From your home screen, swipe down at the top of your screen to bring up your notification tray. Near the top left should be a button that says “All Settings,” tap this to enter the settings menu.


Alternatively, if you are running older versions of Windows Phone, from your home screen, swipe to the left to bring up your app menu. Scroll through to find Settings, and tap to open when you find it.;
, You should now see a long list of different settings available to you. Scroll all the way to the bottom of this list to find “Extras+info.” It should be the third option from the bottom. Tap to open.


This page will show very specific information regarding the version of the Windows Phone you are running (“Cyan,” “Denim,” and so on), the amount of RAM the device is using, as well as the version numbers of the different software and firmware being used (Silent Installer, Firmware Update Notifier, etc.). If you know the version number you are looking for, you should be able to find out here if you are up-to-date. If this is not the information you are looking for, continue to the next step.
 From the Settings menu, scroll through and select the “Phone update” option. There should be a “Check for updates” button at the top of this page. Tap this to check if your Windows Phones is up-to-date. It should say “Checking for updates …” Then it should say “Your phone is up-to-date. Last checked 2 seconds ago” when it’s finished.
 If there is an update available for your device, it will be listed where the “Check for updates” button used to be. If you choose to proceed with the update, it is suggested to charge your phone and make sure to have it connected to a Wi-Fi network to avoid data charges.


Tap the “Download” button to continue once it appears. It will begin downloading and installing the update for your device.
Open the Settings menu.
Open the “Extras+info” option for detailed info.
Open the “Phone Update” option.
Update your phone.
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