If you’ve already upgraded your PC to Windows 10, you will have had a busy couple of weeks, not just getting to grips with the new features but also installing the software updates that Microsoft have already started to issue for the new operating system.
The first update was issued on 11th August and contained security fixes for Windows 10, plus improved functionality and several bug repairs.
It’s only to be expected that problems will crop up in a new operating system that need fixing pretty quickly. But what isn’t expected is that Microsoft make a mistake in their update, which they seem to have done since they replaced it with a new security update on 14th August.
Microsoft have not said exactly what the problem with the update issued on the 11th was but, needless to say, if you are using Windows 10 you should make sure that the replacement update is installed.
By default on Windows 10, the Windows Update feature should install it automatically. If you have turned this feature off you can download the update here.
According to online research firms, Windows 10 has already been installed on over 50 million PCs worldwide and may have already surpassed Windows 8 installations.
But, if you’re happy with your Windows 7 or 8 system, you may not want the free update. Certainly that was the case with one reader I heard from last week.
He’d been contacted by a friend in a panic who thought that the Get Windows 10 icon, that Microsoft have placed in the System Tray of licenced Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 systems, meant that Windows 10 was going to be installed whether it was wanted or not.
Fortunately, this isn’t the case. You have to click through the wizard steps to install Windows 10. But, if you registered for the update when it was first offered and have now decided you don’t want to upgrade, the tool will keep bugging you that your update is ready.
The solution is to remove your registration from the update process. You can do this by double-clicking on the Get Windows 10 icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, then clicking the three line icon and choosing View Confirmation > Cancel reservation > Cancel reservation.