To review and download updates that apply to your computer

Based on your Automatic Updates settings, Windows can notify you when updates that apply to your computer are ready to download. You can review each update and choose whether to download it. To help protect your computer, we recommend that you download and install all updates that apply to your computer as soon as they are available.

1. When you are notified that new updates are ready to be downloaded, click the Windows Update icon that appears in the notification area.
2. By default, all updates are selected to be downloaded. If you do not want Windows to download an update, clear the check box beside it.
3. Click Download.

Notes

• If you are using the Automatic (recommended) setting, Windows automatically downloads important updates as soon as they are available. You are not notified or interrupted during the process.
• Windows Update software might automatically be updated prior to applying any other updates.

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