Selecting Updates to Install

If you configured Windows 8 to not download and install updates automatically, you can choose which updates to apply to your system. Note that, depending on your current Windows Update settings, you’ll be choosing either which updates to both download and install or which updates just to install.

Here are the steps to follow to select the updates you want to install:

1. Press Windows Logo+X and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.

2. Select System and Security, Windows Update. (If you’re viewing Control Panel using icons instead of categories, just click Windows Update directly.) The Windows Update window appears.

3. If you have important updates, click the X Important Updates Are Available ...

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