Updated: July 12, 2020 (August 19, 2002)

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Automatic Updates

Michael Cherry by
Michael Cherry

Michael analyzed and wrote about Microsoft's operating systems, including the Windows client OS, as well as compliance and governance. Michael... more

(Screen shot) Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 adds Automatic Updates to the Control Panel, which allows users to configure their system to automatically get updates from either Microsoft's Windows Update site or a corporate (in-house) Software Update Service site

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