Exercise 4: Configuring Windows Update

1. Select Start > All Programs > Windows Update.
2. First, disable Windows Update from running automatically:
   1. Click the link Change Settings.

   2. Under the Important Updates list, select Never check for updates (not recommended). This isn’t what you would do in a production environment, but for a development machine it is ok.

      Figure 1

      Change settings

   3. Now update the server. First select the Check for Updates link.
   4. Windows Update will the report how many updates are available. Click the Install Updates button. If prompted, select I accept the license terms for any updates that require it.
   5. When Windows Update completes, it’s a good idea to go ahead and reboot. Once the server has rebooted, login again.