3.In the resulting dialog box (see Figure 15-2), check the
option you want from among these settings:- Install Updates Automatically: With this setting
enabled, Windows Update starts at a time of day you
specify, but your computer must be on for it to work. If
you turn off your computer, the automatic update will
start when you next turn on your computer, and it might
shut down your computer in the middle of your work to
complete the installation. - Download Updates But Let Me Choose Whether to
Install Them:With this setting enabled, Windows
Update downloads updates and notifies you (through a
little pop-up message on your taskbar) when they’re
available, but you get to decide when the updates are
installed and when your computer reboots(turns off and
then on) to complete the installation. This is our pre-
ferred setting because we have control and won’t be
caught unawares by a computer reboot. - Check for Updates But Let Me Choose Whether to
Download and Install Them:With this setting enabled,
you neither download nor install updates until you
say so, but Windows notifies you that new updates are
available. - Never Check for Updates:You can stop Windows from
checking for updates, and you’ll want to check for them
yourself, manually. (See the next section.) This puts your
computer at a bit more risk, but it’s useful for you to
know how to perform a manual update. For example,
you might discover that a new update is available, and
you might need that update to proceed with a task (such
as getting updated drivers or a language pack.)
4.If you want to have Windows recommend updates for
your system, select the Recommended Updatescheckbox.306
Part IV: Being Proactive