Patches & Updates

How to keep your personal computer up-to-date

Windows Users

• Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
• Depending on which Control Panel view you use, Classic or Category, do one of the following:
• Click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
• Click Performance and Maintenance, click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
• Click the option that you want. Make sure Automatic Updates is not turned off.

Macintosh Users

• Open System Preferences
• Select Software Update
• Click on "Automatically"
• Select "Weekly" from the pull-down menu to enable weekly automatic software updates or "Monthly" for systems that are not often connected to the Network.
• Other operating systems

Customers using other operating systems should check with operating system vendors to determine and apply software updates.

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