If you have a Windows Mobile Professional device tap Start, Settings, System. Scroll down to the bottom of the window and you will see an icon for Windows Update. One would think this worked like Windows Update on the desktop computer, and I am sure that is what is intended, however, Microsoft has yet to use it. As such it is a worthless Windows Update.

This came to mind today when I received an email at work with instructions to apply another Windows Mobile patch for daylight savings time. The instructions tell me to go to Microsoft's web site to download the patch file, which is in a CAB, copy it to my device, then run it to install. That is all easy enough, however I wondered whether that update was available via Windows Update; it wasn't.

Personally, I think the Windows Update feature, which was added in Windows Mobile 6 is a good idea. It should automatically check for updates and notify me when are are any to download. I can understand people not wanting to just download updates because not everyone has unlimited wireless plans.

The process for updating Windows Mobile, and its previous incarnations has always been too difficult. In this day and age there is no excuse for Microsoft to make it easier.