Updating Browsers on University-Owned Computers

    Summary

    How to check your University-owned computer for browser updates.

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    Description

    How to manually check for browser updates on a University-owned computer. Recommended browsers include Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari.

    Environment

    University-Owned Macs  and  University-Owned Windows PCs

    Solution 

    Browsers

    Browser Operating system Steps to check for updates
    Firefox
    		 Mac, Windows/PC Updating Firefox
    Google Chrome
    		 Mac, Windows/PC Updating Google Chrome
    Microsoft Edge
    		 Windows/PC Updating Microsoft Edge
    Safari
    		 Mac Updating Safari

    Best Practices

    • Restart your computer at the end of your workday to apply necessary updates to your University-owned computer.

    • Update weekly on your own schedule. This will allow you to control when updates are installed and preempt the maintenance window for your college or department if needed.​​​ See the tables below on how to manually check for browser updates.

    • Respond quickly to technicians who may reach out to you to remediate known issues. 

    • Prepare for the unexpected. While every effort will be made to provide notifications in advance of when a device needs to restart, there may be unanticipated occasions when a restart occurs due to critical patching and the interactions between the many varied combinations of operating system versions, hardware and software used at OHIO. 

    Outcome:You will now be able to manually update browsers in your University-Owned Mac or University-Owned Windows PC computer.

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    Article ID: 621
    Created
    Wed 9/6/23 11:17 AM
    Modified
    Fri 10/13/23 3:29 PM
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