Windows 10. "Update Center": where is the service located?

The tenth version of Windows, according to the statements of its creators, is revolutionary in all respects. Perhaps, it is, but changes in the interface and arrangement of some components are certainly very noticeable. So, many users in the usual location can not find in Windows 10 "Update Center". Where this service is located, how to work with it and troubleshoot the problems, briefly and consider. All the mistakes and methods for their correction, of course, will not be described, but the most basic ones will be affected.

OS Windows 10: "Update Center" where is located?

Many users, accustomed to the interface of older systems, innovations in the location of some of the controls of the system are not appreciated. Indeed, now, after all, not only the "Control Panel" appeared, but two. As the main option, a section of parameters is selected, which is called from the main menu "Start". And to the standard "Control Panel" (it too is in its classic form) without special knowledge is impossible to get at all. But there before was the update service.

But you can call the standard panel using the control command in the "Run" menu, which is used both in all earlier versions of the system and in Windows 10. "Update Center" (where this component is located, will be told later) among the sections is missing, Puts in a dead end.

In fact, this service was moved to a new panel. To get to it, you need to call the "Options" section, and then find the update and security menu. The first section (the line at the top left) is the "Update Center" you are looking for. There are a lot of settings here. For example, you can change the frequency of receiving updates, configure update methods, change privacy settings, and so on.

Windows 10 is not updated via Update Center. What to do?

But, as in other systems, this service is not immune from errors and failures. If Windows Update 10 is not updated via Update Center, this may be due to the connection settings or the incorrect operation of the service itself. But, and this is the most sad, some important updates that can be installed into the system automatically (even if the update mode is enabled without notifying the user) can cause failures. They then have to be removed.

To begin with, you can try setting a manual search for updates. If the components of the service itself are in order, the packages will be found, after which they need only be installed. But this is the simplest case.

Basic directions in troubleshooting

Worse is the situation when the components that are responsible for searching for and installing updates are corrupted. And the incorrect installation of some important packages leads to failures.

If Windows Update does not work, in this situation it is most reasonable to switch to viewing recently installed service packs, sort them by date, and delete them one at a time, checking the operation of the service. Once the bad packet is found, you should perform a manual search, and then install all the packages, removing the one that is problematic from the list.

If the failures occur due to the incorrect operation of the Update Center components, there may be a lot of reasons (incorrect proxy settings, lack of files required for the operation, impact on the updating process of third-party services and programs, not counting viruses, and much more).

In the simplest case, troubleshooting the "Update Center" of Windows 10 is reduced to restarting the service and renaming the SoftwareDistribution directory located in the root directory of the system. This is done through the command line (cmd in the "Run" console or the corresponding line in the right click menu on the start button), but only with administrator rights. To do this, you use two commands: net stop WuAuServ and net WuAuServ start, with the specified folder renamed to SoftwareDistribution.old. After restarting, the system will create a new directory.

In other cases, you need to look for a solution based on the situation (the error description can be found by the error code). But for the most lazy Microsoft Corporation offers its own automated utilities - Microsoft Fix It! And Microsoft Easy Fix. In some cases, the DLL Suite program is useful, which allows you to install the missing or damaged libraries into the system. In general, first you need to assess the nature of the failure, and only then decide on the most effective removal of the problem.

Instead of the total

Here in brief and all that is in Windows 10 "Update Center". Where this component is located is already clear. As for possible errors or malfunctions, it is difficult to describe all situations and cases, since you can not foresee everything, and the description of each specific problem and the methods for eliminating it will take a long time. Only the most frequent failures are considered. If something does not work out, use automatic utilities. At least one, but it will give some tangible result.