why has vista stopped automatic updates?

Anonymous
2016-12-06T17:14:24+00:00

Vista will no longer automatically update. Nothing I've attempted works to fix the issue.

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Anonymous
2017-03-18T21:40:35+00:00

Here are the March 2017 Vista Update download links.

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=4012583

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=4012584

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=4012497

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=4012598

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4012204

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB3214051

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/search.aspx?q=3217587

If I missed one, please advise. IE9 is included above.

Vista Support ends April 11, 2017 per MS here.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/22882

EDIT - If you have Microsoft Office, find your March 2017 Version Updates here. I have Office 2007 - still supported.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4013886/march-14-2017-update-for-microsoft-office

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