When you select the Use Windows SteadyState to automatically download and install updates option under Schedule Updates, you can specify the frequency of automatic updates. You can choose to automatically install updates at a specific time either daily or weekly.
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Windows SteadyState only automates critical updates from Microsoft. It does not automatically install recommended updates, optional updates, driver updates or special updates that may have their own license agreements. Review the updates available on Microsoft Update periodically, manually download and install the ones you want, and then make sure that the Retain all changes permanently option is turned on in the Protect the Hard Drive dialog box. For more information, see Protecting the Hard Disk. |
Automatic updates in Schedule Software Updates works with Windows Disk Protection to install updates by:
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Logging off any active user.
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Restarting the computer so that Windows Disk Protection can clear disk changes.
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Disabling shared user accounts to prevent unapproved disk changes from being introduced while updates are in progress.
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Turning on Retain all changes permanently in Windows Disk Protection to ensure that the updates are not removed the next time the computer restarts.
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Downloading and installing updates.
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Restarting the computer.
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Turning Windows Disk Protection back to Remove all changes at restart for increased security on your shared computer once updates have been installed.
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Any users logged on to the computer when scheduled updates begin will be immediately logged off. While scheduled updates are in progress, only the Administrator or users with administrative privileges can log on. We recommend that you not log on while updates are in progress; however, if you do so, you will not be able to modify any configurations made with Windows SteadyState until the update process is complete. |
Windows can detect and automatically update the third-party antivirus software programs listed in Security Program Updates.
However, there may be software version upgrades that occur when subscription-based antivirus updates are performed. Some antivirus version upgrades require user or administrator interaction during the installation or update process, such as requiring the acceptance of a terms of service agreement or a software licensing agreement prior to completion of the upgrade.
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If user interaction is required by an antivirus or other software program during the scheduled Windows SteadyState automatic updates process, updates will not complete successfully. |
If your updates do not install successfully during a version change of your antivirus software, you must perform the update for the software manually to make sure that the installation of the new version is successful.
After selecting the desired Windows SteadyState automatically scheduled updates, you can still perform a manual update by:
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Selecting Do not use Windows SteadyState to download and install updates.
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Downloading and installing updates. For information on manually installing updates, see Manually Download and Install Updates.
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Selecting Automatically download and install updates to reinstate the schedule.
For more information on third-party subscription software, refer to the product documentation or Web site for that software application.