Fix: “Your Device Is Missing Important Security and Quality Fixes” Error in Windows Update
1Fix: “Your Device Is Missing Important Security and Quality Fixes” Error in Windows Update
Windows 10 gets updated pretty often, and many of those updates are security-related. Usually, the process of updating your PC is seamless and is performed automatically.
In some cases, there are errors preventing that, and today we’ll take a look at the error Your device is missing important security and quality fixes in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
One of our readers shared a concern about the aforementioned error. To sum it up, your device is missing important security and quality fixes but no updates are available so you seem to be stuck.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
your device is at risk because it’s out of date and missing important security and quality updates
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your device is at risk because it's out of date and missing important security
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One of the many good things about Microsoft is that it consistently rolls out updates to fix bugs or improve your system’s security. It’s in your best interest to install the updates as they’re rolled out. However, sometimes Windows Update seems to fail to install updates and gives an error that reads “your device is missing important security and quality fixes”.
If you’re facing this error and need some assistance, this article will guide you through some quick fixes that can resolve the issue. Try these fixes in the order they’re listed — we’ve listed the easiest ones first.
Thanks to Microsoft, Windows 10 users get updates on a regular basis. However, some users are seeing an error message on their update page. The error message says “Your device is missing important security and quality fixes”. Usually, this type of error message will prove to be a very useful reminder to install important updates but the issue here is that users are seeing this message even after installing all the updates. In short, you will keep seeing an error message telling you to install important updates even if there aren’t any updates available to install.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung.