General Info

Making sure that your Windows operating system is always up-to-date is essential for keeping your machine free of bugs, viruses, and hackers. The method for doing this is using Windows Update.

 

 

Windows Updates

Windows Update is an online extension of Windows. Currently, Windows Update is available in three versions, one for Windows Vista, one for Windows 2000/XP and another for Windows 9x.

 

To access Windows Update from your Start Menu, press Start > Windows Update or Start > Programs > Windows Update.

 

To access Windows Update directly from your web browser, go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/.

 

For detailed instructions, see:

 

How-to: Critical Windows Updates

How-to: Automating Microsoft Windows updates

How-to: Verifying that the latest updates are installed

How-to: Verifying that the Daylight Savings Time update is installed