>>Those settings are fine. You should from time to time (Patch Tuesday etc.) get System Tray notifications that updates have been downloaded and are ready to install. If you're not getting those notifications there might be a problem.
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>That's the problem. I am not seeing the icon about new updates.
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>I'll be on the lookout for this icon from now on.
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>On Monday the laptop was extremely slow and several things were not working properly. I ran Antivirus scan, Spyboot Destroy and also Malware Bytes and fixed a couple of problems. I also installed 58 new updates (yes, that many have been). After that the laptop seems to be functioning normally so far.

This seems to get rid of ads in skype and other things for me:
www.admuncher.com - I've used this thing for years and it's great - plus now it's free :)

This thing as it fixes some things that Spyboot Destroy and Malware Bytes miss. Yes pain in the neck to have to run 3 of these things but it's worth it if you have concerns.
https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/ - and it's also free.