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How to Change Windows Update Settings

Windows Update exists to help make it easy to keep Windows up to date with the latest patches, service packs, and other updates. How easy depends on how Windows Update is configured to download and apply updates.


When you first turned on your new computer or were finishing your Windows operating system install, you told Windows Update how you wanted it to act—a little more automatic or a little more manual.


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If your original decision isn't working out, or you need to change how it works to avoid repeating an auto-update issue, like what happens on some Patch Tuesdays, you can simply adjust how Windows receives and installs updates.


Depending on your version of Windows, this could mean downloading but not installing the updates, notifying you but not downloading them, or even disabling Windows Update completely.


Time Required: Changing how Windows updates are downloaded and installed should only take you a few minutes at most.


Not sure what version of Windows you're running? Use the Lifewire System Info Tool to find out:


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If you're changing Windows Update settings on another device and not sure what version it's running, see What Version of Windows Do I Have? for help.


How to Change Windows Update Settings in Windows 11

The Windows Update settings in Windows 11 didn't change much from Windows 10, aside from small things like different names for the options and the method you take to get to the settings.


Right-click the Start button, and choose Settings. You can also left-click the Start button and search for Settings.


Choose Windows Update from the menu on the left.



Select Advanced Options.


The options here control how Windows 11 will download and install updates for the operating system and, if selected, other software from Microsoft.


Changes you make to Windows 11's Windows Update settings are saved automatically. You can close the Settings window when you're finished customizing the settings.



Here are more details on all these settings that are available to you in Windows Update for Windows 11:



Receive updates for other Microsoft products: Just as it sounds, you can have Windows Update deliver updates for other Microsoft programs that you have installed, such as Microsoft Office.



Get me up to date: Your PC will restart ASAP so that updates will finish installing as quickly as possible. You'll get a restart prompt 15 minutes before it happens so that you can save your work.

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Download updates over metered connections: You'll receive automatic updates even if you're connected to a data-limited network. Most people, especially home users, are on unlimited data plans, so this is only relevant for people on a limited network, like through a mobile data plan.


Notify me when a restart is required to finish updating: A restart prompt will appear when Windows Update is ready to reboot your computer.


Active hours: Change this if Windows is rebooting your computer while you're using it. Telling Windows that your active hours are, say 9 AM to 5 PM, will force it to not reboot for updates during that time frame. The automatic option will choose the active hours based on your activity.


Delivery Optimization: Set download and upload speed limits to ensure that not all of your network bandwidth is used for updates. You can also allow or deny letting your PC send already-downloaded Windows updates to other devices on your local network.


On the main Windows Update screen are some other options:


Pause updates: If updates are getting in the way of your computer usage, you can pause them for anywhere from 1 week to 5 weeks. Windows will resume updates after the pause period is up.


Windows Insider Program: This lets you receive early versions of major updates to Windows 11. This is the fastest way to get the newest features as they become available, before everyone else. However, depending on the option you choose after enabling this, you might end up using an unstable version that isn't fit for public use just yet.

How to Change Windows Update Settings in Windows 10

Beginning in Windows 10, Microsoft simplified the options available to you regarding the Windows Update process but also removed some of the finer control you may have enjoyed in earlier versions.


Select Start and then choose the settings icon.


Choose Update & Security.


Choose Windows Update from the menu on the left, assuming it's not already selected.


Select Advanced options.


The various settings on this page control how Windows 10 will download and install updates for the operating system, and perhaps other software, from Microsoft.


Changes to Windows Update settings in Windows 10 are saved automatically once you make them. Once you're done selecting or deselecting things, you can close the Advanced options window that's open.


Here are more details on all the "advanced" Windows Update settings that are available to you in Windows 10:


Update notifications: Choose this option to automatically download updates of all kind—security and non-security. You'll be told when Windows needs to restart to apply them, so that you can prepare by saving work, etc.


Here's what some of that other stuff on the Advanced options screen is for:


Receive updates for other Microsoft products when you update Windows: This is pretty self-explanatory. We recommend checking this option so other Microsoft programs you have installed will get automatic updates, too, like Microsoft Office. (Updates for your Windows Store apps are handled in the Store. Open Settings from the Store and then toggle on or off the Update apps automatically option.)


Pause Updates: Choosing one of these options will stop Windows from updating your computer for several days, up to 35. When that time period is over, Windows Update will be forced to install the newest updates before you can pause them again.


Defer upgrades: There are two deferred update options in Windows 10, letting you delay feature updates and/or quality updates. Doing so lets you wait several days or months before these updates will automatically install. Deferring upgrades isn't supported in Windows 10 Home.


On the primary Windows Update screen is another option:


Change active hours: If Windows is restarting for updates when you're using your computer, you can adjust this setting to tell Windows when you're on your computer, to make sure that updates don't force-restart during that time. Pick the automatic option and Windows will choose the active hours based on your activity.


Choose the branch readiness level: Windows Update lets you choose when to install updates. You can pick Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) which means the update is ready for most people, or Semi-Annual Channel which refers to updates that are ready for widespread use in organizations.


Choose how updates are delivered: These options, if you see them, allow you to enable or disable the downloading, as well as the uploading, of Windows Update related files around your local network or even the entire internet. Participating in the Updates from more than one place program helps speed up the Windows Update process in Windows 10.

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Get insider builds: If you see it, it allows you to sign up to get early versions of major updates to Windows 10. When enabled, you'll have Fast or Slow options, indicating how soon after these Windows 10 test versions are made available that you'll get them.


How to Change Windows Update Settings in Windows 8, 7, & Vista


These three versions of Windows have very similar Windows Update settings but we'll call out any differences as we walk through the process.


Open Control Panel. In Windows 8, the WIN+X Menu is the quickest way, and in Windows 7 & Vista, check the Start menu for the link.


Select System and Security, or just Security in Windows Vista.


Choose Windows Update from the System and Security window.

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Select Change settings on the left.


The settings you see on the screen right now control how Windows Update will look for, receive, and install updates from Microsoft.


Choose OK to save the changes. Feel free to close any open windows related to Windows Update.


Here's a bit more on all of those options you have:


Install updates automatically (recommended): Choose this option to have Windows Update automatically check for, download, and install important security patches.


Download updates but let me choose whether to install them: Choose this to have Windows Update automatically check for and download important updates but not install them. You'll have to explicitly choose to install the updates either from Windows Update or during the next shutdown process.

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Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them: With this option, Windows Update will check for and notify you of available updates but you'll need to manually approve the download and installation of them.


Never check for updates (not recommended): This option disables Windows Update completely in Windows 8, 7, or Vista. When you choose this, Windows Update won't even check with Microsoft to see if important security patches are available.


Here are what some of those other checkboxes mean, not all of which you'll see, depending on your version of Windows and how your computer is configured:


Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates: This option gives Windows Update permission to treat patches that Microsoft "recommends" the same way as patches thought to be "critical" or "important," and download and install them as you've selected in the drop-down box.

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Allow all users to install updates on this computer: Check this if you have other, non-administrator accounts on your computer that actually get used. This will let those users install updates, too. However, even when unchecked, updates installed by an administrator will still get applied to those user accounts, they just won't be able to install them.


Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows: Check this option, which is a bit wordier in Windows 7 & Vista, if you own other Microsoft software and you want Windows Update to handle updating those as well.


Show me detailed notifications when new Microsoft software is available: This is pretty self-explanatory—check it if you want to get notifications, via Windows Update, when Microsoft software you don't have installed is available for your computer.

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