How to Update Your Windows Devices

Click the Start button. It's usually in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

  • Windows periodically checks for updates and installs them automatically.You can still use this method to check for updates that have been released since the last update check ran as well as check for any optional new features.
  • After Windows installs an automatic update, it may prompt you to reboot your computer. If you see a message asking you to reboot (or schedule are boot), follow the on-screen instructions to do so.

Click Settings . It's next to an icon that resembles a gear. It’s toward the bottom of the Start menu in the panel to the left.

Click Update & Settings . It’s the option that has an icon that resembles two curved arrows.

Click Download and install (optional). Occasionally, Windows will have optional features you can update too. To install these features, click Download and install below "Feature update to Windows 10".

  • If your PC is able to run Windows 11, it will appear as an optional update as soon as it is available for your PC by early 2022.

Click Restart Now. It will appear below the header that says "Restart required" when the update is finished downloading. This will restart your computer and complete the update.

  • Be sure to save anything you are working on before restarting your computer.
  • To schedule a reboot for later, click Schedule the restart (on the Windows Update window), slide the switch to the On (blue) position, and then select a time you won’t be busy on the computer.