![]() Missing one, or out of order, could make for a very bad day. The nemesis in the days of W2000 and XP were the dreaded, never-ending. In 2018 I think, WS transitioned to, a paid news letter worth every penny. My salvation and mentors, Fred Langa, Woody Leonhard but my favorite Susan Brady who published the monthly windows update and Tuesday patch-watch. Along the adventure I stumbled onto Windows Secretes (WS) and crew. It has been love/hate, good, bad and ugly. I’ve dealt with updates since the days of windows 3.0…the road has been long, many lessons learned. But there is a risk that you won’t, and the resulting updated machine might have issues.ĭefinitely create a backup image prior to taking this approach. ![]() Hopefully, when downloading and installing the update yourself, you’ll be informed if your machine is not yet capable of supporting it and why. If Windows Update doesn’t show you the update as available, I would assume there’s a reason. This is perhaps the riskiest approach of getting the most recent update. You’d use this media to “upgrade” Windows 10 to Windows 10, much like a refresh install. You can also create installation media to use on multiple machines. This will download and install the update just as Windows Update would. ![]() (Click for larger image.)Īs you can see in the image above, the most recent update is explicitly available with an “Update now” button. This requires that the update has been made available on the Windows 10 Download page. Download it yourselfĮven if Windows Update doesn’t show the latest Windows 10 update as available for you, you may be able download it yourself manually. Nonetheless, I recommend taking an image backup first, just in case. Presumably Windows Update will only show the update as available if it’s ready for your specific hardware. If you’re in a hurry, or you just want to manage it when it happens, this is probably the safest approach overall. That the update can be time-consuming is one reason to take this approach if it’s available: you can install it on your schedule, when you know the machine won’t be needed for anything else. It’ll be a time-consuming process involving an additional reboot or two, so don’t count on the machine being available to you until the update is complete. This approach will download the feature update and install it. You may need to install any pending updates first, if any are listed. Windows Update with a feature update available. If Windows Update thinks your machine is ready for the feature update, it displays an additional option to “Download and install” the update. When I want the latest Windows 10 update, I visit Windows Update in my settings app. That’s safest because it means the update will only be installed if your machine is ready for it, and some time will have passed since its release, allowing early issues to be resolved.īut waiting is not what you’re asking for. Slow and steady wins the raceĬlearly, my recommendation is to let Windows Update do its thing on its own schedule.
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