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Chapter 17. Software updates

17.1. Keep your software up to date

The software update service is a built in feature that will notify you of updates to your product. The service will run in the background and will check for new updates to your installed product. When updates are available, the service will notify you and ask you if you would like to install the updates. The service will never automatically install updates, you control the update process.

You can control how the software update service checks for new updates. You can completely disable the service, and you can manually check for updates yourself. The following options are available to control the software update service. Simply click on the selection and your change is automatically saved.

17.1.1. Do not check for updates

Disables the sofware update service. You will not be notified of any software updates or critical fixes.

17.1.2. Check for updates every day

This will check once per day for a software update.

17.1.3. Manual update

If you want to force a manual check for software updates, simply click the 'Check for updates' button.

17.2. Software Update Wizard

When updates are available, the update service will notify you and ask you if you would like to install the updates. If you decide to install the available updates, you will arrive at this area.

17.2.1. Available updates

The listed items are updates to the product installed on your computer. All of the listed items are mandatory updates and will be installed automatically by this service. You can select each listed item to see a description of the update and what new features it contains.

17.2.2. Optional items

These are optional products that are available for you to install. To install one or more optional item, simply click the check box next to each item and click next. The optional item will be downloaded and saved to a folder of your choice for you to install later.

17.2.3. Download and install

The final page will download and install the updates and any optional items you selected. When this process is complete, the application may need to restart.