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| ====== Application Updates ====== | ====== Application Updates ====== | ||
| WinSCP can check for its updates. It can do it on your request or automatically in regular intervals. | WinSCP can check for its updates. It can do it on your request or automatically in regular intervals. | ||
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| When the automatic check is enabled, it will start on background once the main window is opened. If WinSCP detects new version or gets a message, it will indicate so using icon on //[[ui_toolbars#updates|Updates toolbar]]// and [[ui_pref_environment#notifications|balloon notification in taskbar status area]]. If the notification is not clicked, WinSCP will [[ui_pref_updates#automatic|by default]] display full information about the new version the next time it starts. | When the automatic check is enabled, it will start on background once the main window is opened. If WinSCP detects new version or gets a message, it will indicate so using icon on //[[ui_toolbars#updates|Updates toolbar]]// and [[ui_pref_environment#notifications|balloon notification in taskbar status area]]. If the notification is not clicked, WinSCP will [[ui_pref_updates#automatic|by default]] display full information about the new version the next time it starts. | ||
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| ===== External Notifications ===== | ===== External Notifications ===== | ||
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| * Patreon email address is eligible automatically (after few minutes). | * Patreon email address is eligible automatically (after few minutes). | ||
| - | When automatic updates are enabled, the //Upgrade// button on the new version notification message will shut down the WinSCP, run a silent [[installation|installation]] of the new version and restart WinSCP. | + | When automatic updates are enabled, the //Upgrade// button on the new version notification message will shut down the WinSCP, run a silent [[installation|installation]] of the new version and restart WinSCP. If WinSCP was previously [[ui_installer#mode|installed for all users]], the upgrade will request Administrator permissions. |
| - | Automatic updates are available only, if WinSCP was installed using an [[installation|official installer]]. | + | Automatic updates are available only, if WinSCP was installed using an [[installation|official installer]].((Automatic updates are not available for [[portable|Portable "installations"]] and [[installation#msi|MSI installations]]. [[microsoft_store|Store installations]] are automatically updated by the Store.)) |
| ===== Installing Updates Manually ===== | ===== Installing Updates Manually ===== | ||
| Learn how to [[installation#upgrade|upgrade WinSCP]] manually. | Learn how to [[installation#upgrade|upgrade WinSCP]] manually. | ||