According to a foreign media WindowsLatest report today, Microsoft has added a new feature to Windows 10 Build 19041.450 and higher, similar to the optional update feature in the Windows 7 era.
Users can manually select the required drivers and the latest update patches for non-security features in ” Settings>Update and Security>Windows Update>View Optional Updates “.
“View optional updates” can show users all current updates, whether they are quality updates, non-security updates, or possible driver updates for users. Users can choose to download and install by themselves.
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It is worth noting that Microsoft did not cancel the automatic installation of regular updates because of the introduction of new features. Unless the user has set “Pause Updates”, Windows will still automatically download and install updates without the user’s permission.
IT Home understands that driver updates or optional security updates will only appear on the “View Optional Updates” page under the following circumstances:
- Build 19041.450 and newer versions of Windows systems, and the update function needs to be used normally
- Microsoft has approved and released a new version of the OEM driver on Windows Update
In addition to the above methods, users can also “run” the following code through Windows + R to check for updates:
- ms-settings: windowsupdate-optionalupdates
If there is no new driver available, the command page will be blank as shown in the figure below.
Microsoft previously cut off the ability to obtain driver updates online through the Device Manager in Windows 10 Build 19041.423. Although the “View Optional Updates” function was added this time, the two functions are not completely equivalent, such as devices. The manager can allow users to detect driver updates for specific hardware, while Windows Update will only allow detection of optional driver updates when all devices are available.
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