Running Windows 7 using Google as browser. This morning while online a new window popped up supposedly from Microsoft offering a download to update drivers on Windows 7. I'm always skeptical of these offers. Are they really from Microsoft? If so why don't they just update with normal automatic updates? Any thoughts?

I always ignore those updates as they are usually not from Microsoft and Window is not really receiving updates as far as I know. I am still using Windows 7 and see no need to update anything except 3rd party security

It is possible that it is from Microsoft to get your computer ready for the Win 10 free upgrade.You could open Windows upgrade and manually do the upgrades that are optional.

I still run Win 7 on my work machine and I get forced security updates from MS every 2-3 weeks, so they are definitely still updating Win7. That said, I have never known MS to offer to just update drivers or to have a popup tell you about it. I would ignore the "kind" offer.Dave

haydoracin wrote:Running Windows 7 using Google as browser. This morning while online a new window popped up supposedly from Microsoft offering a download to update drivers on Windows 7. I'm always skeptical of these offers. Are they really from Microsoft? If so why don't they just update with normal automatic updates? Any thoughts?If you do that you'll be sending bit coins as payment to some "software" company in RU to "fix" your machine. Anything that pops up in your browser while surfing is NOT legit!Click "yes" and you're in for a world of hurt. All Microsoft updates come in through your regular Update app in your Control Panel and very few of those updates are driver related unless through OEM channels which are usual best avoided updating from Microsoft anyway.

I sure would report it as a screen shot to Microsoft. They tend to get very cranky with fraudsters. They have a big fist and prosecute. Years ago a computer guru told me, Microsoft has hackers that effectively deal with foreign scumbags. Don't know if that's fact but I wouldn't put it past them...

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magicbus
Explorer II
Feb 19, 2016
I still run Win 7 on my work machine and I get forced security updates from MS every 2-3 weeks, so they are definitely still updating Win7. That said, I have never known MS to offer to just update drivers or to have a popup tell you about it. I would ignore the "kind" offer.

Dave
enblethen
Nomad
Feb 19, 2016
It is possible that it is from Microsoft to get your computer ready for the Win 10 free upgrade.
You could open Windows upgrade and manually do the upgrades that are optional.
USAFBILL
Explorer
Feb 19, 2016
I always ignore those updates as they are usually not from Microsoft and Window is not really receiving updates as far as I know. I am still using Windows 7 and see no need to update anything except 3rd party security

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