Windows Automatic Updates

On a regular basis, Microsoft Corporation releases service packs and security updates for its operating systems (Windows) and its web browsers (Internet Explorer). Often these are considered "critical updates." Critical updates should be applied to your computer to keep your computing environment as secure as possible.

Microsoft has attempted to make the process of applying these updates to your computer as painless as possible by creating an application that intuitively downloads and prompts you to install the critical updates your computer needs.

1. When new updates are downloaded and ready to be installed, a small globe with the Microsoft logo
   (a WinGlobe, as pictured above) will appear in your system tray (lower right corner of screen).
2. Click once on the WinGlobe. An Automatic Updates window will appear informing you that updates are Ready to Install.

3. Click the Install button.
4. When the Update is finished, you may be prompted to restart your computer. If so, close all programs and click Yes.

For additional information on Windows Update visit Microsoft's Windows Update site.