It's no secret that the Windows XP operating system has many different vulnerabilities. Therefore, Microsoft employees try to periodically release special patches. As soon as another loophole is discovered by hackers, the next update for Windows is released, designed to eliminate the discovered "holes". And with a service built into Windows, security updates are automatically downloaded to your computer. This allows you to quickly increase the level of protection of the entire system.
However, despite such a high utility of automatic updates, most users prefer to disable this service... This is due to the fact that in cases of using unlicensed Windows versions, new updates may block the use of the system. Whatever the fear for such things, you should simply disable automatic update... This is quite simple to do, and it does not take much time even for an inexperienced user.
Disable automatic updates
In order to disable automatic updates in Windows, you first need to go to the "Control Panel". You can do it like this:
Disable update notification
After turning off Automatic Updates, the desktop will still receive a notification to update Windows. You can disable it in system services.
After completing all these steps, automatic updates will be completely disabled with a new running Windows XP.
Windows Service Pack is a large collection of patches and tools to improve the reliability of the operating system. In the case of Windows, there are 3 versions: sp1, sp2 and sp3. It is highly recommended to use the latest one - it is the most stable and secure, supports many even modern applications. If you still have sp2 or sp1, you can download all necessary updates for Windows XP to get sp3.
How to find out the current version
First, users need to know which version of the operating Windows systems XP installed on this moment... This can be done using the computer properties panel:
If sp2 or sp1 is installed, follow the further instructions.
Windows XP update
The easiest way is automatic updates. The computer will automatically download all the necessary packages and install them in the background without interfering with your work. If auto-update was active, Windows XP would already have installed sp3. Since this did not happen, it is necessary this function enable (at least temporarily):
Now you just have to wait while all the necessary packages are downloaded from the Microsoft server and installed on your PC. In case you have any problems and nothing worked, try Alternative option described below.
Download the service pack from Microsoft
You can also download all required files With Microsoft servers and install them manually. Despite the fact that support for Windows XP has already ended, all the necessary packages are available on the official website for free access:
After these steps the sp3 package will be downloaded to your personal computer.
Timely software update guarantees not only support for the correct display of modern types of content, but also guarantees the security of your computer by eliminating vulnerabilities in the system. However, not every user follows the updates and installs them manually on time. Therefore, it is advisable to enable auto-update. Let's see how to do this on Windows 7.
There are a number of ways developers can enable auto-updates in Windows 7. Let's dwell on each of them in detail.
Method 1: Control Panel
The most famous option to accomplish the task in Windows 7 is to perform a number of manipulations in the Update Control Center by going there through the Control Panel.
Now all updates of the operating system will take place on the computer in automatic mode, and the user does not need to worry about the relevance of the OS.
Method 2: Run window
You can also go to the installation of auto-update through the window "Run".
As you can see, using the window "Run" can significantly reduce the time it takes to complete a task. But this option assumes that the user must remember the command, and in the case of going through the Control Panel, the actions are still more intuitive.
Method 3: Service Manager
You can also enable auto-update through the service control window.
After these actions, the autostart of updates will be activated.
Method 4: Support Center
You can also enable auto-update through the Support Center.
As you can see, there are a number of options for running automatic updates on Windows 7. In fact, they are all the same. So the user can simply choose the option that is more convenient for him personally. But, if you want not only to enable auto-update, but also to make some other settings related to the specified process, then it is best to do all the manipulations through the Windows Update window.