What are operating system updates?

• Service packs
• Version upgrades
• Security updates
• Drivers

Important and high-priority updates are critical to the security and reliability of your computer. They offer the latest protection against malicious online activities.

In addition to your operating system, you need to update all of your programs, including Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, and others. Visit Microsoft Update to verify your settings and check for updates.

NOTE: Microsoft offers security updates on the second Tuesday of the month.

• It's important to install new security updates as soon as they become available.
• The easiest way to do this is to turn on automatic updating and use the recommended setting, which downloads recommended updates and installs them on a schedule you set.