This article is a continuation of the article Update Center Windows 7. - detailed guide (Part 1), in which the principle of operation was described "Center windows updates" . In the previous article, the standard component of the operating system was considered - "Windows Update Center"designed to prevent or eliminate problems and improve computer performance. It was also described in detail about how to install updates to a computer and some settings responsible for the operation of the update center.

In this part of the article, we will talk about installing driver updates, notifications software And Signatures of Windows Defender and Microsoft Anti-Virus Software Security Essentials.. In short, the use of Microsoft Update Service will be considered in the intranets, as well as I will talk about the methods of viewing the update log and delete updates installed on your computer.

Installing Driver Updates, Windows Protector Software and Signatures and Anti-Virus Software Microsoft Security Essentials

Install Driver Updates

If there is a device that does not work properly with the computer, you may need to update the driver. Driver is computer programWith the help of which another program (usually operating system) gets access to hardware Some device. In general, a driver is required to use any device (both external and internal). For some devices (such as graphics or printer) may be required. special driverscommonly provided by the manufacturer of the device. There are three ways to update the driver.

• Windows Update Center. You may need to install automatic download and installation of recommended updates in the Windows Update Center.
• Installing software from the manufacturer of the device. For example, if the device is attached to the device, then it may contain the software that installs the driver for this device.
. This method is used to install the driver downloaded from the manufacturer's website. This should be done if the Windows Update Center does not find the device driver, and software that installs the driver is not attached to the device.

At any time, you can check the Windows Update Center to see whether the updated drivers have found for the existing equipment, especially if a new device has been installed. You can then install these updated drivers. To set them, follow these steps. To do this, open the update center, in the left area, click on the link "Search for updates". If available updates are available, you need to go to the relevant links to obtain additional information about each update. Windows Update Center reports whether the update is an important, recommended or optional. Each update type may include drivers. In dialogue "Select Updates for Installation" You need to view updates for existing devices, check boxes for all drivers that should be installed and click on the button. "OK". It should be borne in mind that available updates for drivers may not be. On the page "Windows Update Center" need to click on the button "Install updates". When installing some updates, you must restart the computer.

Windows Update Center - This is a service provided by Microsoft, which provides updates for operating systems Microsoft Windows and its components, including Internet Explorer. Updates are provided not only for the operating system and Internet Explorer.But also for other Microsoft software, such as Microsoft Office, Windows Live, Microsoft Security Essentials and Microsoft Expression Studio.

Security updates are supplied every second Tuesday, but can be delivered and at another time when these updates are critical and necessary to avoid the virus epidemics. Windows Update Center You can configure for automatic installation updates, it ensures that the computer will always have latest updates And it will not be subject to the vulnerability of computer worms and other malicious programs.

Office updates

Microsoft Office. Update. - The previous online service that existed earlier, with which the user could find and install updates for the Office products you need. This service has supported updates for Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007. On August 1, 2009, Microsoft refused this service. Users could now download updates for Office only through Microsoft Update. However, Microsoft Update does not support Office 2000 and users with Office 2000 no longer have the ability to automatically detect and install updates. But this is not so important for Office 2000 users, because the product is no longer supported and new updates are not available. But, nevertheless, it can cause restrictions for those users who want to install Office 2000 again.

Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows 8

Security updates are supplied every second Tuesday, but can be delivered and at another time when these updates are critical and necessary to avoid the virus epidemics. Windows Update Center You can configure to automatically install updates, it ensures that the computer will always have the latest updates and will not be subject to the vulnerability of computer worms and other malicious programs.

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  Microsoft Office Update. The previous online service that existed, with which the user could find and install updates for the Office products you need. This service has supported updates for Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007. On August 1, 2009, Microsoft refused this service. Users could now download updates for Office only through Microsoft Update. However, Microsoft Update does not support Office 2000, and users with Office 2000 no longer have a way to automatically detect and install updates. But this is not so important for Office 2000 users, because in any case the product is no longer supported and new updates are not available. But, nevertheless, it can cause restrictions for those users who want to install Office 2000 again.

  Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7

  To manually download and install the necessary updates, the user can use the Microsoft Update Catalog by entering the update number in the Search window.

  Statistics

  As of 2008, Windows Update. It has about 500 million users, the search for updates is carried out about 350 million times a day, and on average 1.5 million simultaneous compounds with client computers. On Tuesday of the month (on this day, Microsoft issues Windows security updates), the outgoing flow rate with windows Servers Update may exceed 500 gigabits per second. Approximately 90% of all automatic update users use windows application Update, and the remaining 10% receive updates using the Windows Update website.

  Useful information for users and system administratorsWho received access to the Microsoft Update Catalog using Internet Explorer or through bypass solutions for other browsers - now the directory works correctly in any modern browser.

  Just go to main page Directory in your browser - Microsoft Update Catalog - and it should be displayed without problems.

  When testing a resource in the browsers Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Vivaldi, there were no problems and everything worked fine. However, the directory does not work in Microsoft Edge, because the script works on its pages, which checks if the EDGE browser is interrupting the connection in the case of a positive response.

  Most likely, this problem It will be solved soon. The search works perfectly on the new site, just enter the search query, such as "Windows 10", "KB3193713" or "Internet Explorer" to get all relevant records in the tabletop.

  

  After the search for the right patch does not cause difficulties. Patches are intended for different operating systems and processor architectures, so it is important to choose a compatible patch for your OS, which you want to update.

  The update boot method has changed a bit compared to the version for Internet Explorer. Now instead of adding multiple updates to the basket, you need to use the direct link of the download, which is displayed in the list of available patches.

  A new way can confuse a little user, because Microsoft displays a list of multiple downloaded files on these pages.

  

  Differences between downloads can be determined not easy. If the X64 prefix serves as an architecture indicator, it is impossible to identify other differences. The download page does not specify the size of the files supported by the OS and does not provide other information that can be useful to select the correct file.

  For example, in the screenshot, it is difficult to find differences between the second and third updates. After downloading them, you will find that they are identical and installed the same Silverlight update.

  This approach requires Microsoft's refinement to take care of adding detailed information On the download page to help users with a selection.

  Conclusion

  Considering that Microsoft has become more developed by Microsoft update center directory and pays less attention to the Microsoft download center, support for modern browsers is an expected change.

  Interestingly, whether Microsoft will suspend update download on the download center website after the catalog site has become compatible with popular browsers.

  To ensure the security of a computer and user data, you must simultaneously install software updates.

  IN corporate network The Ural Federal University is configured and the update server works. The update server allows computers in a corporate network to receive updates in a timely manner without using an Internet connection.

  Parameters windows services Server Update Services.

  Server Address	wsus.urfu.ru:8530

  The University's corporate network has a new automatic update server. Now it is possible to update most Microsoft products, including Windows 7, 8, 10, Office 2010, 2013, 2016 packages, as well as download and install new versions of drivers and much more.

  Using the update server, you can receive updates to the following products:

  • Windows 7 / 8/10 OS
  • OS. Windows Server 2008 / 2008R2 / 2012/2012 / 2016
  • Office 2010 / 2013/2016
  • IIS, SQL, Visual Studio. And many others

  All updates are available in two languages \u200b\u200b- English and Russian.

  In order to use the update server, you must make settings to the registry.

  • File to enable updates for personal computers (recommended to all users)
  • File to enable updates for servers (recommended for installation on servers)

  If you didn't like the operation of the update server, you can remove the automatic update settings from the registry.

  The update server works through a client program that is part of the operating system.

  Updates are starting to load approximately after a day after making changes to the registry. You can download the startup file to start for immediate updates.

  Some updates refer to Microsoft Site to authenticate the software license.

  You can configure yourself necessary parameters Updates via Managment Console (MMC). Group Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Template / Windows COMPONENT / Windows UPDATE.