The most modern Microsoft operating system we are currently with, Windows 10, is a software in constant evolution and growth. This is something that Microsoft itself achieves through updates and patches that it does not stop sending to compatible computers.
Although this is one of the most compromised sections of the entire operating system , at least in terms of the failures we find, it is essential. And we must bear in mind that without the aforementioned updates to Windows 10, the software could not improve and grow as it does at the moment.
Windows updates, despite being problematic, are key
But not only that, but also these updates serve as a basic protection measure. With this what we want to tell you is that the security patches that come to us serve to correct the most recent vulnerabilities detected in the operating system. Otherwise we would work with software prone to receiving all kinds of external attacks that would endanger the personal data that we treat here.
As a general rule, these updates and security patches that we are talking about, come to us through the integrated function of Windows Update . To access it, we just have to go to the Windows 10 Settings application, for example by using the Win + I key combination.
Once we are in the Configuration window, to access the section that interests us, click on the Update and security option. Then the section that really interests us here and that is located on the left of the screen , the so-called Windows Update, will open. Once we reach this point, the operating system itself should show the latest updates that we can install on the PC . At the same time we can click on the corresponding button that we see on the screen to carry out the search by ourselves.
Improvements that Microsoft introduces in Windows Update
Actually and due to the controversy generated by the updates around Windows Update , Microsoft is introducing some measures. These are mainly based on allowing users themselves to have greater control over their arrival and installation. In this way and from Configuration , we currently have the possibility of establishing temporary delays for these updates .
This will allow us to have a little more time so that the updates that have presented problems can be corrected by Microsoft . But of course, during that time we will not be able to use the latest shipped features, nor will we have the latest security related patches. Therefore, as we see, this temporary delay has its advantages, but also some important disadvantages.
What is the Windows Insider program
As many of you may already know, one of the most important elements when developing new versions of Windows 10 by Microsoft is its Insider program. These are a series of registered users who are in charge of testing all the test versions that Microsoft sends them. It is evident that these may contain failures, which are precisely what the Insiders must detect in order to make it known to those of Redmond.
Well, all this is done completely free of charge and everyone wins. On the one hand, Microsoft has a good number of users prepared to be able to detect and report the failures and problems of the trial versions of Windows 10 . On the other hand there are all those eager to be able to test first hand and before anyone else the latest versions of the operating system that will be released in the future.
As you can imagine, this is precisely the goal that we are looking for in these moments, that is, to get the latest Windows updates to our PC. Therefore what we must do is register, completely free of charge, in the aforementioned Windows Insider program. This is something that we get from the same window previously mentioned Configuration / Updates and security / Windows Insider Program.
Sign up as an Insider to get the latest version of the system
First of all, once we start the registration process as Insider that we are talking about, Windows will ask us to have the Comments and diagnostics section configured at Full level. This means that the operating system will be able to send all the data collected in telemetry to Microsoft itself.
Thus, once we have activated this functionality, we can continue with the registration process for the Insider program. Then on screen we will see a new window where you request that we register the current system account in the same program. And it is that we also have the possibility of using another Windows account registered in Insider previously.
Something very important and that we must take into account is that the Insider program we are talking about has several modalities to which we can subscribe. Therefore, for the purpose that we seek in these lines, which is none other than trying the latest version of Windows 10 before anyone else, the channel that interests us in the so-called Release Preview or Preview.
Once registered in the Windows testing program as such, there comes a time when we are questioned about what we discussed. Therefore we only have to indicate to the system when asked “What type of content would you like to receive?”, “Only the option of corrections, applications and drivers”.
Final thoughts on a new Insider
To finish and as usual, we accept the terms and conditions , and we restart the equipment . Once we have our Windows 10 enrolled in the Windows Insider program, we are ready to receive the latest version of Windows 10. The advantage is that now we can already try the one that has not yet been made available to everyone from official way.
This is something that we achieve from the Windows Update function that we told you about at the beginning. In fact, this is where these preliminary versions of the system also arrive. And to end all this, we will tell you that also from Settings / Updates and security, we have the opportunity to leave the Windows Insider program at any time.