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Windows Update is a Control Panel Applet found in recent versions of Microsoft Windows that provides updates for the Operating System and related components, such as definition updates to the Windows Defender Anti-spyware product and Junk Mail filter updates for Windows Mail . Windows Update is also the means to download Windows Ultimate Extras , optional content offered to users of Windows Vista Ultimate.

Microsoft Update is an optional feature in Windows Update that provides updates not only for the operating system, but also certain Microsoft software. Windows Update errors can be fixed using Dial-a-fix utility Utility to fix Windows Update errors .


HISTORY

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In older versions of Windows, Microsoft Update was a Web Application . The move away from the web-based paradigm for Windows updates could alleviate the concerns by critics regarding the ability of a web browser to perform trusted update operations on a Windows computer.