Keeping your Win10 machine clean and up-to-date

Other Windows 10 related notes

Updating Windows 10

Checking the installed version

Windows+I (open Settings) => System => About

You will get something like

Edition: Windows 10 Pro
Version: 19O9
Build: 18363.535

The version number is based on the date of the most recent large build release and uses a YYMM format

Manual update

You can manually update Windows 10: Windows+I (open Settings) => Mise à jour et sécurité => Check for updates

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 version number as the latest one in Windows 10 release information

Available versions (history)

Windows 10 release information

Dell specific updates

Start => Dell => Dell Command Update: use this to get Dell specific updates (e.g. BIOS, some low level drivers) that you will not get from the Microsoft Update

Note: you can also get these updates from (if it is installed):

Start => Dell => SupportAssist

or Start => SupportAssist

HP specific updates

See the Installing HP software section and probably only install the BIOS update (if there is one available)

Updating the applications from the Microsoft Store

Start => Microsoft Store => … (in the top right corner)

=> Settings: check that the automatic updates are activated

=> Download and updates: check if some applications need to be updated (e.g. the Microsoft Store itself)

Cleaning the computer

Free up drive space in Windows 10

Follow the steps listed in Free up space with Storage Sense

Some options, like removing the previous version of Windows (C:\Windows.old) may appear only if you are using the .\admin account

Removing the pre-installed applications that you think you don't need (you can always reinstall them later from the Microsoft store library): e.g. Bubble witch, Disney Magic Kingdoms, March of Empires, Minecraft, Microsoft Solitaire Collection, ...

Windows+I (open Settings) => Applications => Select and uninstall the applications you don't want

More options available in: 10 best ways to free up hard drive space on Windows 10

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