{"id":21743,"date":"2021-07-08T09:41:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T13:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=21743"},"modified":"2021-07-08T11:22:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:22:15","slug":"how-to-update-your-windows-10-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-update-your-windows-10-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Update Your Windows 10 Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to Update Your Windows 10 Computer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It came to our attention yesterday when we published this article<\/a><\/span> about a critical update, that a lot of folks don’t know how to update Windows 10. And I realized then we should have been better teachers and shown Windows 10 users, how to update their computers. Judging by the comments we received, it seems quite a few readers were looking for download links. That’s not how Windows updates work.<\/span><\/p>\n

In our article<\/a><\/span> about the “PrintNightmare” exploit, there was this quote from Microsoft…<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe security updates released on and after July 6, 2021,<\/strong> contain protections for CVE-2021-1675 and the additional remote code execution exploit in the Windows Print Spooler service known as \u2018PrintNightmare\u2019, documented in CVE-2021-34527\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many of you have Windows set up to update automatically. And if you do, when an update becomes available, your computer is automatically updated. If you’re not sure you have an update installed or not, you can tell by looking at your Update history.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to View your Update History<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Right-click on the Start button, click on “Settings”, then click on Update & Security > Windows Update. Under Windows Update, you’ll see any pending updates showing at the top.\u00a0 You’ll notice under beneath any pending updates a list of other options. One of those is <\/span>“View update history”… click that to view your update history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This shows the updates that have been installed. Since the cumulative update that patches the “PrintNightmare” exploit was not released until July 6, 2021, you can see by my update history it has not yet been installed on this computer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Important.<\/strong> Security patches, out-of-band updates, and cumulative updates are listed under “Quality Updates<\/strong>” not “Feature Updates”. Feature updates are also called “Version updates”.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to Tell if You Have an Update Pending<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s how to tell if you have an update pending and how to tell what it is.\u00a0 In Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update near the top, you’ll either see “Your computer is up to date” or you’ll see an update is pending. In the screenshot below, you can see that I have an update and restart pending.<\/span><\/p>\n

I can either click the “Restart now” button or I can schedule the restart that’s necessary to install the update.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, you might be wondering how I know that this update is the update that patches the <\/span>“PrintNightmare” exploit. I know because I copied the KB number (KB5004945) and pasted it in a Google search. It led me to this page<\/a><\/span>, which tells me…<\/span><\/p>\n

July 6, 2021\u2014KB5004945 (OS Builds 19041.1083, 19042.1083, and 19043.1083) Out-of-band…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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