PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

OF COMPUTER SYSTEM:
WINDOWS UPDATE

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF COMPUTER SYSTEM:

Windows Update

Objectives
IDENTIFY COMMONLY KNOWN WINDOWS UPDATE TYPES;
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF SOFTWARE UPDATES ON THE
COMPUTER SYSTEM; AND
CONDUCT SCHEDULED OR PERIODIC OPERATING SYSTEM UPDATES ON
YOUR SYSTEM UNIT.
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Microsoft windows

86%
PC Users used this Updates and Patches
Operating System.

WU
Microsoft Windows Update
Optional Updates
Recommended Updates
Important Updates
windows Update

IMPORTANCE
Used to keep Windows and several other
Microsoft programs updated.
Often include feature enhancements and
security updates to protect Windows from
malware and malicious attacks.
Access the update history that shows all the
updates that have been installed to the
computer through the Windows Update
service.
ACCESSING WINDOWS UPDATE

WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 7, 8, AND 8.1

Windows Settings. Accessible from within Control Panel.
Available from the Start menu.

m o r e m o r e
 COMMON TYPES OF
UPDATES AVAILABLE
Critical updates security updates Monthly rollups

service packs non-critical updates

COMMON Types of Updates Available

CRITICAL
UPDATES
a widely released fix for a specific
problem that addresses a
critical non-security-related bug.
COMMON Types of Updates Available

SECURITY
UPDATES
a widely released fix for a product-
specific, security-related vulnerability.
Security vulnerabilities are rated by
their severity.
COMMON Types of Updates Available

MONTHLY ROLLUPS

a cumulative set of updates that

include both security and reliability
updates that are packaged together
and distributed over Windows Update
for easy deployment.
COMMON TYPES OF UPDATES
AVAILABLE
a cumulative set of all an update to make Windows
hotfixes, security updates, system run smoothly
critical updates, and other
updates. It may also
contain a limited number of
customer-requested design
changes or features.
Service Packs/Cumulative
Non-critical updates
Updates
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF COMPUTER SYSTEM:
WINDOWS UPDATE

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