Windows 101 : How to get the Windows 10 Creators Update

So you’ve been waiting and checking updates constantly to see if the Creators Update of Windows 10 is ready for you PC but until now you still don’t have it! Here’s how to force it in your PC.

1.  Download the Windows 10 Update Assistant HERE 

2.  Run the the Update Assistant to download the bits of the creators update and click Update Now

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3.  The Update Assistant will check your hardware for compatibility.  If no issues found you may proceed with the update by clicking Next.

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4. The Update Assistant will start downloading the Creators Update.  You may click minimize and continue other tasks that you are doing in your PC while waiting for the it to be completed.

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5.  Once the download is complete the Update Assistant will notify you that the update is ready.  Save everything that you are working on and click Restart now.

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Your PC will restart a couple f times to complete the update so be patient.  Have fun with the new creator’s update!

Download Windows Essentials 2012

As you all know the support of Windows Essentials ended in January 2017.  So if you are looking to download and reinstall it in your PC you won’t find it anymore in any Microsoft website.  If I remember it correctly, Windows Live Essentials was introduced as a FREE add-on during Windows 7 times after they removed some apps like Movie Maker.  Live Essentials added more apps, like Messenger (now Skype), Photo Gallery, Mail, and my personal favorite the Writer intended for blogging.

If you have downloaded the offline installer then you are lucky one, you can use and reinstall the app without any problems.  Two weeks ago a customer  called me asking where can he download Windows Live Mail.  Apparently his boss, a Jurassic lawyer, doesn’t want to adapt on what is current, he still wanted the nice and easy interface of the Live Mail.  Good thing I still have the offline installer, so I uploaded it in OneDrive and send him the link, which I also wanted to share with you should you still want to have these apps on your PC.  You can get it in the link below.

Download Windows Essentials 2012

Note:  Since Microsoft has retired this product and won’t get any patches and updates, there will be a risk in using it.  For more information you can go to the following link, Essentials 2012 Release Notes and FAQs