Win8 system more user-friendly system update

  

Win8 system:

Many people may ignore Windows system security patches and upgrades, in fact, this is very unsafe behavior, although these patches may increase you The disk space will even affect the work you are doing, but in order to ensure the security of the system and data, we recommend that you can set up automatic updates to update these upgrades and patches to the system in a timely manner. In the Windows 8 system, Microsoft provides a more user-friendly new system update mechanism, automatic updates take action as much as possible without interfering with users; reduce automatic restart, and make the restart predictable; continue to keep the system updated in a timely manner Sex and safety.

The predictability of the so-called automatic restart means that when the patch is installed, the Win8 system will provide a notification when it needs to be restarted, and inform it to restart it in the next 3 days.

It doesn't interfere with users, it is also a more humanized embodiment of Win8 system. It doesn't stop popping up like you used to reboot, but in Win8 system, it will only be seen when restarting or needing notification. prompt.

Next, let's take a look at how Update is used under Win8 system. How should we complete the system update?

Windows Update in Computer Settings

In general, we can find Windows updates in the computer settings of the "Pushbutton" The update here is the default to automatically download and install, you may need to restart the system to perform the configuration after completion. Therefore, we only need to save the current work, once again.

Windows Update under Start Screen

If there is an update notification, we will also see the prompt on the login screen. It will also be provided on the power notification of the login interface. Start ” and “Update and Shut Down” options. Equivalent to the power button prompt under the charms.

Update Tips, click to view larger image

Update System via Control Panel

This is a more traditional system update method, just open the control panel under Win8 system. Update it. The specific operation is, in the desktop state, open the charm button, click “ control panel & rdquo;, find the Windows update.

Windows Update in Control Panel

For some of the update settings, it is also done through the "Change Settings" operation here, because it is similar to the previous Windows, here no longer Detailed.

Finding updates in search

The search in Win8 is very smart and powerful, so you can search for the detailed lookups, so if you are more accustomed to the start screen, or go through the charms Looking for files and programs, search will also be the most commonly used feature.

Finding updates in the search

Enter "&Update" in the search box, and the program related to the update will be displayed immediately on the left side. Windows update for the panel.

Application Updates

Here we mainly talk about the Windows 8 app store, Win8 "Start” screen put a lot of tiles, such as mail, photo browsing, audio and video Play, games, etc., and through the app store, we can also download more apps that integrate with Windows 8.

“Updates in the upper right corner

Whether it’s an application built into Windows 8, or an app you downloaded from the app store, if you have an upgrade, you’ll get a prompt. Log in directly to the app store to view it.

Select the application that needs to be updated, it will be downloaded and installed automatically for you, without our participation, it can be said to be very intimate.

Downloading

Many users will think that these systems are constantly updated and patched, which will make them feel very troublesome, but in the Win8 system, the update prompts are actually very big. The changes, in the past will pop up the window that needs to be restarted, but now you can only see this message when you shut down. It should be noted that if the restart operation is not performed within the period of more than 3 days, the computer will take an automatic restart operation, but the premise of the implementation will be to ensure that the user data will not be lost. This means that you are not at the computer (the computer is locked), the application is running in the background, there may be unsaved work, Win8 will postpone the automatic restart until the user logs in to the computer next time, and will be reminded to save the task, then provide Warning to perform an automatic restart within 15 minutes

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