Update Apple’s Safari Browser in Windows

They make it so easy to do

Every web browser provides a different way of checking for updates, most of them fairly easy and found within the browser itself. Firefox allows you to easily check for updates through theHelpmenu.

Opera also provides an easy method of checking for updates using theirHelpmenu.

Even Google Chrome makes it easy by automatically downloading and installing updates. However, if you are using Apple’s Safari browser, how do you check for updates? The update mechanism for Safari is not found as an option in the browser.

When you installed Safari,Apple Software Updatewas also installed, and it provides an easy way to update Safari.

It’s worth noting that the last version Apple released for Windows was in 2012, so it’s really old!

There is no shortcut created for theApple Software Updateprogram, so navigate to the following directory containing the.exefile in Windows Explorer:

C:\Program Files\Apple Software Update

Double-click on theSoftwareUpdate.exefile.

Apple Software Updatestarts checking for new software available.

Once the check for new software is finished, theApple Software Updatedialog box displays. Updates to any Apple software you have installed is listed in the first list box. The program also informs you of any new software available that you don’t have installed in the second list box.

Select the software you want to update and/or install by selecting the appropriate check boxes. Once you have made your choices, click theInstallbutton at the bottom, which also informs you how many items will be installed.

TheLicense Agreementdialog box displays. Read through the license agreement and clickAccept.

If theUser Account Controldialog box displays, clickYesto continue.

NOTE:You may not see this dialog box, depending on yourUser Account Controlsettings. See our post,Windows – How to configure UAC (User Account Control), for more information.

A dialog box displays showing the progress of the downloads.

Once the downloads are finished, the updates and/or new software are installed.

When the installation is finished, a dialog box displays the status of the installation. ClickOKto return to theApple Software Updatedialog box.

You can set theApple Software Updateprogram to automatically check for updates and notify you when updates are available. To do this, selectPreferencesfrom theEditmenu.

TheApple Software Update Preferencesdialog box displays with theScheduletab active. Select the radio button that corresponds with how often you want the program to check for updates.

You can also check what updates have been installed by clicking theInstalled Updatestab. The date, the name of the software, and the version to which it was updates is listed.

ClickOKto close theApple Software Update Preferencesdialog box.

When you clickOKon theApple Software Update Preferencesdialog box, theUser Account Controldialog box may display again, depending on your settings (see the note earlier in this post). ClickYesto return to theApple Software Updatedialog box.

To close theApple Software Updatedialog box, click theQuitbutton at the bottom. You may also selectQuitfrom theFilemenu.

You can easily check which version of Safari is installed. To view the current version of Safari, click the gear button in the upper, right corner of the Safari window, and selectAbout Safarifrom the drop-down menu.

The currently installed version of Safari displays on theAboutdialog box. To close theAboutdialog box, click theXbutton in the upper, right corner.

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Update Apple’s Safari Browser in Windows