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| * Windows should automatically check for updates (this may depend on your settings), and display a notification when the computer can be updated.\\ You can also **manually check for updates**: ''Windows+I'' (open //Settings//) => Update & Security => Check for updates | * Windows should automatically check for updates (this may depend on your settings), and display a notification when the computer can be updated.\\ You can also **manually check for updates**: ''Windows+I'' (open //Settings//) => Update & Security => Check for updates | ||
| - | * if Windows Update tells you that //Quality Updates// **and** //Feature Updates// are available, it is probably better to apply the //quality// updates first | + | * if Windows Update tells you that //Quality Updates// **and** optional //Feature Updates// are available, it is probably better to apply the //quality// updates first |
| * The special case of **major/feature updates** | * The special case of **major/feature updates** | ||
| * Windows may not tell you that a //feature// update is available, but you can manually check for updates and get one of the 3 cases below: | * Windows may not tell you that a //feature// update is available, but you can manually check for updates and get one of the 3 cases below: | ||
| * No //feature// update available | * No //feature// update available | ||
| - | * A //feature// update is available, but your computer is not ready yet to install it (maybe because the drivers are not ready yet), or just too old. In that case, you may see a message saying that //the latest update will soon be available//. It should rather say that your computer is not ready yet (and maybe will never be!)\\ {{ :other:maj_win10_2004_non_dispo.png?direct&300 }} | + | * A //feature// update is theoretically available, but your computer is not ready yet to install it (maybe because the required device drivers are not available yet), or just too old. In that case, you may see a message saying that //the latest update will soon be available//. It should rather say that your computer is not ready yet (and maybe will never be!)\\ {{ :other:maj_win10_2004_non_dispo.png?direct&300 }} |
| - | * A //feature// update is ready for download! But **don't rush to install a //feature// update**!\\ {{ :other:maj_win10_v2004.png?direct&300 |}} | + | * A //feature// update is ready for download! But **don't rush to install a //feature// update**!\\ {{ :other:win10_21h1_update.png?direct&300 |}} |
| - | * To be safe, don't start a //feature// update during a field trip or when you are away for a conference! It is probably safer to do it at work (where you can get some help from [[other:newppl:starting#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|Help]]) or at home. | + | * To be safe, **don't start a //feature// update during a field trip or when you are away for a conference**! It is probably safer to do it at work (where you can get some help from [[other:newppl:starting#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|Help]]) or at home. |
| * **Make sure you have enough time** (at least 2 hours) to download/install a //feature// update and that a laptop is connected to AC power! It may take some time to download a //feature// update, and the installation will also take time (including a few reboots) | * **Make sure you have enough time** (at least 2 hours) to download/install a //feature// update and that a laptop is connected to AC power! It may take some time to download a //feature// update, and the installation will also take time (including a few reboots) | ||
| * Things should not go wrong, but: | * Things should not go wrong, but: | ||
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| * If things go wrong, remember the [[other:win10crash|Recovering from a Major Windows 10 Crash]] page | * If things go wrong, remember the [[other:win10crash|Recovering from a Major Windows 10 Crash]] page | ||
| - | * Check for updates, apply the updates, reboot, check for updates again and repeat until there are no more updates available. At that point the installed version of Windows 10 should have the same (or close) version number as the latest one in [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10/release-information|Windows 10 release information]] (unless your computer is too old to install the latest major update) | + | * Check for updates, apply the updates, reboot, check for updates again and repeat until there are no more updates available.\\ {{ :other:win10_21h1_update_c.png?direct&300 }}\\ {{ :other:win10_update_ok.png?direct&300 }}\\ At that stage, the installed version of Windows 10 should have the same (or close) version number as the latest one in [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10/release-information|Windows 10 release information]] (unless your computer is too old to install the latest major update) |
| ==== Dell specific updates ==== | ==== Dell specific updates ==== | ||
other/win10maintain.txt · Last modified: 2023/03/07 10:08 by jypeter
