Checking for Browser Updates

Faculty, staff and students can check for updates to their internet browser programs.

Checking for Browser Updates in Chrome

1. Launch Chrome.
2. Look at  at the top right corner of the screen.
3. If there is a pending update for the browser the icon is going to be colored.
   • Green: There has been an update available for 2 days.
   • Orange: There has been an update available for 4 days.
   • Red: There has been an update available for 7 days.

If you want to update Chrome:

1. Click on 
2. Select Update Google Chrome. If the option is not available, it's because you are already on the latest version.
3. Select Relaunch. 

Checking for Browser Updates in FireFox

1. Launch Firefox.
2. Click the menu button 
3. Click Help and then select About Firefox.
4. A window will pop up and it will check for updates and begin downloading them automatically. 
5. When updates are ready to be installed click Restart Firefox to Update.

Checking for Browser Updates in Safari

1. Click on the Apple menu.
2. Select Software Update.
3.  The App Store should open up. When it does select the Updates section on the top right of the page.
4.  This window will show you the applications that have available updates. Because Safari is a system application, it will bundle it with the others such as iTunes, Security updates etc. This will be seen as one main Software Update.  Select Update.
5. Restart the computer.

Checking for Browser Updates in Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge

Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer
2. Click Settings 
3. Select About Internet Explorer 
4. The latest version of Internet Explorer is IE11. If you have anything older than that, you can download the latest version from Microsoft.

Edge Browser

1. Click the Windows Start Button on your desktop
2. Select Settings 
3. Choose Updates and Security
4. Click Windows Update 
5. Select Check for Updates. Because Windows 10 includes Edge, if there are any updates found for it, Edge will automatically be updated to the latest version.

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