How to Check and Update your computer in Windows 10, at Home or at HCDE

By default, Information Technology Services applies patches and updates weekly, occasionally these are delayed or pending. This is how to kick off the updates manually.

To Check for Windows Updates, click the bottom left Windows icon, and type ‘updates & security’, it should show a link to ‘Check for Updates’ , or type in ‘Windows Updates’, both will work.

Press Enter Key or click the Icon to open.

Your screen should look something like this.

If it says, ‘You’re up to date’, and the date is within the past couple of days, you are done.

If it says updates pending and it shows ‘Install now’ button, click to install (the updates). Reboot if it asks to.

You can also click ‘Check for updates’ if the date of the last update was last week or more.

If your screen looks something like this, click the ‘Install now’ button, you should always install the latest patches or updates.

You will see the updates progressing, if it asks to reboot to apply the fixes, please reboot.

Congratulations you are up to date.