How to manually install Windows updates Click the start button, and then click the settings gear Click "Updates & Security" Click "Windows Update" in the left column Click the rectangular gray button in the right column. NOTE: This button could say a variety of things, including (but not limited to) "Check for updates", "Restart now", or "Download". What it says doesn't matter yet; we want to click it! Below are a few different version of what this might look like. Repeat step 4 (or, if you've rebooted, steps 1-4), until BOTH of the following are true, twice in a row: button says "Check for updates" "Last checked" time shows the current time
