How to add 'Check for Updates' option to the Windows 10 context menu?

Windows 10 allows you to check for new updates by navigating to Update & Security | Windows Update from the Windows 10 "Settings" app. You can make it even easier by adding a new context menu item to your desktop. So, you can access it any time by right-clicking on your desktop and select "Check for updates".

Today in this short "how-to" series, we will learn how to add a new context menu entry to your Windows 10 desktop and make it easier to access the Windows Update page. Continue reading further.

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How to add a 'Check for updates' context menu entry to Windows 10 desktop?

1. Launch the "Run" dialog by pressing Win + R. Type regedit and press Enter to launch the Windows Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell" in the Registry Editor.
3. Right-click on the Shell key and select New | Key.
4. Name it as "Check for updates". This is the name that will appear in the context menu.
5. Right-click on the key Check for updates, select New | String Value.
6. Name it as "SettingsURI", and set it's value to "ms-settings:windowsupdate-action".
7. Again, right-click on the key Check for updates, select New | String Value.
8. Name it as "Icon", and set it's value to "%SystemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll,-47" to add an icon next to the context menu entry.
9. Once again, right-click on the key Check for updates, select New | String Value.
10. Name it as "Position", and set its value either to "Top", "Middle", or "Bottom".
11. One more time, right-click on the key Check for updates, select New | Key.
12. Name it as "command".
13. Now right-click on the key command, and select New | String Value.
14. Name it as "DelegateExecute", and set it's value to "{556FF0D6-A1EE-49E5-9FA4-90AE116AD744}".
15. Now, come to your desktop, right-click on any blank space, and click Check for updates. You will be automatically navigated to the Windows 10 Update Settings page.