Windows Automatic Update Instructions
For Windows 7 or Windows Vista:
Automatic Updates should be selected.
To check:
- Click on the Start Button
- right-click Computer
- choose Properties
- click Windows Update (lower-left)
- click Change settings (upper-left)
- Under “Important updates´ make sure that “Install updates automatically (recommended) is selected and choose a convenient time.
If you want or need to get your important updates quicker than your specified time:
- Click on the Start Button
- right-click Computer
- choose Properties
- click Windows Update (lower-left)
- If you see “Windows is up to date”, then all is well. If you see “Updates are available for your computer”, click “Install updates”.
For Windows XP:
Automatic Updates should be selected.
To check:
- Click on the Start Button
- right-click My Computer
- choose Properties
- click on the Automatic Updates tab. Make sure that “Automatic (recommended)” is selected and choose a convenient time.
Should you see a yellow icon in your computer’s system tray (lower-right of your computer screen) indicating that “New updates are ready to install”, click on it and install the updates.
For MACs:
Automatic Updates should be selected.
To check:
- Click on the APPLE Menu (upper-left of the Menu bar)
- Choose System Preferences
- Click on Software Update
- In the Software Update tab, make sure that both “Check for updates” (choose Weekly) and “Download important updates automatically” are checked
- Thereafter, whenever you are prompted that updates are ready to install, do so
