{"id":567,"date":"2013-06-06T08:43:35","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T13:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.properwichita.com\/consulting\/?p=567"},"modified":"2013-06-06T08:45:22","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T13:45:22","slug":"wichita-computer-repair-making-sure-windows-updates-are-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.properwichita.com\/consulting\/2013\/06\/06\/wichita-computer-repair-making-sure-windows-updates-are-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Wichita Computer Repair – Making Sure Windows Updates Are Running"},"content":{"rendered":"

For information about our Wichita Computer Repair\u00a0Services<\/a>, visit the homepage at Proper Technology Solutions.<\/p>\n

Windows Updates<\/h2>\n

In our last blog entry, Watch Out for Hitchhikers<\/a>, we talked about the importance of making sure that applications installed from the Internet aren’t including extra software that we don’t want.<\/p>\n

Today’s entry is about those updates that can be critical to help you prevent those applications\/malware that don’t even ask you for an install.<\/p>\n

For today, we’re using Windows 7 as an example, since it is still the most common PC operating system on the market.\u00a0 First off, let’s open the Windows Updates console:<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Go to the Start flag at the bottom left of your computer. In the ‘search programs and files’ box at the bottom, type in ‘Windows Update’.<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Click on \u00a0‘Windows Update’ from the program list.\u00a0 (It should be at the top)<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/strong>\u00a0 Look over the screen below:<\/p>\n

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Wichita Computer Repair - Windows Update Console<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Check the following entries:<\/p>\n

Most recent check for updates – This should be very recent
\nUpdates were installed – This should be close to the above date<\/p>\n

Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0 Before we check for and install updates, let’s click the ‘Change Settings’ link in the menu on the left:<\/p>\n

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Windows Computer Repair - Windows Updates Settings<\/p><\/div>\n

Highlights we are looking for are:<\/p>\n

Important Updates: Install Updates Automatically (recommended)
\n* Make sure the Install new updates is set for ‘Every day’ and at a time when your PC will be on.
\nAll of the other boxes should be checked.
\nClick OK.<\/p>\n

Step 5<\/strong>: Back on the main Windows Update Console, click on ‘Check for updates’.\u00a0 This may take a few minutes.\u00a0 Once it comes up, if you see there are updates to be installed as in the picture, click on ‘Install Updates’.<\/p>\n

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Wichita Computer Repair - Installing Updates<\/p><\/div>\n

Step 6:<\/strong>\u00a0 Review the updates.\u00a0 Anything in ‘Important’ you should allow to install.
\n*Note, if you’re trying to avoid getting a particular update like IE10 because a website you use doesn’t support it, right click on that update and choose ‘Hide update’.\u00a0 Generally, I ignore the ‘Optional Updates’.\u00a0 Now click OK.<\/p>\n

Step 7:<\/strong> Click Install updates back on the main Windows Update Console.<\/p>\n

You are now configured to receive automatic updates.\u00a0 Pop into the console every so often to make sure it hasn’t stopped for some reason.\u00a0 Those dates should be recent, as Microsoft releases updates at least every Tuesday.<\/p>\n

At Proper Technology Solutions<\/a>, we are your Wichita computer repair experts.\u00a0 Our staff is all certified by Microsoft and other major vendors to ensure that we can take care of all your computer needs.\u00a0 From simple virus\/spyware removal to optimizing systems for speed all the way to large-scale network design, we can assist you, all while keeping your bottom line in mind.<\/p>\n

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