Microsoft Download Center Archive

Security Update for Windows 7 Release Candidate (KB973540)

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  • Version: 973540
  • Category: Security Patch
  • Language: English

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

  • A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system.
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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 August 2020.

FileSize
Windows6.1-KB973540-x86-RC.msu
SHA1: f8239de318344e8a5640d8436ea229009446209b
290 KB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 7


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