Question
- How can I prevent an unplanned windows 10 update from happening on a Daktronics computer?
Environment
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Product Family: Software and Controllers
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Product:
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Component: Windows 10 Operating System
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Control System:
The following are best practices with preventing unplanned updates with your Daktronics Windows 10 computer.
Answer/Steps
Prior to an event
- Look for pending updates
- To check for updates, Select the
Start button, then select
Settings > Update & security > Windows Update
.
- If there are updates, choose to install or delay the updates. See:
How can I defer / delay a Windows 10 update on my Daktronics computer?
- If updates are not listed, check for manual updates.
- Select the
Start button, then select
Settings > Update & security > Windows Update
. To check updates manually, select
Check for updates.
Verify any updates marked “pending install” or “pending restart”.
- If there are updates, choose to install or delay the updates. See:
How can I defer / delay a Windows 10 update on my Daktronics computer?
After you have installed/delayed those, check again, because there may be more updates to install. Updates can be pushed in batches, there might be more then one if your computer needs a lot of updates.
Other options to check
Note: If the computer is off, it will look for updates at the time of startup. It is best to leave the system on and connected to the internet for automatic updates.
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