Download Services

What are Download services?

Download services allow us to directly obtain a product in a digital form by downloading it form the internet. With no need to travel to the shop or wait for something to be delivered to you, this allows you to quickly transfer software and install it to your computer. There are other download services for music and video which involve users downloading songs, and videos to their computer via software on their computer. An example of this is Itunes which allows users to buy songs, videos and movies e.c.t and download them directly onto your computer.

Software Services

This is the main method for delivering software, driver and virus/internet security upgrades to your computer. Windows update for all Windows OS systems, updates software and drivers when new releases are intorduced. Users can visit Windows update and download the relevant updates they need.Virus software can update its prtoection in he desktop background wuthout users needing to interfer.

Windows Update

Windows Update is the online extension of Windows that helps you to keep your computer up-to-date. Use Windows Update to choose updates for your computer’s operating system, software, and hardware. New content is added to the site regularly, so you can always get the most recent updates and fixes to protect your computer and keep it running smoothly.

Windows update is very useful for computer users. It allows them to update their system to make it peform better and more efficiently.

This screenshot  shows an update in progress. 

Updates are available to anyone who has an Internet connection as the service needs to contact Microsoft to gather the relevant updates. This is a problem for people who do not have an Internet connection and only use computers offline. However this only affects a small minority and these updates can be applied immediately to your computer. Updates are often free, which is useful as people often pay a considerable amount for their computer and it would seem unfair if they have to pay to maintain the performance of it. User satisfaction is high as updates to their system can correct problems instantly, or even prevent them from happening and preventing the user from a productive experience on the net.

Windows Update has flexible installation options so you can reduce potential interruptions and install update when it's most convenient for you. You can choose when updates will be installed and you can choose to postpone installing an update that requires you to restart your PC if you are in the middle of doing something important. When software update applies to a file that you're using, Windows update can save the application's data, close it, update the file, and then restart it. This avoids loss of work and prevents the file from becoming corrupted. 

Problems with Windows Update

There as been a number of times where the updates failed to install for various reasons. This aggravates users as there isn't anything wrong with their internet connection. This is a fault on Windows behalf and you have to change the Windows update settings to prevent this from occuring.