How to Create a Windows Update Shortcut

Updated January 2023

Microsoft initially made it so difficult to get to Windows Update in Windows 10 that many in the tech community posted blog entries like this one demonstrating how to create a Windows Update Shortcut.

I think they finally took a hint and made the search process easier but there is still an advantage to having one a single click away or adding the Windows Update Shortcut to your toolset.

Seeking an answer for why Microsoft has this history of bad UI and end user abuse might be more difficult than finding the winning lottery numbers, so don’t stress on this one. Since 2022 (now 2023), it’s pretty simple to find or create a Windows Update Shortcut for your desktop. We explain in the procedure that follows…

How to create a Windows Update Shortcut on your desktop in a short number of steps.

1. Right-click an empty spot on your Desktop
2. Click New
3. Click Shortcut
4. Type or copy from here ms-settings:windowsupdate

5. Click Next
6. Type Windows Update (or whatever you’d like to name the shortcut)

7. Click Finish
8. Done!

Now you can stay up to date with ease with Windows.

But what about BIOS and Drivers? That’s another post…