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Install Software Updates

Periodically, Parallels provides free software updates to improve Parallels Desktop.

By default, Parallels Desktop is configured to automatically check for and download available software updates once a week. When an update is available, Parallels Desktop prompts you to install it. Simply follow the onscreen instructions.

Adjust Software Update Settings

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Preferences. Then click General.
    • Right-click the Parallels Desktop icon in the Dock and choose Preferences. Then click General.
    • PD_Preferences_General
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To adjust the frequency that Parallels checks for software updates, choose Never, Once a Day, Once a Week, or Once a Month from the Check for Updates menu.
    • To choose whether you want Parallels Desktop to download updates automatically, select or deselect Download updates automatically.

      If you choose not to download updates automatically, Parallels Desktop notifies you when an update is available and asks whether you want to download it.

Check for an Update Manually

  • Follow the instructions in step 1 above and then click Check Now. You can also choose Check for Updates from the Parallels Desktop application menu.
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