Checking the status of updates received by your Windows 10 device after every installation update is considered to be a best practice. The Update history
page of Windows Update
enables you to view the updates that have been installed and those that have failed to install. You will notice that every update received by your Windows 10 device contains a unique name, the status with a date, and, if you click on each update, you will be redirected to the Microsoft Support website, where detailed information on an update is presented.
To view your update history in your Windows 10 computer using Windows Update
, complete the following steps:
- Press the Windows key + I to open
Windows
.Settings
- In the
Windows Settings
window, clickUpdates & Security
. - In the
Updates & Security
page, by default,Windows Update
in the navigation menu is highlighted. - Select
View update history
, as in Figure 11.5:
Figure 11.5: Viewing your update history through Windows...