Install the Windows August 2019 Update Now
Windows 10 users: Take a moment to make sure your PC has the August 2019 Microsoft security updates. While you’ve probably already been prompted to update your system, it never hurts to double-check.
The latest Windows update fixes a long list of vulnerabilities found in current versions of Microsoft’s flagship OS. Fortunately, most of them pose minimal risks, but the update resolves four serious exploits in the Windows 10 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), two of which are similar to the Bluekeep exploit that was discovered and fixed in older versions of Windows earlier this year. … …
Unlike the Bluekeep bug, these vulnerabilities are (slightly) less of a concern since the RDP feature is disabled by default in Windows 10. However, if they are even remotely as dangerous as Bluekeep is – pun intended – then you should make sure you I immediately updated Windows.
You can check if your system has pending updates by following these steps:
- Open the Windows Start Menu.
- Click the settings icon
- Go to Update & Security> Windows Update.
- You will see “Updates available” if there are new ones pending installation.
- Click Download to start the process, but remember to restart your computer and wait for the updates to take effect.
Generally speaking, you can also make a quick backup of your system’s important files in case a Windows update causes any issues (as they are known to occur from time to time). While it’s important to install Windows updates quickly, as we just talked about, you can also give yourself a few days’ delay (using the ” pause updates ” feature in Windows Updates) if you want to give Microsoft a small buffer to patch the update. what went awry.