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Keeping your Windows 10 computer clean and up-to-date
Updating Windows 10
Windows 10 versions history
- There are 2 major Windows 10 releases every year, a spring and fall version
- The version number is based on the date of the most recent large build release and uses a
YYMM
format- The version number may use the
YYH1
andYYH2
format (first and second half of the year, after the 2004 (April 2020) version. e.g.2004
,20H2
,21H1
, etc…
- Full history: Windows 10 release information
Checking the installed version
Using Windows Settings
Windows+I
(open Settings) ⇒ System ⇒ About- You will get something like
Edition: Windows 10 Pro Version: 19O9 Build: 18363.535
Using winver
Manual update
- You can manually update Windows 10:
Windows+I
(open Settings) ⇒ Update & Security ⇒ 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
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
-
- 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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