WinFX Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 First: R.I.P Microsoft Zone Online Games (September 14, 2000 - July 31, 2019) I was bored on my pc, opened a cmd window and ping the old versions of Windows Update, versions 4 and 5 had their own domain while versions 3 and 6 do not have it. Well I ping the domains "v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com" and "v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com" and they sent a response, while also checking to see if it was really still standing in August 2019, I ping it to "v7.windowsupdate.microsoft.com" (never existed). It is mysterious, since MS is strict with support periods. It has been 8 years since the servers that host these sites are turned off, but the domains after 8 years are still standing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDayDefender0 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Maybe there is a way to get updates from the server Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMateczko Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Those are redirects to the same (modern?) update website/server, look how they are pinging the same IP address in your screenshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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