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Windows Update Tutorial

Keep Your Windows Operating System Up to Date
	Worms, Trojans, and Viruses exploit security holes in the operating system. You can prevent that from happening if you keep Windows up to date. Sometimes these holes are plugged by Microsoft months before a virus starts spreading. But they are capable of spreading much faster these days so it is important to stay on top of things. You may have a setup that will tell you when there is an update (this appears near the clock) but if you hear there is an update and you haven’t gotten a notice, you can manually update your system.

		Method #1 Click on the Start button and then on Programs

		Method #2 In Internet Explorer, click on Tools

.		Method #3 In your taskbar you may occasionally see an Windows icon and a colored ball. If you put the cursor over it, it says there are updates to be downloaded and installed

		Using the first two ways, you will be taken to this page. The first time you go here Windows will install a little tool that lets it scan your computer. This is ok. Then click on “Scan for updates.”
		When it is through scanning it will show you what you can update. You only need be concerned with the “Critical Updates and Service Packs.” After certain updates you may be asked to restart your computer. If you are in the middle of some work, just say “No” when asked if you want to restart now. You can turn it off at the end of the day.