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How to work with Windows Update to keep your operating system up-to-date. How to deal with botched updates, delay Windows 10 updates, and more.

Windows 10

Windows 10 Spring Creators Update has been silently delayed by Microsoft

  • news
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 11.04.2018
Microsoft has never said anything publicly about the next release of Windows 10: it did not communicate an exact launch date, and it did not even confirm the name - Windows 10 Spring Creators Update. That name only showed up on several occasions to users...
Windows 10

12+ reasons why you should get Windows 10 April 2018 Update

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 06.04.2018
On April 30th, 2018, Microsoft releases the next major update to Windows 10: April 2018 Update, which has the codename Redstone 4. The upgrade brings several new features and many quality-of-life improvements to the previous Fall Creators Update. If you want to know what is...
Windows 10

15+ reasons why you should get Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 16.10.2017
If you use Windows 10, and you read our website, you have heard about the Fall Creators Update. It is the latest major update for Windows 10, and it is available for every Windows 10 user, for free, starting October 17th, 2017. The Fall Creators...
Windows 10

What is Windows 10 Creators Update and why should you install it?

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 03.04.2017
When Windows 10 was released for the first time, Microsoft said that this would be their last operating system. And they have kept their promise up until now: they have developed no new operating systems. However, that doesn't mean that Windows 10 is stalling. Quite...
Windows 10

15 Reasons why you should get the Windows 10 Anniversary Update today

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 02.08.2016
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is, without question, an important point in Windows 10's evolution path since it was initially released to the public, last year. However, you shouldn't think about it as a new iteration of the operating system, but rather as a "service...
Windows

Configure How Windows Update Works In Windows 7 & Windows 8.1

  • tutorial
  • Maria Madalina Blaga
  • 22.10.2014
When your PC is online, Windows automatically checks for important updates and installs them using the Windows Update service, depending on the way it is configured. As always with Windows operating systems, Windows Update has a default set of settings for the way it works...
Windows Update

How To Manage Your Installed & Hidden Windows Updates

  • tutorial
  • Maria Madalina Blaga
  • 21.10.2014
Windows Update is an essential part of Windows that is permanently improving the operating system and the quality of your user experience. After using your computer for a long time, you will end up with plenty of updates installed. If you want to find information...
Windows 8

How to Use Windows Update from Windows 8.1's PC Settings

  • tutorial
  • Mihai-Emilian Blaga
  • 26.08.2014
In Windows 8.1 there are two Windows Update tools: one available from the Desktop (which hasn't changed since Windows 7) and one in PC Settings, that's optimized for users with touch devices. When using the PC Settings version, you can view information about available updates,...
Windows

What's New in Windows 8.1 Public Preview (codename "Blue")?

  • misc
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 27.06.2013
Windows 8.1 Public Preview is now available for download and it brings many changes to Windows 8. There's lots of new stuff coming in this update and all of it is good. While many of you would think that Windows 8.1 is mostly about touch...