This Article Is For:
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All Users
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This is applicable to: All Themes
Keeping your Internet browser up-to-date is important for both security and ensuring that web pages load properly. We also recommend that you update any plug-ins, extensions, or other add-ons you have installed.
Step-By-Step Guide-Chrome
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Google Chrome will update automatically as new iterations are released to the public. To verify that your version of Chrome is the latest or update manually, follow these steps:
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Open the
Google Chrome
browser.
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Click the
Customize and Control Google
button
in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
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From the dropdown menu that appears, select
About Google Chrome
.
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The window that appears will automatically check for updates and show you the current version of Chrome.
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Tip:
Users may enter the
chrome://chrome/
into the
Omnibox
(Chrome
address bar
) to achieve the same result.
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Note:
If you're running a very old version of Chrome, you may
visit the official Chrome download page
to get the newest version.
Step-By-Step Guide-Firefox
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Mozilla Firefox should automatically download updates and prompt you when they are available to install. To verify that your version of Firefox is the latest or update manually, follow these steps:
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Open the
Mozilla Firefox
browser.
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Click the Open menu button
in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
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In the menu that appears, click the Open Help Menu button
at the bottom.
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Select About Firefox.
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The window that appears will automatically check for updates and show you the current version of Firefox.
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Note: If you're running a very old version of Firefox, you may
visit the official Firefox download page
to get the newest version.
Step-By-Step Guide-Safari
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If you have Apple updates turned on, Safari should stay up to date automatically. To verify that your version of Safari is the latest or update manually, follow these steps:
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Open the Apple menu and choose App Store.
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In the top of the window that appears, click the Updates button in the toolbar.
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Find Safari and click Update (or Update all to do every app).
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Note: If you're running a very old version of Safari, you may
visit the official Safari download page
to get the newest version.
Step-By-Step Guide-Internet Explorer
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Microsoft updates Internet Explorer using its Windows update feature. As long as you are
regularly installing the latest Windows updates from Microsoft
, you should have the latest version of Internet Explorer.
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How to enable or disable automatic updates in Microsoft Windows.
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Visit the official Microsoft Internet Explorer download page