When a Windows 10 quality update is ready, it will be automatically downloaded and installed on your computer. Besides, when your Windows 10 version reaches the end of the support period, Windows will begin to automatically download and install the feature update on your PC.
Now, Windows 10 May 2020 Update has been released for a period (you can see this post to learn how to get this new Windows 10 version: How to Get Windows 10 May 2020 Update Immediately). There are some changes including the Windows 10 feature updates settings. Since Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Windows 10 version 2004), Microsoft has overhauled the Windows 10 update system: the feature update deferral has been canceled. Before this change, you are allowed to delay feature updates for up to 365 days.
Microsoft has announced this change in its documentation for power users and IT pros in June. Windows 10 version 2004 and the newer version will not allow you to delay Windows 10 features updates via Settings to “prevent confusion”.
That’s all? Not really. You can still use Registry Editor or Windows PowerShell to block feature updates Windows 10. Now, we will show you how to stop Windows 10 feature updates with these new tricks.
The first Windows 11 Insider preview build has been released for a while. If you have joined the Windows Insider Program and meet the basic Windows 11 system requirements, your computer could be easily upgraded to Windows 11. If your computer doesn’t perform an automatic update, you could go to Start > Settings > Update & security > Windows Update to check for updates and upgrade your system.
However, the Windows 11 installation process may not be smooth. The entire Windows 11 installation process may even take hours. In some cases, the installation process may be stuck at a percentage for a long time. In a situation like this, you should wait until it jumps to the next percentage.
But another situation may occur: the Windows 11 installation stuck at 35% or 85%, and a Windows 11 update what needs your attention interface appears on the screen.
On the Windows 11 Update What needs your attention interface, you could see a description like this:
The following things need your attention to continue the installation and keep your windows settings, personal files, and apps.
But, weirdly, you couldn’t see what causes the issue of Windows 11 installation stuck. You don’t know the cause. So, you also don’t know how to continue the Windows 11 installation process.
However, MiniTool finds the causes and knows how to make the installation process go back to normal. In the following content, we will show you the causes and solutions.
Windows 10 May 2020 Update is the next Windows 10 update that is going to release in the coming weeks. You may want to install this new Windows 10 update earlier than others. But, do you know how to this job? This MiniTool post introduces two available methods. It also shows you some matters you need to pay attention to.
To avoid unexpected situations, you’d better back up your computer using professional data backup software. Even if the Windows update is failed and the data loss issue happens, you can still restore your Windows from the backup file.
Usually, Microsoft only automatically rolls out the Windows 10 May 2020 Update to a small group of testers. If you want to get the update as soon as possible, you need to use the Check for updates button after enrolling in the Release Preview ring.
If you are using Windows Mixed Reality, you’d better wait a little longer to download the Windows update. Otherwise, you may not get a normal experience.
Then, we will show you how to update to Windows 10 May 2020 Update using different methods.
Windows Defender Antivirus is a Windows built-in antimalware product. It is pre-installed on your Windows computer. It always keeps up-to-date to cover the newest threats and modify the detection logic to improve its abilities to protect your computer from viruses. So, you’d better turn on Windows Defender Antivirus and make sure you are using the latest version.
How to update Windows Defender? Usually, Windows can automatically upgrade it when a new version is released. However, there are also some other Windows Defender update methods. MiniTool Software will show them in this post.
How to Upgrade Windows Defender Antivirus?
Automatic update Windows Defender
Trigger an update for Windows Defender
Manually download Windows Defender and install it
Besides drivers and other security enhancements, Windows Update components are responsible for downloading and installing all the feature and quality updates. They are indispensable. However, sometimes the cache gets corrupted or some related services go wrong, Windows update issues appear.
Although there are many ways to fix the update problems, if you always run into update errors, you should reset Windows update to its default settings. If the Windows update fails to install, this will be quite useful.
