack (or a “build” of Windows 10), so we’re not holding our breaths.

 

Credit to

[LeetPirate]

Slipstreamed and installed successfully on VM. I used a Windows 7 Pro x64 OEM disc and I have an odd issue. Freshly installed, then I run windows update to see what updates are needed, KB976932 appears on the list but it's only 9MB which is strange. KB976932 is SP1 so I know 9MB can't be the full thing. Anyone else got this strange behaviour?

[lepicane]

Thanks for this, worked a treat.

 

Slipstreamed into Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 and did a fresh install on VMWare. Both convenience roll-up and servicing stack are showing as installed. Ran a Windows update and showing 56 important updates and 9 optional (without the language packs) available. So I guess the convenience roll-up is not so convenient after all   Pity they didn't include everything up to May 2016.

[Karamjit]

They say that this update will replace all the previously installed updates between 2011 and April 2016. i installed it and cleaned c drive to remove previous updates in "installed updates" still there are 67 updates....especially installed in 2015. i think it doesn't replaces all important and critical updates.

 

waiting for your answers...........what to do now...........

[Togijak]

I have a original Windows 7 x86 + x64 DVD with an original VL Key. Any idea how I can slipstream both service pack 1 and integrate both Convenience Rollup's?

[gipsy]

7 hours ago, Togijak said:

an original VL Key

lol.

better way imo is wait some time & get official updated ISOs.

[ashish.k]

7 minutes ago, gipsy said:

lol.

better way imo is wait some time & get official updated ISOs.

Really? Will MS release updated ISOs for Win7?

[gipsy]

Just now, ashish.k said:

Really? Will MS release updated ISOs for Win7?

till 2020 micro$oft  should support win 7(till 2025-VL edition extended support ),so ..how do u think?

[ashish.k]

4 minutes ago, gipsy said:

till 2020 micro$oft  should support win 7(till 2025-VL edition extended support ),so ..how do u think?

It's already in extended support also no 2025 support for VL, it's same as others, till 2020. MS won't release Updated ISO's by my guess. Why would they? They already want to push Win10 badly. They just release Roll Up because there were just too many updates after SP1. Also they did not name the Roll Up "SP2" because that would mean MS has to extend support for another 2 years by classic definition of a SP.

So, integrate Roll Up in WIn7 SP1 is the best way to go.

[gipsy]

1 minute ago, ashish.k said:

 

So, integrate Roll Up in WIn7 SP1 is the best way to go.

did u see  imo word in my comment bro? this case just  integrate update into old ISO & tell to Togijak how to.

[LeetPirate]

19 hours ago, Togijak said:

I have a original Windows 7 x86 + x64 DVD with an original VL Key. Any idea how I can slipstream both service pack 1 and integrate both Convenience Rollup's?

You can use NTLite to integrate, it works great and all you need is the free edition.

[vibranium]

1 hour ago, LeetPirate said:

You can use NTLite to integrate, it works great and all you need is the free edition.

 

Doing DISM could take a long time and you could make mistakes. For most casual users NTLite is still the way to go.

[Togijak]

The way from the tutorial looks in the first moment like it is OK  but if you want to use the resulting ISO to install from you get problems. I used a source with all versions of Win 7 and only updated the Professional but after install the system in the VM shows Home Basic. I used the Windows System Image Manager to find the problem and I get

 

 

 

what says that the index file (install_Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL.clg) is not corresponding with the install.wim. After reindexing and building a new ISO everything is working perfect.

 

[Fallon]

Here is an ISO from this method. Windows 7 Ultimate Sp1 X64 En-US Retail, slipstreamed with the Convenience Rollup.

The official Microsoft files were used. No medicine added.

 

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