Looking for Windows Updates in your Windows 10 PC? It’s not in the Control Panel anymore! Get onto to the Settings app to check the latest Windows Update and install them on your PC. In this post we will have a look at the Windows Update and Security settings and learn how to change and adjust the Windows Update settings in your PC, a bit more in detail.

Windows 10 checks for and installs updates automatically, giving you little control, which is unfortunate, because sometimes updates cause instability or even create security holes. Windows 10 will automatically check for New Windows Update as per schedule, but if you don’t want to wait, you can grab it manually by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. You can also create Check Update Shortcut to manually check for available update.

Windows Update in Windows 10

You could type Settings in the taskbar search bar and click on the result or you could open it via Notifications in the right-side of your taskbar, by clicking on All Settings to open the Windows 10 Settings app.

Click on Update and Security link to open the following panel.

The Windows Update tab will show you the current status of your PC, whether it is updated or not. You can also check for the latest updates manually by clicking on ‘Check for Updates’.

The system will then start checking for the available updates and download it on your PC automatically. The updates panel also gives you the option to schedule the Restart.

If you want to choose how updates are installed in your PC, scroll down and go to the Advanced Options.

One notable feature here is that it gives Home users only two options under Choose how updates are installed.

• Automatic (Recommended)
• Notify to schedule restart.

You can Choose how updates are installed. Microsoft recommends choosing Automatic Update. In short, Windows 10 does not give you any choice! This is true for the home user. Enterprise users do however have an option, that lets then select when they want o download and install the Updates.

The other option in the drop-down menu is Notify to schedule restart. In Windows 10 Anniversary Update you will have to use Quiet Hours.

If you select Automatic Update, Windows 10 will regularly check for updates, download them and install them automatically. Your system will restart when you’re not using it. Updates won’t download over a metered connection.

If you go with the other option- You can schedule a time to restart to finish installing updates.

Under Advanced Options, you can now log in automatically after Windows Update if you enable the Use my sign in info to automatically finish setting up my device after an update.

Here, you will be also able to view your Windows 10 Update History.

Windows Update will work differently in Windows 10. There will be no Patch Tuesdays.

Microsoft has said it will use two different methods to provide updates: regular updates to normal users and periodic updates to users operating mission critical operations. Consumers will be delivered the updates and new features as soon they are available. Businesses will be able to opt-in to the fast-moving consumer pace, or lock-down mission critical environments, to receive only security and critical updates to their systems.

Next, you will see the setting Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows. It is always a good idea to check this option. You don’t want to to Delay Upgrades!

Clicking on the View your update history will show you all the updates installed on your Windows 10 PC. Go to Choose how you download updates for more advanced settings and select your preferences.

Apart from Windows Update, the Windows Update & Security settings section also offers settings for Activation, Backup, Recovery, Windows Defender and Developers. let us touch upon on each, in short.

You can also download Windows Updates & Apps from other Windows 10 PCs. When this option is turned ON, your PC may also send parts of previously downloaded Windows Updates and apps to PCs on your local network or PCs on the internet, depending on what’s selected from the provided options.

See this post if you wish to learn about a workaround to turn Off Windows Update in Windows 10. You can also make Windows 10 notify you before downloading Updates. This post shows how to run Windows Updates from Command Line.

Windows 10 Activation

Here you can check your Windows 10 edition and change the product key if you want.

Backup

You can add an external drive and create a backup of all your files here. Even you have created backup files in your Windows 7 PC, Windows 10 has an option to help you restoring them via Control Panel.

Recovery

If by any chance you don’t like the updated Windows 10 OS, you can roll back to your previous build of Windowsfrom here using a system image or a removable drive. The recovery option also gives you a chance to Reset your PC where you can reinstall Windows in your PC while keeping your files safe.

Windows Defender

This section lets you configure Windows Defender settings and lets you turn on the real time protection, cloud-based protection, and sample submission. Scroll down and click on Use Windows Defender to check if your PC is well protected or not.

For Developers

As named, this option is only for developers and is linked to the official Microsoft website where developers can enable their device for development, and sideload apps.

Do let us know how you like the new Windows Update options in Windows 10.

Now take a look at the Windows 10 Privacy Settings too.

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While we knew that Windows 10 won’t be having an RTM version, we also knew that Windows 10 build 10240, which Microsoft rolled out to Insiders a few weeks back, was the build that the company handed over to manufacturers to install on new computers, and it’s also the version of Windows 10 is now available for the general public.

However, the development is an ongoing process and to make sure everything works, the operating system needs to be updated, and today July 29th, Microsoft is releasing its day one patch for Windows 10 and it’s over 1GB on size!

Windows 10 Security Patch Download 2017

The update is expected to resolve many reported issues on 10240.16405.150725-1815.th1, which is the build number users will be receiving starting today.

If you’re making the jump to Windows 10 today, the day one patch should download with the rest of the operating system files, which in terms should update your system to version 10240.16405.

Yes, the update has a significant size, but it’s important to note that even though the update is massive, it won’t be fixing everything that is broken in Windows 10. We’re still in the early days and Microsoft will continue to improve the operating system as we move forward.

If you need to install the update manually, below you’ll find the updates in KB formats:

Windows 10 Security Patch Download Software

Source Microsoft (KB3074683 links) via Windows Central