Microsoft announces software updates for Windows at windows. They will announce upcoming features, but some will not arrive until a later version. Join the Windows Insider Program's fast or slow ring. The program is so you can test out the new version of Windows on your PC, and nothing else.
The fast ring gives an opportunity to find bugs in the OS, and gives you early releases of upcoming versions. The slow ring gives an opportunity to try a more stable version of an upcoming release.
The next version will come soon to your device, and you will get a chance to install it. Once the update is released, then you can proceed to installing it, but understand that compatibility issues are being worked on after release to make sure that your device can run the latest version smoothly. Go to Microsoft's Windows download site , and run the update assistant. This is where you can check your device's compatibility and install the update if it is compatible.
The version will not come right away, but when the update is ready, you will get a notification to set a few privacy settings and then proceed to install the update later or install it right away.
Restart your computer. When the update is finished downloading, click on Restart now on the Windows Update Assistant to finish installing the update. This will immediately restart your computer, and it will take at the minimum 20 minutes to finish updating, and much longer on newer versions. Complete initial setup, if necessary.
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Any image, link, or discussion related to child pornography, child nudity, or other child abuse or exploitation. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 23 people found this comment helpful. Was this comment helpful? Do I need to make a backup of every thing on computer prior to install. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 13 people found this comment helpful. Yes, the thumbdrive will have build which is older, so you should create a new recovery drive.
You said you have now upgraded , if you have not, you should still create a backup just in case:. How to: Create a system image in Windows We came in to work on the Saturday after New Year, and have nothing accomplished for our holiday. I want to use this ISO on another computer. How can I tell? Any idea which Build Number this belongs to? I tried to check properties of setup.
Ideally the setup. Am I right? This is an interesting utility because if you want it to, Software Informer can sit in your system tray and notify you when a software program becomes out of date. It also makes use of the Software Informer community giving you quick access to information like user contributed ratings, comments or questions about any one of your installed applications.
After install the program will run an initial scan to determine what you have installed and then tell you if anything is out of date. Any entries in pink are identified as outdated and clicking on a program will show the information about comments, users etc, and also a useful menu where you can include or exclude various notifications. In addition to software, the program is also able to inform you about possible driver updates available from the Drivers tab.
Compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7. Download Software Informer. Important Note: Do be aware there are a lot of these updater programs around the internet but many of them have been abandoned or are badly outdated. Out of date software could pose a security risk and software wrongly telling you an old version of a program is up to date could make your system more vulnerable.
We were especially disappointed with the free version of UpdateStar because it only notifies you of major revision number updates.
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