No, you do not have. You should install all updates with critical patches and highly recommended or something like that.
Windows explorer automatically updates whenever Windows has a critical update. Computers should have Windows update activated to ensure a smooth update experience.
To do a Windows update on your computer you can go to the Windows icon on your computer screen. Click on it and go to the Updates section. Click on Updates and follow the instructions.
The live update program on windows 7 downloads and installs updates and maximises your windows security. It also downloads updates to Internet Explorer and Windows Live
Since Internet Explorer is a Windows product the windows update website can be used to install updates for Internet Explorer as well as any other Windows updates a computer may be in need of. These updates are completely free and one should never pay to update this type of software.
You could use Windows Update to update your drivers and other essential updates that are needed for Windows. Alternatively, you could go on the manufacturers website and download a driver update from the downloads section.
Windows Update.
Yes, your firewall has nothing to do with Windows Updates.
It is essential that one downloads and installs the latest updates to Windows Live. Updates can be found online at the official Windows Microsoft website.
Well many updates require a restart for the update to be fully installed. The only solution would be to not install updates.
Windows Update
Windows periodically contacts the Microsoft server and checks to see if there are any updates.
CAPSTONE is a tough class man! Software Update Services (SUS) was a tool for centralizing the update of Microsoft Windows systems in a network, developed by Microsoft. SUS works on a server and downloads updates for the specified versions of Windows from the remote Windows Update site, operated by Microsoft. The clients can then download updates from this internal server, rather than connecting directly to Windows Update. This simplifies the management of updates and saves bandwidth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Update_Services