Once installed, boot the game. Go to the System Menu > Settings > Gameplay.
Now check the main menu: Look in the bottom left corner. You should see text reading: v1.9.32.0.8. skyrim latest patch version 1.9.32.0.8 download
If you see anything else (1.9.32.0.7, 1.8, or 1.7), you did it wrong. Once installed, boot the game
Search for "Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch - Version History" on Nexus Mods. While USLEEP requires 1.9.32.0.8, some users have uploaded the vanilla .exe backups as "optional files" for disaster recovery. Now check the main menu: Look in the bottom left corner
You might be asking: Doesn't Steam auto-update?
Yes, but there are three distinct reasons to manually seek this patch:
Solution: The registry key is missing. If you moved your Skyrim folder manually, the patch can’t locate it. Reinstall Skyrim via Steam to restore registry entries, then apply the patch; or manually extract the patch files using 7-Zip (advanced users only).