Media Creation Tool
Let's start with the official software from Microsoft, which allows you to install the latest updates, bypassing direct interaction with the built-in center. The first such solution is Media Creation Tool, and initially it was intended for recording boot drives so that in the future to install the operating system. However, there is a second option called "update this computer now" and allows you to cope with the task.
After downloading software from the official site, it remains only to run it, select the appropriate option and wait for the completion of the scan for the presence of updates. The application interface is completely Russified and very simple. Upon completion of the installation, the computer is rebooted, and then a message appears on the screen that now you use the current version of Windows 10.
Download Media Creation Tool from the official site
We advise novice users to familiarize yourself with the individual thematic guidance on our website by clicking on the link below. There you will find a step-by-step presentation instructions for interacting with Media Creation Tool.
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Windows 10 Upgrade.
Windows 10 Upgrade is a second brand name, the main functionality of which is focused on finding the latest updates for Windows 10. The initial idea of developers was to provide the user to the most comfortable transition to new OS assemblies, bypassing the download of all missing components through the standard Windows Update Center.
If there are any updates, you will not only get the appropriate notification - a brief summary will also be presented on the screen, telling about innovations present in the assembly. This will allow you to know what to know what to expect in the new version of the OS. Next, the computer compatibility check will be started with the latest update so that at the installation stage does not arise any problems that in the future can lead to the need to load in the recovery environment and roll back the latest changes manually. After the preparation and downloading files begin, which will take some time.
Download Windows 10 Upgrade from the official site
By analogy with the previous software, we recommend reading our separate instruction to understand the update principle through Windows 10 Upgrade.
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WINAERO TWEAKER
Winaero Tweaker is a multifunctional software that allows you to change various OS settings more conveniently. You simply manage each parameter via a graphic menu, and the application in automatically edits the registry keys or other system components of Windows 10. There is a separate function, suitable for the subject of this article, and its essence is in the end of the buttons to manage updates to the context menu Explorer. On the screenshot below "Windows Update" is highlighted, and the activation of the process itself occurs by setting the tick opposite the corresponding item.
This option checking updates is suitable if it does not suit the standard way that you have to go to the parameters and make some more manipulations to start checking updates. Now click on the PCM on an empty place on the desktop and immediately proceed to update management, spending on this minimum amount of forces and time.
If you are not satisfied with this option, disconnect it in the same way as activated by controlling the state status in the Winaero Tweaker menu. With the rest of the list of features Winaero Tweaker, read the official developer website to understand what other advantages in the operating system setting provides this solution.
Download WINAERO TWEAKER from the official website
Windows Update Minitool.
The utility from third-party developers called Windows Update MiniTool is designed for advanced operating system updates. In it, you will find a list of installed updates, among which will be hidden, you will be able to track the entire installation history and check for fresh packages. Just searching and installing the latest updates in Windows Update Minitools are interested in this material. When you first start, checking via one of the available updates available, and then information is displayed on whether it is possible to install something specifically something.
This opens access to more detailed information about each change, and it is also possible to ignore some of them by skipping the installation. Windows Update Minitool supports setting up automatic update check. Configure the task scheduler for a specific time to start scanning and immediately installed the components found. Localization is fully implemented here in Russian, so there should be no problems with the understanding of the menu items.
Download Windows Update Minitool from the official website
Wau Manager.
Wau Manager functions approximately by the same principle, but has a slightly different set of tools. You can run the search for updates in real time by clicking everything on one button, or set the optimal schedule: for example, the scan will be made at the moment when no one uses the computer. Additionally, it is set to whether the search will affect drivers, software or it is directed only to the detection of system updates.
If necessary, open a section with all the recent updates to view the list with them and get a detailed summary. From here, their uninstall is carried out. If there is a need to simply disable Windows 10 update center, make it installing only one tick, then save the changes. Wau Manager is distributed for free, but there is no Russian language, so you have to deal with each item on your own.
Download Wau Manager from the official site
Finally, we note that we only told about those programs that are intended to install system updates, however, there are and solutions aimed at searching for receivers of drivers or installed custom programs. There are lists in other articles on our website on the links below.
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