Check for Updates
You can manually check for updates in this section. Click on “Check for Updates” link located on the left pane of the main page of the applet. Windows immediately checks for any updates, and if any found, prompts you to install them.Change Update Settings
You can determine how Windows checks for updates. There are 4 choices for that.- By default, Windows checks for updates daily, and if any found, downloads and installs them automatically, without asking you.
- The second option is to let Windows check for updates daily and download them for you. But, it won’t install them automatically. That decision remains in your hand.
- If the second option doesn’t make too much sense, then you can configure Windows Update to check for updates daily, but prompt you to download and install them.
- The fourth option (not really an option!) is not to check for updates at all. This is not recommended as you will miss all the critical security and stability patches.
Update History
This section lists all the updates that have been attempted by this applet till date. Each entry in the list contains the following details.- Update name
- Status – it was successfully installed, if it failed to download, or if it failed to install, etc.
- Importance – how critical the update is to the system. “Important” updates should always be installed as they are critical to the stability and security of the system.
- Installation date