I am unable to connect to the windows update center. i use fire fox and avast antivirsus. I think i need to use internet exployer to do this but it isn't working

Question

i can't use the windows update program. i think i have to use internet exployer to do this. i tried but it doesn't work.. can firefox connect to the windows update site
== URL of affected sites ==
http://windows update

Answer 1

Windows Updates rely on [[ActiveX]] technology. It's a Microsoft technology that is used to add functionality to Windows programs.
'''Firefox does not support ActiveX technology''' for multiple reasons.
* ActiveX is only available on Windows operating systems, and as a result webpages that require it will not work on Linux or Mac.
* ActiveX integration with the Windows operating system has made it a target for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware malicious software].
Firefox uses [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+plugins+with+Firefox plugins] to view and use multimedia content embedded in web pages, and [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+extensions+with+Firefox extensions] to add new functions.
Internet Explorer comes with the Windows OS family by default, and to update the system, please just do '''Start''' > '''Windows update''', which opens IE regardless which browser is the default one.