{"id":941,"date":"2018-03-06T18:25:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T18:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/?p=941"},"modified":"2018-03-06T18:25:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T18:25:59","slug":"create-windows-update-shortcut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/tweaks\/create-windows-update-shortcut\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Windows Update Shortcut in Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 is set to check for updates automatically unless you disable this feature manually. Sometimes you need to immediately check for updates in Windows 10. You can save your time and create a special Windows Update shortcut to open the Windows Update page of Settings directly with one click. Here is how.<\/p>\n<h3>Here is How to Create Windows Update Shortcut in Windows 10:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"w10steps\">\n<ul>\n<li>STEP 1: At first, right click the empty space on your Desktop and select <b>New -> Shortcut<\/b>.<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/windows-10-create-new-shortcut.png\" alt=\"windows-10-create-new-shortcut\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 2: After that, type <b><i>explorer ms-settings:windowsupdate<\/i><\/b> in the <b>location of the item<\/b> field.<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/windows-10-type-location-of-item.png\" alt=\"windows-10-type-location-of-item\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 3: Then give your shortcut an appropriate name like <b>Windows Update<\/b> and click on <b>Finish<\/b>.<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/windows-10-type-name-of-shortcut.png\" alt=\"windows-10-type-name-of-shortcut\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 4: Finally, right-click on the shortcut you just created, select <b>Properties<\/b> in the context menu,<br \/>\n and click on the <b>Change icon<\/b> button on <b>Shortcut<\/b> tab. 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