In this Itechguide, Victor teaches you How to update Windows 10 with Windows 10 Update Assistant. The guide covers 2 steps to update the Windows 10 Update Assistant to update Windows 10.
Step 1: Download Update Assistant
The first step to update Windows 10 is to download the Update Assistant. Here are the steps.
- Click this link from a browser on your Windows 10 PC.
- Then, when the page opens, click Update now. The Save As window will open.
- On the Save As window, select a folder to save the Update Assistant.
Step 2: Update with Update Assistant
- Open the folder you saved the Update Assistant and double-click it. You will receive a User Access Control (UAC) confirmation. On the UAC window, click Yes.
- The update tool may take a short while to get ready. When the wizard displays a screen like the one shown below, on the bottom right of the screen, click Update Now.
- The update tool will perform a compatibility check. Wait for the check to complete. Then, proceed to the next step.
- If your PC passes the compatibility test, the tool will proceed to Getting your update ready – it will start downloading the update.
- When the assistant finishes downloading the update, it will start updating Windows 10 automatically.
- When the update is downloaded, the assistant will prompt you to restart your PC. It will also initiate a restart count-down. To restart immediately, click Restart now.
- If you click Restart now or if the countdown reaches zero, you will receive a restart notification.
- When your PC restarts, it will display a screen like the one below. During the update process, the PC will restart several times.
- When the update is installed, your Windows 10 logon screen will be displayed. Login with the same account you use to login to your PC.
- Once you login to your PC, the final stages of the update will commence. During these final stages, you may be prompted to complete some privacy settings. For all the settings, select an option and click Accept.
- Finally, when you see a screen like the one below, your Windows 10 is updated! To exit the Windows 10 Update Assistant, on the bottom right of the tool, click Exit.
As you can see, it is very easy to update Windows 10 with Windows 10 Update Assistant! I hope you found this Itechguide helpful. If you found it helpful, click on “Yes” beside the “Was this page helpful” question below.
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