Windows 10 Updates

Microsoft regularly releases updates to their Operating Systems (OS) and applications to fix bugs, add features, or improve security.

Microsoft regularly releases updates to their Operating Systems (OS) and applications to fix bugs, add features, or improve security.  When those updates are released you may receive a small notification in the lower right corner of your screen, but then it will hide itself after just a few seconds.  If you don’t notice the message and click it to take action, your computer may be out-of-date.  Here are the steps you should perform at least once a week to insure you are as up-to-date as possible:

1. Click on the “Start” button in the lower left corner of your screen.
   
2. In the “Type here to search” box where your cursor is blinking, type in “check for updates” (without the quotes).
3. In the search results, under “Best match”, click on the result that says “Check for updates”.
   
4. In the window that appears you will see one of two options:
   1. If you see an “Install now” button, that means you already have pending updates.  Click this button to initiate the installation process.
   2. If you see a “Check for updates” button click it to initiate a check for new updates.  If updates are found, click the “Install now” button to initiate the installation process.
      NOTE: Some updates require a restart of your computer, if you are prompted to restart please close all open applications, saving changes if needed, and restart your computer.  Then perform steps 1-5 again to check for any additional updates.
   3. If you see the text Check online for updates from Microsoft Update, click on that to install updates.
5. Depending on the number of pending updates, you may need to perform steps 4.1 and 4.2 above multiple times.
6. Once you are presented with the “You’re up to date” message with today’s date, that means you are up-to-date and can close this window.

Performing these steps at least once a week will insure that your computer is as up-to-date as possible.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the ITS Support Center at x4222 or support@colby.edu.