(Windows Update)无论您使用的是哪个版本或版本(edition or version)的此操作系统， (operating system)Windows 更新都是运行Windows 10的重要组成部分。Windows Update不仅是微软(Microsoft)发布所谓的功能更新的方式，而且是定期的错误修复和安全补丁。如果您想了解有关Windows 10中的(Windows 10)Windows 更新(Windows Update)的所有信息，包括如何打开它、如何使用它、如何安装或如何阻止更新，请阅读本指南：
在哪里可以找到Windows 10中的Windows 更新(Windows Update)
在 Windows 10 中，可以通过“设置”(Settings)应用获取Windows 更新。(Windows Update)打开“设置”应用（按键盘上的Windows + I），然后转到“更新和安全”(Update & Security)。
然后，您应该会从“设置”(Settings)应用中看到Windows 更新(Windows Update)页面。如果不这样做，请确保在窗口左侧的列中选择了Windows 更新。(Windows Update)
在Windows 10中访问(Windows 10)Windows 更新(Windows Update)设置的另一种方法是使用搜索。在任务栏的搜索字段(search field)中键入更新(update)，然后单击或点击“Windows 更新设置”("Windows Update settings")搜索结果(search result)。这应该会将您从“设置”应用程序直接带到(Settings)Windows 更新(Windows Update)页面。
如何检查 Windows 10 更新
无论您以哪种方式到达那里，您在Windows 更新(Windows Update)页面上看到的第一件事就是“您是否是最新的”("You're up to date")。您还可以获得有关您的 PC 上次检查更新的时间的一些详细信息。
如果您想检查您的 PC 是否有可用的新更新，请单击或点击“检查更新”("Check for updates")按钮。
搜索可能需要一些时间，具体取决于您的Internet 连接(internet connection)以及等待安装的可用更新的数量。只要Windows 10搜索更新，“设置”(Settings)应用就会告诉您 Windows 10 正在“检查更新...”("Checking for updates…")。
接下来，让我们看看如何在Windows 10中安装更新。
如何安装 Windows 10 更新
搜索完成后，Windows 10 开始安装可用更新。对于待处理列表中的每个更新，您都可以看到状态：是正在下载、安装还是等待重新启动以完成。
您可以在更新过程中继续使用您的 PC，但您可能会注意到在此过程中会出现一些速度下降。下载并安装所有更新后，如果它们要求您重新启动Windows 10，您应该会在Windows 更新(Windows Update)窗口中看到“需要重新启动”("Restart required")消息。如果它们不需要重新启动，Windows 10会再次告诉您“您是最新的”("You're up to date")。
您可以选择立即重新启动(Restart now)以便立即安装更新，或者您可以选择将重新启动安排到您方便的时间，或者您可以忽略该消息并让Windows 10在您的活动之外自动重新启动您的 PC （工作时间。您可以在此处阅读有关这些选项的更多信息：设置Windows 10 更新计划(update schedule)以及何时重新启动 PC。
无论您何时重新启动 Windows 10，它都会向您显示如下图所示的屏幕，在该屏幕上它会告诉您它正在“处理更新”("Working on updates")并且您不应在此期间“[...] 关闭您的计算机”("[...] turn off your computer") . 如果您这样做，更新可能无法成功安装，并且您的操作系统(operating system)可能会以某种方式出现故障。
如何查看 Windows 10 更新的功能
在Windows 10中，您无法看到有关更新在安装之前的作用的许多详细信息。但是，您始终可以检查Windows 更新(Windows Update)历史记录并检查已安装的每个更新的全部内容。在“设置”应用的(Settings)Windows 更新(Windows Update)页面上，单击或点击“查看更新历史记录”。("View update history.")
这会加载一个名为“查看更新历史记录”的新页面。("View update history.")在这里，您可以查看 PC 上安装的所有更新。找到您想了解的更多信息，然后单击或点击(click or tap)其名称。
此操作使 Windows 10 启动您的默认 Web 浏览器并加载来自Microsoft的网页，该网页为您提供有关该更新的信息。
重要提示：(IMPORTANT:)如果您在安装之前需要有关更新的信息，请转到此页面：Windows 10 更新历史记录(Windows 10 update history)。在这里，微软(Microsoft)分享了它发布的所有Windows 10更新的日志，以及每个更新的作用。(Windows 10)
如何推迟 Windows 10 更新
如果要推迟更新过程，可以暂停Windows 10更新一段时间。但是，这取决于您拥有的Windows 10的(Windows 10)版本和版本。(version and edition)要停止在您的 PC 上安装更新，您可以使用Windows 更新页面中的(Windows Update)“暂停更新 X 天”("Pause update for X days")按钮，或配置高级选项(Advanced options)。如果您需要这方面的帮助，请阅读本指南：如何延迟Windows 10更新，例如即将到来的 2019 年 5 月(upcoming May 2019)更新(Update)。
如何阻止 Windows 10 更新
尽管Windows 10不允许您在安装之前查看可用更新，但您可以使用名为“显示或隐藏更新”("Show or hide updates")的工具来阻止（或取消阻止）更新。阅读本教程以了解所有详细信息：使用显示或隐藏(Show or Hide)更新工具来阻止不需要的Windows 10更新，包括驱动程序。
如何优化Windows 10更新的交付
在Windows 10之前，Windows 更新(updates)传统上是直接从Microsoft的服务器下载的。但是，在Windows 10中，Microsoft引入了一种新方法，可以使用称为传递优化的功能更快、更安全地获取(Delivery Optimization)更新(updates)。它允许您的计算机和设备与同一网络或 Internet 上的其他计算机共享已下载的更新。如果您想优化对 Windows 10 计算机和设备的更新交付，请阅读：从本地网络或 Internet 上的另一台 PC更新Windows 10。(Update)
您对Windows 更新(Windows Update)有何看法？
在Windows 10中，检查更新既简单又直接，而且也是自动化的。您不必手动检查更新。它们在后台自动交付。尽管有些人可能会争辩说自动更新不是一件好事，但事实是，大多数情况下，它们可以帮助您获得更安全的计算体验。提供这些更新是有充分理由的，获取它们的过程并不复杂。您对Windows 更新(Windows Update)的体验如何？你喜欢微软(Microsoft)的做法吗？在下面发表评论(Comment)并分享您的意见。
The complete guide to Windows 10 updates
Windows Update is an essential part of running Windows 10, regardless of which edition or version of this operating system you are using. Windows Update is the way Microsoft releases not only the so-called feature updates, but also regular bug fixes and security patches. If you want to know everything there is to know about Windows Update in Windows 10, including how to open it, how to use it, how to install or how to block updates, read this guide:
Where to find Windows Update in Windows 10
In Windows 10, Windows Update is available through the Settings app. Open the Settings app (press Windows + I on your keyboard) and then go to Update & Security.
Then you should see the Windows Update page from the Settings app. If you do not, make sure that Windows Update is selected in the column on the left side of the window.
An alternative way of getting to the Windows Update settings in Windows 10 is to use the search. Type update in the search field on your taskbar, and then click or tap the "Windows Update settings" search result. This should take you straight to the Windows Update page from the Settings app.
How to check for Windows 10 updates
Whichever way you get there, the first thing you see on the Windows Update page is whether "You're up to date" or not. You also get some details about when your PC did the last check for updates.
If you want to check whether there are new updates available for your PC, click or tap the "Check for updates" button.
The search may take some time, depending on your internet connection, as well as the number of available updates that are waiting to be installed. For as long as Windows 10 searches for updates, the Settings app tells you that Windows 10 is "Checking for updates…".
Next, let's see how to install updates in Windows 10.
How to install Windows 10 updates
When the search is finished, Windows 10 starts installing the available updates. For each of the updates in the pending list, you can see the status: whether it is downloading, installing, or awaiting a restart for completion.
You can keep using your PC while the updates are going on, but you may notice some slowdowns during the process. Once all the updates have been downloaded and installed, if they require you to reboot Windows 10, you should see a "Restart required" message in the Windows Update window. If they do not require a restart, Windows 10 tells you that "You're up to date" again.
You can choose to Restart now so that the updates are installed immediately, or you can choose to schedule the restart to a time that it is convenient for you, or you can ignore the message and let Windows 10 automatically restart your PC outside of your active (work) hours. You can read more about these options, here: Set the Windows 10 update schedule, and when it restarts the PC.
Regardless of when you restart Windows 10, it shows you a screen such as the one below, on which it tells you that it's "Working on updates" and that you should not "[...] turn off your computer" during this time. If you do such a thing, the updates might not install successfully, and your operating system might malfunction in some way.
How to see what Windows 10 Updates do
In Windows 10, you cannot see many details about what an update does before it is installed. However, you can always check the Windows Update history and check what each of the updates that were already installed was all about. On the Windows Update page from the Settings app, click or tap "View update history."
This loads a new page called "View update history." Here you can see all the updates that were installed on your PC. Find the one that you want to know more about, and click or tap on its name.
This action makes Windows 10 launch your default web browser and loads a webpage from Microsoft that gives you information about that update.
IMPORTANT: If you want information about an update before installing it, go to this page: Windows 10 update history. Here Microsoft shares a log of all the Windows 10 Updates that it has released, and what each of them does.
How to postpone Windows 10 updates
If you want to postpone the updating process, you can pause the Windows 10 updates for a while. However, this depends on what version and edition of Windows 10 you own. To stop updates from being installed on your PC, you can use the "Pause update for X days" button from the Windows Update page, or configure the Advanced options. If you need help on that, read this guide: How to delay Windows 10 updates, like the upcoming May 2019 Update.
How to block Windows 10 updates
Although Windows 10 does not let you review the available updates before installing them, you can use the tool called "Show or hide updates" to block (or unblock) updates. Read this tutorial for all the details: Use the Show or Hide Updates tool to block unwanted Windows 10 updates, including drivers.
How to optimize the delivery of Windows 10 updates
Up until Windows 10, Windows updates were traditionally downloaded directly from Microsoft's servers. However, in Windows 10, Microsoft introduced a new way of getting updates faster and just as safely, using a feature called Delivery Optimization. It lets your computers and devices share updates already downloaded with the other computers found in the same network, or on the internet. If you want to optimize the delivery of updates to your Windows 10 computers and devices, read: Update Windows 10 from another PC on the local network or the internet.
What is your opinion about Windows Update?
In Windows 10, checking for updates is easy and straightforward, and it is also automated. You do not have to check for updates manually. They get delivered automatically, in the background. Although some people might argue that automated updates are not a good thing, the truth is that most of the time, they help you have a more secure computing experience. Those updates are offered for good reasons, and the process of getting them is not complicated. What has been your experience with Windows Update? Do you like Microsoft's approach? Comment below and share your opinion.
