Sunday 11 August 2013
Install Windows updates
If you'd like Windows to install important updates as they become available, turn on automatic updating. Important updates provide significant benefits, such as improved security and reliability. You can also set Windows to automatically install recommended updates, which can address noncritical problems and help enhance your computing experience. Optional updates are not downloaded or installed automatically. To learn more about the types of updates that Microsoft publishes, go to this Knowledge Base article on the Microsoft Help and Support website
Change how Windows installs or notifies you
If you don't want updates to be installed automatically, you can choose to be notified when updates apply to your computer instead. Then, you can download and install them yourself, or you can set Windows to automatically download updates, and then notify you so you can install them yourself. Here's how to change how Windows installs or notifies you about updates:
Click to open Windows Update.
In the left pane, click Change settings.
Under Important updates, click one of the following:
Install updates automatically (recommended)
Download updates but let me choose whether to install them
Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them
Never check for updates (not recommended)
To schedule your automatic updates, next to Install new updates, select the day and time you want updates to occur.
To get recommended updates for your computer, under Recommended updates, select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box.
To allow anyone using the computer to make updates, select the Allow all users to install updates on this computer check box. This applies only to updates and software that are installed manually; automatic updates will be installed regardless of the user.
Click OK. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Notes
If your computer is in hibernation at a scheduled time, installation will begin immediately the next time you start your computer. You will receive a message that asks you if you want to postpone the installation. Click the message and follow the instructions to set how long you want Windows to wait.
If you turn off automatic updating, make sure you check for new updates regularly. For more information, see Install Windows updates.
Microsoft offers an extension to Windows Update called Microsoft Update. This service allows you to get updates for other Microsoft products, as well as receive notices of new Microsoft software that you can download and install for free. Here's how to get updates and notices about new software:
Click to open Windows Update.
If you've never checked for updates before, in the left pane, click Check for updates. Wait for Windows Update to finish checking for updates.
In the Windows Update dialog box, click Find out more under Get updates for other Microsoft products. Follow the steps on the screen to start using Microsoft Update.
In the left pane, click Change settings.
Under Microsoft Update, select the Give me updates for Microsoft products and check for new optional Microsoft software when I update Windows check box.
To get notifications of new Microsoft software, select the Show me detailed notifications when new Microsoft software is available check box.
Click OK.Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Click to open Windows Update.
In the left pane, click Change settings.
Under Important updates, click one of the following:
Install updates automatically (recommended)
Download updates but let me choose whether to install them
Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them
Never check for updates (not recommended)
To schedule your automatic updates, next to Install new updates, select the day and time you want updates to occur.
To get recommended updates for your computer, under Recommended updates, select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box.
To allow anyone using the computer to make updates, select the Allow all users to install updates on this computer check box. This applies only to updates and software that are installed manually; automatic updates will be installed regardless of the user.
Click OK. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Notes
If your computer is in hibernation at a scheduled time, installation will begin immediately the next time you start your computer. You will receive a message that asks you if you want to postpone the installation. Click the message and follow the instructions to set how long you want Windows to wait.
If you turn off automatic updating, make sure you check for new updates regularly. For more information, see Install Windows updates.
Microsoft offers an extension to Windows Update called Microsoft Update. This service allows you to get updates for other Microsoft products, as well as receive notices of new Microsoft software that you can download and install for free. Here's how to get updates and notices about new software:
Click to open Windows Update.
If you've never checked for updates before, in the left pane, click Check for updates. Wait for Windows Update to finish checking for updates.
In the Windows Update dialog box, click Find out more under Get updates for other Microsoft products. Follow the steps on the screen to start using Microsoft Update.
In the left pane, click Change settings.
Under Microsoft Update, select the Give me updates for Microsoft products and check for new optional Microsoft software when I update Windows check box.
To get notifications of new Microsoft software, select the Show me detailed notifications when new Microsoft software is available check box.
Click OK.Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Change how Windows installs or notifies you about updates
You can set Windows to automatically install important and recommended updates or to install important updates only. Important updates provide significant benefits, such as improved security and reliability. Recommended updates can address noncritical problems and help enhance your computing experience. Optional updates are not downloaded or installed automatically. To learn more about the types of updates that Microsoft publishes, go to this Knowledge Base article on the Microsoft Help and Support website.
If you don't want updates to be installed automatically, you can choose to be notified when updates apply to your computer instead. Then, you can download and install them yourself, or you can set Windows to automatically download updates, and then notify you so you can install them yourself
If you don't want updates to be installed automatically, you can choose to be notified when updates apply to your computer instead. Then, you can download and install them yourself, or you can set Windows to automatically download updates, and then notify you so you can install them yourself
Keep Windows Defender definitions up to date
Windows Defender definitions are files that act like an encyclopedia of known spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Because spyware is continually being developed, Windows Defender relies on up-to-date definitions to determine if software that is trying to install or run on your computer is spyware or potentially unwanted software.
Windows Defender works with your Windows Update settings to automatically install the latest definitions. For more information,
Windows Defender works with your Windows Update settings to automatically install the latest definitions. For more information,
What is a system image?
A system image is an exact copy of a drive. By default, a system image includes the drives required for Windows to run. It also includes Windows and your system settings, programs, and files. You can use a system image to restore the contents of your computer if your hard drive or computer ever stops working. When you restore your computer from a system image, it's a complete restoration; you can't choose individual items to restore, and all of your current programs, system settings, and files are replaced with the contents of the system image.
Although this type of backup includes your personal files, we recommend that you back up your files regularly using Windows Backup so that you can restore individual files and folders as needed. When you set up Windows Backup, you can let Windows choose what to back up, which will include a system image, or you can select the items that you want to back up and whether you want to include a system image. For more information about setting up Windows Backup
Restore files from a system image backup
You’ll need to have created a system image beforehand to use this option. A system image is a personalized backup of the partition that contains Windows, and includes programs and user data, like documents, pictures, and music. For more information, see What is a system image?
In general, if you have created a system image beforehand, this option is better because most of your files, programs, and settings are preserved on the system image. You'll only need to reinstall or restore any programs, updates, or files that you added after the date you created the system image. However, if the system image was made recently, there's a chance it could contain the problem you are trying to fix.
Choosing an advanced recovery method
The advanced methods available in Recovery in Control Panel can return Windows to a usable state if it's badly damaged.
The first method uses a type of backup called a system image, which you need to have created earlier. The second method reinstalls Windows, either from a recovery image provided by your computer manufacturer, or from the original Windows installation files.
Warning
Both methods can result in loss of data. Before beginning either method, you’ll be prompted to back up your personal files to an external location, such as a USB hard disk. After the recovery completes, you can reinstall your programs using the original installation discs or files, and restore your personal files.
The first method uses a type of backup called a system image, which you need to have created earlier. The second method reinstalls Windows, either from a recovery image provided by your computer manufacturer, or from the original Windows installation files.
Warning
Both methods can result in loss of data. Before beginning either method, you’ll be prompted to back up your personal files to an external location, such as a USB hard disk. After the recovery completes, you can reinstall your programs using the original installation discs or files, and restore your personal files.
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