Restore Access to Microsoft Update v6
Article Published: 05/16/2024
Microsoft Update v6, as many people thought, supposedly got "shutdown" in 2020 when Microsoft made the switch over to SHA-2 signing support instead of dual SHA-1 and SHA-2.
You can restore access to the Microsoft Update v6 website by getting it to
work on your system by following the instructions below.
Disclaimer
We are not responsible for anything that goes wrong to your system if an event like that were to occur. Please proceed at your own risk.
Notes:
The following instructions apply only to the versions of Windows that the
Microsoft Update v6 website supports. Check out our
Compatibility page for more information.
This method will overwrite your existing proxy settings, so make sure you
make note of and backup those settings.
Instructions:
Follow the instructions below to help you restore access to the Microsoft Update v6 website.
Video Tutorials
Windows 2000 video tutorial is
here.
Windows XP video tutorial is
here.
Windows 2000 Users:
- You need to
be running Service Pack 3 or above for this method to work. You
can download those Service Packs from our
Service Pack Center.
- This method
will overwrite your existing proxy settings, so make sure you make note
of and backup those settings by going to Internet Options >
Connections > LAN Settings... > Advanced... and make a backup of the
information that's there.
- You need to
download the Restore Microsoft Update patcher
here.
- Run the
installer.
- Make sure
that all the boxes are checked, and then click on the
Install button.
- The MSXML
4.0 SP2 (KB954430) installer will open. Click on the
Next button.
- Then click
on I accept the terms in the License Agreement, then click on the
Next button.
- You can
fill out the information on the Customer Information page if you want,
but otherwise just click on the
Next button.
- Then click
Install Now.
- Click the
Finish button.
- Your system
will reboot.
- Click OK
on the 2 prompts for registering the 2 DLL files.
- Open the
Microsoft Update shortcut that has been added to the desktop or
enter the following URL in the address bar:
http://fe2.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?g_sconsumersite
- There we
go! You can now check for
updates, download updates, and install updates on your system using the
Microsoft Update website!
- If you get
a screen that says Software Upgrade for Some Windows Components
Required, then click on the Download and Install button to
proceed with the installation.
- Once the
updates finish installing, click on the Restart Now button if
that button appears, or click on the Close button if that appears.
- Then you
can go back to the Microsoft
Update website and check for updates again!
Windows XP Users:
- This method
will overwrite your existing proxy settings, so make sure you make note
of and backup those settings by going to Internet Options >
Connections > LAN Settings... > Advanced... and make a backup of the
information that's there.
- You need to
download the Restore Microsoft Update patcher
here.
- Run the
installer.
- Make sure
that all the boxes are checked, and then click on the
Install button.
- The MSXML
4.0 SP2 (KB954430) installer will open. Click on the
Next button.
- Then click
on I accept the terms in the License Agreement, then click on the
Next button.
- You can
fill out the information on the Customer Information page if you want,
but otherwise just click on the
Next button.
- Then click
Install Now.
- Click the
Finish button.
- Your system
will reboot.
- Click OK
on the 2 prompts for registering the 2 DLL files.
- Open the
Microsoft Update shortcut that has been added to the desktop or
enter the following URL in the address bar:
http://fe2.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?g_sconsumersite
- There we
go! You can now check for
updates, download updates, and install updates on your system using the
Microsoft Update website!
- If you get
a screen that says Software Upgrade for Some Windows Components
Required, then click on the Download and Install button to
proceed with the installation.
- Once the
updates finish installing, click on the Restart Now button if
that button appears, or click on the Close button if that appears.
- Then you
can go back to the Microsoft
Update website and check for updates again!
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