Windows updates

To get the latest major update of Windows 11, see Get the latest Windows update. Check for Windows updates. In Windows 10, you decide when and how to get the latest updates to keep your device running smoothly and securely.

If you're trying to activate Windows 10, see Activate Windows for more info. To get the latest major update of Windows 10, see Get the latest Windows update. Windows 11 Windows 10 More Here's some other info you might be looking for: If you get an error when trying to update, see Fix Windows Update issues.

Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Check below for how to update Windows 11 or Windows 10 to get the latest updates. In general, Windows 11 will periodically check for updates for your OS and automatically download and install the latest Windows 11 updates. You can also manually check for Windows updates by following the steps below. Under More options , you can click Pause for 1 week button to stop automatic Windows update for one week.

The Advanced options let you adjust update settings like optional updates, delivery optimizations, active hours, and other update settings.

You can click Windows Insider Program to download and install Windows 11 insider preview builds to experience new features and updates. Also learn how to change Windows 11 password. Since the new Windows 11 Settings is different from Windows 10 Settings. Check the guide below. There are three servicing channels, each of which offers you a different level of flexibility with how and when updates are delivered to devices. Using the different servicing channels allows you to deploy Windows "as a service," which conceives of deployment as a continual process of updates that roll out across the organization in waves.

In this approach, an update is plugged into this process and while it runs, you monitor for anomalies, errors, or user impact and respond as issues arise--without interrupting the entire process. The first step of controlling when and how devices install updates is assigning them to the appropriate servicing channel.

By dividing devices into different populations "deployment groups" or "rings" you can use servicing channel assignment, followed by other management features such as update deferral policies, to create a phased deployment of any update that allows you to start with a limited pilot deployment for testing before moving to a broad deployment throughout your organization.

In the General Availability Channel, feature updates are released annually. As long as a device isn't set to defer feature updates, any device in this channel will install a feature update as soon as it's released. If you use Windows Update for Business, the channel provides three months of additional total deployment time before being required to update to the next release.

Insider preview releases are made available during the development of the features that will be shipped in the next feature update, enabling organizations to validate new features and compatibility with existing apps and infrastructure, providing feedback to Microsoft on any issues encountered.

There are actually three options within the Windows Insider Program for Business channel:.