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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