Windows Updates : Important and Recommended...?

Question

I have Windows 7 Home Premium... In my update settings there are settings for Important Updates and there are settings for recommended updates... What is the difference between the 2??? If it is recommended, wouldn't it be important?

Answer 1

Straight from the horse's mouth, via microsoft.com:



There are three categories for updates: important, recommended, and optional.



Important updates. Important updates help keep your computer more secure and reliable, protecting your computer and your privacy. These updates include security and critical updates, as well as reliability improvements.



Recommended updates. Recommended updates help keep your software up to date and your computer running at its best. If you selected Use recommended settings when you set up Windows Update, then recommended updates will be shown together with important updates. If you selected Install important updates only, recommended updates will be shown together with optional updates. Recommended updates include software updates and new or improved features.



Optional updates. Optional updates include updates and software that you can install manually, such as new or trial Microsoft software or optional device drivers from Microsoft partners.

Answer 2

Windows Recommended Updates

Answer 3

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Important ones: Mostly cover critically important security patches and bug fixes.Do them immedietly. Recommended: a newer versions of softwares that you have (like .NET ,Microsofot Visual C++ e.t.c).These are only needed if you really want to keep everything updated.

Answer 4

Recommended are updates that Microsoft highly suggests for you to install to Windows for the sake of security and being up to date, but it's still your choice to install it. They don't tend to be majorly significant



Important are updates that Microsoft releases that are significant to Windows to keep up to date and/or to correct any bug fixes or security vulnerabilities else exposed without the update.



Both should be toggled on for automated updates. Important updates should always get higher priority.

Answer 5

the important is like

you must have it

for example

update for windows firewall

anti malware update

update for the windows system

and stuffs like that



recommended is like

update or install for windows essential

Microsoft updates

windows live updates



you get the picture



for me its only the important stuffs