Automatically Check for Windows Updates Shortcut

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

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Windows Updates will check and install daily, but if you'd like to speed up the process of checking for updates manually, you can create a shortcut or download our shortcut file.

You can download our shortcut or manually create the shortcut yourself.

Video tutorial:

Automatically Check for Windows Updates Shortcut - Download Shortcut

Download Automatically Check for Windows Updates Shortcut.

Extract Check for updates.Lnk from the zip file and copy and paste it anywhere you want.

Click or double-click the shortcut to open and check for updates.

This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks.

Automatically Check for Windows Updates Shortcut - Create a Shortcut

Right-click on your Desktop and click New > Shortcut.

Type in %windir%\explorer.exe ms-settings:windowsupdate-action and click Next.

Name your shortcut and click Finish.

You can also customize your shortcut with a different icon by right-clicking on the new shortcut and clicking Properties, and then clicking on Change icon.

You can right-click on the shortcut and Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start, or drag the icon to your Desktop.

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