To turn on automatic updating automatically, select the Fix it button or link, and then select Run in the View Download dialog box. Under Recommended updates, select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box, and then select OK.Under Important updates, choose Install updates automatically.Open Windows Update by swiping in from the right edge of the screen (or, if you're using a mouse, pointing to the lower-right corner of the screen and moving up the mouse pointer), tapping or clicking Settings, tapping or clicking Control Panel, and then tapping or clicking Windows Update.Follow these steps, for the version of Windows that you are running. To download the Windows Update Agent automatically, follow these steps: Automatically download Windows Update Agent Or, you can manually download and install the Windows Update Agent. If you have automatic updating turned on, the latest version of the Windows Update Agent is downloaded and installed automatically on your computer. This article describes how to update the Windows Update Agent to the latest version.Īpplies to: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 Original KB number: 949104 Summary Update the Windows Update Agent to the latest version