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How to Install Windows Admin Center Updates

 In this post, I will show you how to install Windows Admin Center updates and upgrade to the latest version. You can enable the Automatically update Windows Admin Center option from WAC settings.


Microsoft keeps adding new features to Windows Admin Center and admins can benefit from these features by installing the latest updates.


Windows Admin Center is a locally deployed, browser-based app for managing Windows servers, Windows 10, and Windows 11 PCs.


You can install Windows Admin Center on Windows 11 PC and manage other servers and clients. Check out this fantastic new trick to enable dark mode for Windows Admin Center.


If you have deployed Windows Admin Center using SCCM, managing the updates becomes much easier for WAC.

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Ways to Update Windows Admin Center

There are different methods that you can use to install Windows Admin Center updates:

  • You can update non-preview versions of Windows Admin Center using Microsoft Update or manually downloading and installing Windows Admin Center.
  • You can enable the option “Automatically update Windows Admin Center” to auto-install the updates for Windows Admin Center.
  • Manually download Microsoft's latest Windows Admin Center version and install it over the older version.
  • Use SCCM or Configuration Manager to enable and deploy Windows Admin Center updates using Automatic Deployment Rules.

Enable Automatically Update Windows Admin Center


You can enable the option to automatically update the Windows Admin Center with the following steps:

  1. Launch the Windows Admin Center in your browser.
  2. Sign in to the admin center and click on Settings.
  3. Click Updates and turn on Automatically update Windows Admin Center.
If you have enabled the auto-update option for Windows Admin Center, you can know when the update will be installed along with the date and time. This is a nice feature, thanks to Microsoft.

Manually Install Updates for Windows Admin Center


You can manually install Windows Admin Center updates from the console itself. Launch the Windows Admin Center and click on Settings > Updates. Click the Install Updates button to install the latest available update for Windows Admin Center.

The option to install updates is available only if there is a new update pending installation. For example, if there is an update available for Windows Admin Center, you should see following details in the console.

To manually install the updates for Windows Admin Center, click Install Updates.

When the Windows Admin Center updates, you will not have access to any options until the update is installed.

In a couple of minutes, we see the Windows Admin Center has been updated to the latest version. You don’t have to restart your computer after updating the admin center unless explicitly promoted.

Install Updates for Windows Admin Center using Windows Updates


You can update non-preview versions of Windows Admin Center by using Microsoft Update. You can check for Windows Admin Center updates using the following steps:

  1. Click Start and launch the Settings app.
  2. On the Settings window, click Update & Security.
  3. Click the Check for Updates button to download and install updates for Windows Admin Center.




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