0

I just recently, installed windows 10 in my mac using Bootcamp and after setting everything up and moving my attention to updating windows, it says "Your device missing important security and quality updates". Also, there is some mention of download status and saying it's pending. Essentially, it's all too confusing for me like a mac user. Can someone help me out?

Here's an image of what the screen shows.

enter image description here

Improve this question
5
  • 1
    What precisely is your question & where is this purported error? Your machine is short of some updates. Some are downloading, some are waiting for the download to finish, then all will be installed & you'll be prompted to restart.
    – Tetsujin
    Apr 8, 2020 at 7:01
  • @Tetsujin Ye but I don't see any button for me to like "update" or press restart...nth. What exactly should I do after I see the screen, that is presented as an image above?
    – Touhid Rifat
    Apr 8, 2020 at 7:20
  • 2
    It hasn't finished yet. There is no error, just be patient. Windows does lots of updates, every week. You'll get used to just ignoring it until it forces you to restart, or restarts when you're not looking, which is even more annoying. Don't expect it to bahave like Mac, it doesn't, it's far more nannying & intrusive.
    – Tetsujin
    Apr 8, 2020 at 7:21
  • Should I then wait? Is it bad news, if I have already switched from windows to mac?? Should I go to windows now and just wait for all the updates to finish? But there isn't any like restart button or anything, Im hella confused.
    – Touhid Rifat
    Apr 8, 2020 at 7:23
  • Okay...I see. So, I'll just wait until it restarts.
    – Touhid Rifat
    Apr 8, 2020 at 7:25

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
1

I just recently, installed windows 10 in my mac using Bootcamp and after setting everything up and moving my attention to updating windows, it says "Your device missing important security and quality updates".

Your screenshot indicates your system is automatically downloading several updates. KB4551762 was released on March 12th 2020. Since you installed Windows 10 version 1909 from an image released a year ago, it did not include any updates, released since September 2019.

There is some mention of download status and saying it's pending. Essentially, it's all too confusing for me like a mac user.

enter image description here

This is a normal status. Any pending updates will automatically be installed after the other updates have been installed.

Can someone help me out?

You need to be patient and wait until Windows displays a notification asking you to reboot your system.

Improve this answer
1
  • +1 Perhaps, for people totally not used to this setup, add that you can just close the control panel & get on with your work - ignore it until it's finished. It will tell you if/when it needs you to restart, or restart itself overnight if the machine is left on.
    – Tetsujin
    Apr 8, 2020 at 19:07
-1

'Your device is missing important security and quality fixes.' essentially means that you've missed a lot of (important) updates and should update NOW. 'Pending install' means that other updates are being downloaded/installed, so that update isn't being installed. Wait a sec and it'll change to 'Installing - XX%'

Improve this answer
4
  • But what is this 'error'?
    – tommyaq
    Apr 8, 2020 at 7:15
  • If you've enabled Fast Startup in Windows's Power management options, disable it, then reboot Windows and go back to Windows Update in Settings. Then you should be able to update Windows. You'll have to reboot again once all the updates have been installed. If that doesn't work, you may have to check in your GPOs if one or several rules prevent you from updating Windows on your own free will.
    – user1019780
    Apr 8, 2020 at 7:18
  • 1
    @Didier - that's misleading. It's not doing anything wrong that needs adjustment. It's simply not finished yet.
    – Tetsujin
    Apr 8, 2020 at 7:46
  • When it gets to this point, it usually means updates are frozen, for some reason. Restarting Windows without Fast Startup will usually clear the air. If not, then the OP should clear it himself, by emptying the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder content manually, after interrupting the wuauserv.svc. Sometimes, freezing/suspending the whole svchost.exe tree is necessary, because TIWorker.exe is stuck, and will prevent you from closing wuauserv.exe and its associated services.
    – user1019780
    Apr 8, 2020 at 7:53

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .