Keeping your Dell computer (Windows) updated
Summary
Who this is for:
Current Whitman employees who have a Whitman-owned Dell (running Windows) computer.
This article provides an overview of how Windows' operating system up is kept updated and secure, explaining the Windows Notification windows you will see and how you can interact with them to set (within limits) the time the updates will happen.
To help ensure that Whitman-owned Windows computers remain up to date with their security patches and updates, you will occasionally receive Windows Notifications that will notify Windows computers when there is a critical update that needs to be installed on your computer.*
Keeping our computers up-to-date with current security patches is one of the most important things we can do to help protect our devices and data, as well as the systems we access.
* Classroom, lab, and personally owned Windows devices, will not be affected by Whitman update settings.
What does the update Windows Notification look like?
A window, similar to the one pictured below, will appear with instructions on how to install the update:
You’ll have three options: “Restart now,” "Pick a time," and "Restart tonight."
“Restart now” means…
Exactly that. By clicking this button, the computer will restart and install the updates. Be sure to save any documents you have open before clicking the "Restart now" button.
"Pick a time" means…
You can schedule a date and time for the update to take place. The time you pick needs to be (roughly) within 30 days of the Windows Notification showing up on your computer.
"Restart tonight" means…
Windows will restart sometime in the evening or overnight.
Questions?
Please contact us, https://wcts.whitman.edu, we’re happy to help!