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If you have a spare Windows 7 PC sitting around, why not put it to use to see what s in store for the future of Windows. Using Windows Update to upgrade to Windows 10.

During the free upgrade, you can use a valid Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 product key to activate Windows 10 Version 1511 or higher.

Windows Update - Check for and Install in Windows 8

How to Check for and Install Windows Updates in Windows 8 and Windows RT

If you use automatic updating, you won t need to check for important and recommended updates. Windows Update will automatically check for these updates and install them when they re ready.

If you don t use automatic updating, you should check for updates yourself at least once every week. Microsoft usually releases important updates on the second Tuesday once a month. However, updates could be released at any time.

No matter what your settings are, some updates aren t installed automatically. This includes optional updates and updates that require you to accept new terms of use. When these updates are available, Windows Update will let you know that they re ready to be installed.

To learn more about the types of updates that Microsoft publishes, see this Knowledge Base article on the Microsoft Help and Support website.

This tutorial will show you how to manually check for and install Windows Updates in Windows 8 and Windows RT.

EXAMPLE: Restart and Sign in when Windows Updates are available

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OPTION ONE

To Check for and Install Windows Updates using Control Panel

1. Open the Control Panel icons view, and click/tap on the Windows Update icon.

2. In the left pane of Windows Update, click/tap on the Check for updates link. see screenshot below

3. Do step 4 or 5 below depending on if any updates are available or not.

4. If No Updates are Available

A You are finished, and can close Windows Update. see screenshot below

5. If Updates are Available

A Click/tap on the available updates links to be able to select which updates to install or not and for more details, then go to step 6 below. see screenshots below Note

If you have any important updates available, then you will have the option to click/tap on Install Updates to go ahead and install all selected important updates, and pick up at step 7 below.

6. Select check any available updates that you want to install, unselect uncheck any available updates that you do not want to install at this time, then click/tap on Install. see screenshot below

NOTE: It s usually best to only install the updates that are selected by default to avoid any possible installation conflicts, then go back and finish installing any other available updates after the first batch are finished installing. Tip If you like, you can also hide updates that you do not want to install and no longer be available in Windows Update anymore.

7. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes if administrator or enter an administrator s password if standard user

NOTE: A standard user will not always be able to install available updates without having to provide administrator credentials for approval.

8. Windows Update will now start downloading and installing the selected updates. see screenshots below Note If an update requires it, you may need to Read and accept the license terms, and then tap or click/tap Finish before it will be installed.

9. When updates have finished installing, you might need to restart your PC to finish installing some updates. Save and close all your files and apps before you restart so you don t lose anything.

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To Check for and Install Windows Updates using PC settings

1. Open PC settings.

2. Click/tap on Windows Updates in the left pane, and click/tap on Check for updates now in the right pane. see screenshot below

A You are finished, and can close PC settings if you like. see screenshot below

A Click/tap on the highlighted link to see more details about what updates are available, then go to step 6 below. see screenshot below

6. Do step 7 or 8 below depending on what options you get and what you want to do.

7. To Choose Important or Optional Updates to Install or Not

A Click/tap on the Get more info or Choose important updates to install, or install optional updates type link, and go to step 5 in OPTION ONE above. see screenshots below

NOTE: If you wanted to close the details pop-up, then you could click/tap on an empty area on the right side in PC settings to do so.

8. To Install all Selected Important Updates

A Click/tap on Install. see screenshots below

9. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes if administrator or enter an administrator s password if standard user

10. Windows Update will now start downloading and installing the selected updates. see screenshots below Note If an update requires it, you may need to Read and accept the license terms, and then tap or click/tap Finish before it will be installed.

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11. When updates have finished installing, you might need to restart your PC to finish installing some updates. Save and close all your files and apps before you restart so you don t lose anything.

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That s it,

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