A very useful program....

I haven't used this particular computer for about ten days, so when I started it up this morning, it obviously needed some updating.  And in addition to your Windows Updates, the handiest program to help you with updating and keeping everything up to date is this one from Secunia called Secunia PSI, for 'Personal Software Inspector'. It will scan your computer and tell you if any of your programs need to be updated. If they are all up to date, it shows a window like this one:-

If any need an update, it can help you obtain it and install it. As we know, keeping programs up to date is one way of maintaining good security on your PC and this helps by reminding you if you have any needing an update.