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How to Access Microsoft Update Catalog on any Browser
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Updated onFebruary 28, 2024
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Microsoftpromised it would allow users to access theUpdate Catalog on any browser, but for the time being, users still have to useInternet Explorer6.0 or later todownloadtheupdates.
If you’re planning to installInternet Explorerfor the sole purpose of downloadingupdatesfromMicrosoft‘s Update Catalog, there’s an alternative. You can access the Update Catalog on anybrowserusing the site’s RSS feed.
In other words, the RSS feed URL has a stable structure, and the only element that changes is the cumulative update code.
All you have to do is add the code of the cumulativeupdateat the end of the RSS feed URL, copy the string in yourbrowser‘s address bar and you’ll access thedownloadlink.
How do I access theUpdate Catalogon any browser?
How to access the Update Catalog for Windows 7 on any browser
How to access the Update Catalog for Windows 10 on any browser
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Madalina Dinita
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Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina Dinita
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Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
