| Automatic UpdatesTasks |
This section describes how to configure and work with automatic updates.
Shortly after you install Windows on your machine, an icon appears in the notification area prompting you to keep your machine current with Automatic Updates. If you ignore it, it keeps bothering you until you decide to configure the feature or disable it. To configure Automatic Updates using this icon, do the following:
Click the Automatic Updates icon in the notification area
If the notification icon isn't present, you can still configure Automatic Updates by:
Control Panel
When the notification icon appears indicating updates to download, do this:
Click the notification icon
If you decide later that you wish to download updates you previously declined, do this:
Control Panel
If you need to pause downloading for some reason, click the notification icon and select Pause, and then click it again later and select Resume. If Windows notifies you about available updates but you don't want to be bothered, do this:
Click the notification icon
When Windows notifies you that updates have been downloaded and are ready to install, do this:
Click the notification icon
If you don't want to install the updates you downloaded, click Remind Me Later instead of Details. If you decide later that you wish to install updates you previously downloaded but declined to install, do this:
Control Panel
Disable Automatic Updates by:
Control Panel
If you disable Automatic Updates, you can still keep your system up to date by regularly visiting the Windows Update web site, windowsupdate.microsoft.com, and following the instructions displayed there.