Check for updates on your Windows 10 device.
Check for updates on your Windows 10 device.
Hello, I own a 120GB SSD with 30GB free space. It runs Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Visual Studio, Office, 3ds MAX, Unity, etc. Windows updates are currently disabled. I need to enable them to upgrade to Windows 10. Could anyone advise me on how to switch the default location for Windows updates? Specifically, from C: drive (SSD) to D: drive (HDD)? Thanks, Best Regards.
It’s usually not recommended to spread your operating system across multiple drives.
This could be challenging if your Windows OS is stored on a single drive, as the update would need to fully refresh the OS and may involve modifying or adding files to your Windows partition.
You can't apply updates to another area since they build on top of your existing OS files. Usually, they use very little storage space.
Your Windows files are likely already present on C:. Updating files on D: isn't possible since they're missing. You might need to rearrange some programs instead. It's highly not recommended to leave Windows Update disabled completely, as you'll miss crucial security patches.
The changes require a lot of room... a few weeks ago my SSD had 1.19GB left. I enabled the updates and had to reinstall the operating system.
It seems like a bad decision... you're right, you're onto something. I just discovered a solution using "CMD" and won't proceed anymore. Thanks for your time.
I understand budget and expenses can be tricky with SSDs in a setup, but I often feel uncomfortable hearing about 120 gigabytes or less drives. For Windows, I think 250 gigabytes is the sweet spot unless you're constantly moving files and worrying about storage limits. I use a 500 gigabyte SSD as my main operating system drive so I don’t have to deal with space constraints, keeping my large files on separate 3TB or 1TB HDDs.