How To Run Windows Update

How to Update Windows x

Updating the software on your laptop is an like shooting fish in a barrel and effective manner to brand sure your arrangement runs smoothly. When you update Windows x, your PC will have the latest features, bug fixes, and (most important) security patches.

Fortunately, Windows will periodically check for the latest system updates and install them automatically. All you need to practise is restart your calculator to ensure the updates finish installing (to pause updates for up to 35 days, check out this guide). Equally user-friendly as automated updates are, at that place are times when you'll want to manually check for updates, like when an important security patch is rolling out or if you've encountered a major issues.

If you lot're currently running Windows seven, and so read our guide to set for when the operating system reaches its end of life stage. Once your laptop is updated, check out our Windows x guide for both beginners and power users.

Here are a few simple steps to manually cheque for Windows 10 updates.

How to Manually Update Windows 10

ane. Select the Start (Windows) push button from the bottom-left corner.

2. Get to settings (gear icon).

three. Select the Update & Security icon

iv. Choose the Windows Update tab in the left sidebar (round arrows)

five. Click the Check for updates button.If at that place is an available update, it volition brainstorm downloading automatically.

If you lot don't run across an update, don't worry; this page volition tell you lot if your hardware is currently incompatible.

To end the update, you'll need to restart Windows, but you practice this later if there'due south no urgency. Doing so is pretty straightforward — just follow these simple instructions. (Notation, your system volition non be equipped with the latest updates until it'southward been restarted.)

How to Schedule a Windows 10 Update

1. From the Windows Update settings page (Pace 4 from to a higher place), select "Schedule the restart" found next to "Restart now."

2. You volition then be taken to a scheduling page. From in that location, move the Schedule a Time slider to the right (the "on" position).

3. The grayed-out "Selection a time" and "Pick a day" options volition then exist available to select. Utilise the time ticker and the date drop-down to cull when to restart your laptop.

Credit: Microsoft

Phillip Tracy is the assistant managing editor at Laptop Magazine where he reviews laptops, phones and other gadgets while covering the latest industry news. Afterwards graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Phillip became a tech reporter at the Daily Dot. There, he wrote reviews for a range of gadgets and covered everything from social media trends to cybersecurity. Prior to that, he wrote for RCR Wireless News roofing 5G and IoT. When he'south non tinkering with devices, you can find Phillip playing video games, reading, traveling or watching soccer.