Windows Update Agent 7.6.7600.320

1. it's not a shady update.  It's how Windows update ensures that when it does need to work it works.

2.   As per the eula, unless you completely disable updates, if you have updates set to detect and not deploy this "plumbing" update will occur automatically.

This is normal expected behavior.

Folks there are times to be paranoid and times to not be paranoid.

This IS NOT A TIME TO BE PARANOID.  This is your operating system DOING WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO.  Keep working.

Can we all just step back, calm down, understand that just like oil and gas in a car that has to be in the engine for it to work, these plumbing updates are needed to make your computer work.  You have to have them. 

If you don't trust this update, then you don't trust this operating system at all and you shouldn't be running windows.  I'm sorry to be blunt folks but if you don't trust this process, then stop using Windows.

If you don't trust this update, then you don't trust this operating system at all and you shouldn't be running windows.  I'm sorry to be blunt folks but if you don't trust this process, then stop using Windows.

That's actually a great suggestion, and I mean it.

If you really still believe a world without MS windows is inconceivable, you should think again and take a closer look at the reality.

I run a MacBook, a Chromebook and an Ubuntu.  Believe me, I know there are alternatives.  And in all four platforms, I still have to have a fundamental trust of the base operating system.  All of these platforms update.

Like I said if you really think that any updating process is inserting a NSA back door, then stop using the operating system you are concerned about.

I run a MacBook, a Chromebook and an Ubuntu.  Believe me, I know there are alternatives.  And in all four platforms, I still have to have a fundamental trust of the base operating system.  All of these platforms update.

Like I said if you really think that any updating process is inserting a NSA back door, then stop using the operating system you are concerned about.

"trust me because i say so" is something one tells to kids

"trust microsoft regardless of established PRISM program to steal your private data" is something one tells to retards

most people using microsoft product are either careless or don't have much of a choice, I'm part of the later, I still have plans to neutralize microsoft malicious behavior as much as possible, I'll probably have windows sandboxed without an internet access sooner or later

This is a deliberate act of sabotage by Microsoft to get people to buy windows 10. only 1 month left for free upgrade now everyone will scramble to try to upgrade for free but this windows update agent 7.6.7600.320 will not let any updates happen. I even tried to upgrade to 10 manually bet it hangs up at 99% and wont upgrade. some other updates can still be done manually. the latest updater that worked was 7.6.7600.256. this is for windows 7 home premium. If you can find an update higher than 320 you might get it working again. I think toe only higher updaters are in win 8 or 10.