Windows Updates - Part 3 of Extending your Computer’s Life Series
Table of contents for Extending your Computer's Life
- Computer Cleaning Tips - part 1 of Extending your Computer’s Life series
- Anti-virus Software - Part 2 of Extending your Computer’s Life Series
- Windows Updates - Part 3 of Extending your Computer’s Life Series
- Spyware needs to be Controlled - Part 4 of Extending your Computer’s Life Series
- Recover RAM by taking control of your Start Menu - Part 5 of Extending your Computer’s Life Series
- Yet ANOTHER way to speed up your computer! - Part 6 of the Extending the Life of your Computer Series
Windows is your Operating System & it’s very important to keep it up to date!
Why? Microsoft periodically releases updates that help protect against the latest viruses & other security threats. There are two ways that you can get them:
1) Turn on Automatic Updates (preferred - and have your computer update automatically or manually when you’re prompted)
2) Search for updates - the problem with this is we get busy & forget to do this regularly.
Here’s how to Turn on Automatic Updates
(we suggest that you take a few minutes to check & make sure that yours are turned on):
- Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
- Depending on which Control Panel view you use, Classic or Category, do one of the following:
- Click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
- Click Performance and Maintenance, click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
- Click the option that you want. Make sure Automatic Updates is not turned off.
Here is more indepth information on Windows Automatic Updates.
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Jan 27, 2007 - 10:01:11This is such a good thing you are doing. I hope people are taking this information to heart. I really appreciate the service you are providing and hope that both of you realize how grateful I am that you are willing to do this.
Looking forward to many more good articles.