Windows 10: updating a windows 7 computer

I inherited an Acer computer with windows 7 on it, don't need it but would like to keep it as back up. I have it connected via WI FI adapter to my network so it is internet capable. My problem is that it hasn't been updated since 2017 and when I try, I get this error message that refuses to update. I tried downloading a prerequired update which went through but then with then when I tried to download the convenience rollup , it refused saying it is an unsecured connection. I don't want to risk getting a virus and it isn't a bad computer considering that it only has about 400 g's of memor

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FIXED!! Windows 7 sp1 never ends searching for updates

They made it part of the WU client then, or it's two different things doing the same. Too bad you can't download it separately.

 

FIXED!! Windows 7 sp1 never ends searching for updates

Check the date on the one you thought it was. Nov 4 2015 <-That's not June

The rollup does contain the fix.

June 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

June 21 2016

Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: June 2016

This update contains some improvements to Windows Update Client in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This includes the following:

• An optimization that addresses long scan time for updates that's reported on some computers.
• Fix for a Windows Update error 0x8007000E on some computers while they are updating.
• Some reliability improvements.

 

Windows 7 update help needed

Language packs should be listed in the optional updates section of Windows Update.

As for installing Win 7, it should merely ask for the qualifying media to be inserted to the dvd drive. That's what XP upgrade install discs did when there wasn't a previous OS installed.