The easiest method to check for updates is by selecting the Check for updates option from the context menu, but it’s not there by default. In this post, we will see how to add Windows Updates to Context Menu.
While Windows 11/10 updates your OS for you automatically, should you wish to check manually, it can sometimes be tedious to navigate to Settings > Check for updates > Check for updates or Settings App > Update and Security > Check for Updates inside the Windows Updates menu. Today, I will be guiding how to get that option in the right-click context menu on your desktop.
Add Windows Updates to Context Menu
Before you begin, create a system restore point or backup the Registry first. Having done this, open the Run box, type regedit press Enter, and click on Yes on the UAC Prompt, to open the Registry Editor.
Now navigate to the following key:
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell
Next, right-click on the Shell folder and then New > Key and rename the new folder to Check for Updates.
Now, right-click on the Check for Updates folder and then New > Key and rename the new folder to command.
Again right-click on the Command folder New > String Value and rename the string value to DelegateExecute.
Double-click on the DelegateExecute string and in the value field, enter:
{556FF0D6-A1EE-49E5-9FA4-90AE116AD744}
Now we have to add an icon. To do this, go back and again right-click on the Check for Updates folder, New > String Value, and rename it to SettingsURl.
Double-click on the SettingsURl string and type the following in the value field:
ms-settings:windowsupdate-action
Right-click on the Check for Updates folder, New > String Value, and rename it to Icon
Double click on the Icon string and type the following in the value field:
%SystemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll,-47
Your registry folders’ hierarchy will now look similar to this :
Check for Updates will look like this:
The command folder will look like this:
Now just Restart your PC for the changes to take place. You can now see the item in the desktop context menu.
Or, Alternatively, use Ultimate Windows Tweaker
If you think that these ten steps are confusing or may take time, you can just download and click on this registry file to add it to your Registry and restart your PC or Tablet to see the new Check for updates button in the context menu on your desktop. You could also use our Ultimate Windows Tweaker. Apart from Check for Windows Updates, it lets you add many other useful items to your context menu.
Also Read: Check for Windows Update issues Detected in Windows 11.
