Free Shortcut To App Updates - Right to the point

[sharpuser]

Windows 8.0 / 8.1 / 10

Sometimes I want to go directly to check for App updates in the Windows Store.
This is how I do it with a custom shortcut.

CREATE A SHORTCUT TO UPDATE WINDOWS STORE APPS
1. From the desktop, Context-click (right-click) New, Shortcut
2) Type in this:

%comspec% /c start ms-windows-store:updates

3. Click Next, then Give the shortcut a name, such as "App Updates", Finish.

I customized the icon for my shortcut with "Store.ico", which is available from here.

Create a new shortcut.

Shortcut created.

Here's how it works.

 

[Alex_SP3]

Brilliant! I was wondering about that just yesterday.

 

[CrippsCorner]

This is a cool link thanks. Do you know how to stop auto-updates? I prefer to know when they're available, then manually select them. I'm sure there was an option but it never seemed to work properly for me...