Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

The Platform Update for Windows 7 enables improved features and performance on Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

The Platform Update for Windows 7 enables improved features and performance on Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. It includes updates to the following DirectX components: Direct2D, DirectWrite, Direct3D, Windows Imaging Component (WIC), and Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP). In addition, there are updates to the Windows Animation Manager (WAM) , XPS Document API and the H.264 Video Decoder

For more information about these technologies, please visit the following Microsoft Web sites:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd370990(v=vs.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd368038(v=vs.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh309466(v=vs.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ee719902(v=vs.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg615082(v=vs.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd371981(v=vs.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd797815(v=vs.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd316976(v=vs.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/Hh707223(v=vs.85).aspx

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to January 2013.

Supported operating systems: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

1. To start the download, click the Download button and then do one of the following
o Click Run to start the installation immediately.
o Click Save to copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time.