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‎11-07-2016 12:21 PM

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We have an HP Probook 4540s running Windows 7  AND an HP250 running Windows 10.   We keep both up-to-date with WINDOWS updates from Microsoft. 

 

The W10 PC came with HP Support Assistant installed and we regularly get HP UPDATES via this program. 

 

The W7 PC did NOT come with HP Support Assistant.  We did sign up to receive "Driver and Support eAlerts", and periodically (but not very often) get emails from HP with alert and update information. 

 

With the volume of HP updates we get for the W10 pc, we are now questioning updates for the W7 pc. 

 

 - Are the differences in HP update volumes just due to operating system differences? 

 

 - Are we getting any automatic HP updates for the W7 pc that we are not aware of? 

 

 - If we are indeed not getting HP updates for the W7 pc could we potentially have security issues? 

 

 - Having checked the HP website, we now realize that there is an HP Support assistant for Windows 7.  Should we intall that?   What are the pros and cons of this. 

 

Thank you.

 

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