How to update your browser step by step. Updating Internet Explorer to the latest version

Every browser needs updating. New functions, interface, and performance become available to users only in updated versions of the software. Internet users spend most of their time in browsers; for comfortable use, it is recommended to promptly monitor and install updates issued by developers.

Instructions for updating your browser

Developers offer many browsers. They differ in interface, performance, and additional features. The update methods also differ.

Internet Explorer/Microsoft Edge

Internet Explorer comes pre-installed on all Windows operating systems. It is rarely used for its intended purpose, but the browser is necessary for the correct operation of many programs. Microsoft Edge is used on corporate computers and is updated in a similar way.

To update Internet Explorer, you need to go to the official download page. This can be done through any convenient browser. This page stores the latest version of IE.

The system will automatically start installing the update after downloading. When the installer completes, you will need to restart your computer.

Opera

The Opera browser supports automatic updates. If for some reason the automatic update does not start, you can do it manually. Manual updating is carried out after starting the program. In the upper right corner you need to call up the menu using the corresponding button. Then go to the “About” section.

Find the "Version Information" section. The current version of Opera is displayed here. The program will report the presence of uninstalled updates, if any.

By clicking on the update button, the user will start downloading and installing the necessary files. You will need to restart Opera once the procedure is complete.

Mozilla Firefox

This browser also updates automatically, but there is a manual update option. You need to open the Mozilla Firefox settings menu. It is located in the upper right corner and looks like 3 horizontal lines. In this menu you need to select “Help” and “About Firefox”. The user will be directed to the information page.

If there are uninstalled updates, the information page will have a button that says “Restart Mozilla Firefox to update.” By clicking on it, the user activates the download and installation of files.

After restarting Mozilla Firefox, the program will be completely updated.

Google Chrome

Google Chrome provides notifications about new updates. A bright indicator appears in the upper right corner. If the user does not refresh the browser for a long time, the color of the indicator changes.

To update, you need to call the context menu in the upper right corner. Hover your mouse over the “Help” section. An additional context menu will appear where you need to select the “About Google Chrome browser” item.

In the information window there will be a warning about using an outdated version and a suggestion to update Google Chrome. By clicking on this menu, the user will refresh the browser. When fully updated, Google Chrome says "The latest version is already installed."

Safari

This browser runs on Apple operating systems. If an update is released, the device displays the message “This version of Safari is no longer supported” when you try to turn on the program. You need to open the Apple menu in the upper left corner of the screen and select the software update section.

The user is automatically redirected to a page where a list of all available updates for installed programs is offered. You can download and install the new version of Safari by clicking on the confirm action button.

After restarting, the Safari browser will stop giving you a reminder about the outdated version and will update itself.

Chromium

Designed for Linux operating systems – Chromium, almost a complete copy of Google Chrome. Chromium does not automatically update. The user needs to run several commands:

sudo apt-get install pepperflashplugin-nonfree
sudo update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree – install

If there are new versions of Chromium. They will be installed. In the browser itself, you can only view the current version.

Yandex browser

Yandex software is updated as standard through the settings menu. You can call the menu using the button in the upper right part of the screen.

In this menu, you select additional settings and the “About Yandex” item.

In the window that opens, information about available updates and the version of Yandex software used will appear. If there is an “Update” button, you need to click on it and wait until the updates are completely downloaded and installed. After restarting the program, the changes will take effect.

Amigo

The Amigo browser is very similar to Google Chrome and Yandex. Updated using a similar system. You need to call up the settings menu in the upper right corner. Hover your mouse over the “Advanced” tab and select “Help”.

A window with information about Amigo will open. If updates are available, you need to click on the download and install button and restart the program.

The Internet Explorer browser is included by default with every Windows operating system, making it one of the most popular browsers in the world. However, as a rule, an outdated version of Internet Explorer is installed on the computer. This is due to the fact that the version installed on the computer is current at the time the operating system was released, and users do not always download recommended Windows updates automatically.

Using an outdated browser is extremely dangerous, as it is vulnerable to viruses and does not support new features. Thus, modern sites will not display correctly on it.

In this article, you will learn how to update Internet Explorer to the latest version and have it update automatically.

Different versions of Internet Explorer are available for different Windows operating systems. For Windows XP, the latest supported version is Internet Epxlorer 8, for Windows Vista - Internet Explorer 9, for Windows 7 and older - Internet Eplorer 11.

To find out what current version of the IE browser you have on your computer, open Internet Explorer and click " Service"(or key combination ALT+X) and click " About the program". A window will pop up in which your version of Windows will be written.

In my case, Internet Explorer 10 is installed on Windows 7, and as was written above, the latest version for this operating system is version 11, so it needs to be updated. By the way, by selecting the checkbox “ Install new versions automatically", Internet Explorer will automatically update if your computer is configured to install Windows updates. But let's return to the topic of updating.

To update Internet Explorer, go to the IE download page on the Microsoft website and click Download Internet Explorer 11 (for users of an operating system lower than Windows 7 will offer version 9 or 8 of the browser.

After downloading the installer, run it. The installation of the latest Internet Explorer browser available for your version of Windows will begin. In my case it is Internet Explorer 11.

If you have Windows 7 and the program could not update to version 11, most likely you are missing the global update Service Pack 1 for Windows 7.

Go to the menu Start — Control Panel — system and safety — Windows Update — Check for updates. Install all necessary updates after finding them. After this, try installing Internet Explorer again.

At the end of the installation, you will be prompted to restart your computer.

This completes the Internet Explorer update.

If you have any questions, be sure to ask them in the comments to the article.

A browser is what allows you to easily surf the Internet; websites, necessary tabs, etc. open here. In fact, a browser is a convenient Internet browser, software that allows you to browse sites on the Internet. The browser also processes requests for Internet addresses, displays them in front of you and allows you to move from page to page. There are a sufficient number of browsers today, and each person can choose the browser that seems most convenient and interesting to him. The main thing is to find out how to update your browser in order to always be up to date and take advantage of software innovations from the manufacturer.

It’s convenient that updates, like the browser itself, can be received by every Internet user completely free of charge. Here are the most famous and popular browsers:

1. Google Chrome,
2. Opera and Opera Mini,
3. Internet Explorer,
4. Mozilla Firefox.

It is also worth noting browsers such as Safari and Netscape Navigator.

If you want to be modern and openly look forward to the future, then regularly check for updates to your browsers. There may be just one, most suitable browser on your computer, or several at once. There will be no problems with this; you can use them alternately or open several browsers at once.

We update the Opera browser.

Opera is a very popular browser, although there are those who have absolutely nothing in common with this browser. Most often this concerns people working at the Opera, and not just looking at pictures on websites. In addition, recently there have been problems among those who work with Opera and protect their computer with Kaspersky antivirus. The browser constantly freezes, takes a long time to return to the reverse state, has difficulty working in all tabs at once, etc. However, if you just go to check the news on social networks, then Opera can be very convenient for you; here you can save and keep tabs open not at the top, but on the side, which is much more convenient.

Let's now figure out how to update the Opera browser in the easiest way. To do this, open Opera. In the top panel you will see “File-Edit-View-Bookmarks-Tools-Help”. You need to go to “Help – Check for updates”:

If you are using the latest version of Opera, it will be displayed on your screen and then no updates are required, but if an update is found, it must be installed. Everything will happen automatically, in a couple of minutes. If the old version of Opera often produced errors, it is worth deleting it permanently, rather than updating it and instead installing the new latest version of the browser on your computer, tablet or phone.

We update the Mozilla Firefox browser.

The “fire fox” browser Mozilla Firefox (in common parlance – Mazila or Firefox) is also popular. Let's learn how to update the Mozilla Firefox browser.

1. Launch the Firefox browser. There will be a bar at the top of the browser. Here you need to find the Help tab. It is clear that you need to work with updates through this tab. So next you need to select the “About Firefox” category,
2. In the new dialog box that opens, click on the “Apply update” line. You will see a window with information about the new available update,
3. Click on “Update Firefox”, then click on “OK” to continue the update,
4. Configure all the add-ons you need by checking the box next to the desired tool or plugin and proceed further by clicking on “Next”
5. Click on “Finish” and wait for a new window to appear - this will start downloading the updated version of the browser,
6. Once the download is complete, click on “Restart Firefox”.

In this simple way, we can easily update the version of the Mozilla Firefox browser if you have not updated it for a long time or want to check the capabilities of the browser with updates. And what’s the point of using older versions if the new one is always more functional, and also free.

We update the Internet Explorer browser.

If you purchase the Windows operating system, then the Internet Explorer browser is included in your package. Not bad, of course, but over time the popularity of this browser subsided, although if you don’t bother about a specific browser, then Internet Explorer is absolutely fine. So, let’s assume that you are the happy owner of a licensed Windows 7 or 8, you get the Internet Explorer browser included with it, you use it for some time, but the updates are not installed by themselves.

So, how to update Internet Explorer browser:

1. Download the Internet Explorer browser. To do this, go to the official website (windows.microsoft.com) and wait for it to load. You will find a useful Download link here. The newest version of the browser will be automatically downloaded, and the language will also be selected automatically. However, if you want to choose the version and language yourself, you need to click not on “Download”, but on “Other versions” - located directly under the download link,
2. Install a browser. To do this, click "Save" in the new dialog box and select a save location, such as your desktop. You can find an archive of the browser program on your desktop or in your download folder. Check the program archive with an antivirus and proceed with installation. To do this, click “Run”, allow changes to be made on your computer by clicking on “Yes” and wait until the installation is completed,
3. Restart your computer. This is necessary to ensure that all the necessary changes are made. So close the running applications and perform a Reboot Now reboot on your computer system. If you did not close open applications in advance, click “Restart later”, close unnecessary applications and restart your computer through “Start”
4. Run updates. After rebooting, the computer will turn on automatically. Next, you need to click on the Internet Explorer browser icon on the desktop or in the taskbar, and in the settings window that appears, select the recommended settings and click “OK”.

We update the Google Chrome browser.

Google Chrome, or Google Chrome in Russian, also needs to be updated. This browser is known for its efficiency; it is very convenient and fast to work with, which is why people who often work with the Internet and value speed prefer to use this browser. If it is not difficult to work and use, and there are no fundamental features in management from other browsers, it is worth learning how to update the Google Chrome browser. The convenience is that there is nothing easier than updating this browser; everything happens almost automatically.

So, first you need to check for updates. To do this, log into the Google Chrome browser and look at the top panel. If you see a small arrow on a green background from the menu, then you need to update Google Chrome, because... new version available. In our case, as you can see, there are no updates:

In the event that your Google Chrome browser requires an update, you need to open the menu and select the “Update Google Chrome” line from the menu. A new dialog box should appear where you need to click “Restart”. If you have a Windows 8 operating system, then click “Not now”, then close all applications, tabs and repeat the procedure, but as a result agree to restart. The browser will automatically update, close and restart, but with new updates. Saved tabs will not go anywhere.

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. Have you ever wondered why browser developers constantly release new versions of their creations, which eliminate discovered vulnerabilities and improve functionality?

That is why you and I are constantly concerned with the question - how to update your browser. Although lately the update is almost always carried out automatically in the background (unbeknownst to us). However, nothing is perfect in the world, and it would be a good idea to look at the current version of your Internet browser and, if necessary, manually initiate the update process if the browser has stopped updating automatically. How to do this, read below.

How to update Google Chrome

Google Chrome is currently one of the most popular browsers in the world. And this despite the fact that he was one of the very last to be born (you can). Personally, I use it to work with websites, because it is ideal for this.

For example, each of the tabs in Google Chrome is an independent system process and its freezing will not lead to freezing of the entire browser, which is simply wonderful when working with articles in . In addition, if your computer suddenly freezes or reboots, everything you wrote will be restored after re-opening the browser. There are, which you can read about at the link provided.

But let's return to the topic of our article - how to update this browser? To do this, you will need to click on the icon with three horizontal stripes located in the upper right corner and select the item from the drop-down menu “About the Google Chrome browser”:

As I mentioned above, this browser is updated automatically when you restart it (close or open), but if you haven’t closed it for a very long time (for example, if your computer has not been turned off for weeks or months), then you can get information about the appearance of new versions from background color changes, which displays the icon shown in the screenshot with three horizontal stripes:

So, after selecting the “About Google Chrome browser” item, you will see a window where the current version of the browser will be compared with the one that is currently available on the update server.

At the end of the process, you will see a button appear to restart the browser and apply the downloaded updates:

You can achieve the same effect by simply closing the program and launching it again. This way you can make sure that you have all the security updates and additional functionality.

However, some kind of failure may occur during which communication with the update server will not occur. How to fix it? Come in to the official Google Chrome website and for your operating system (it will be determined automatically based on the data received from your computer):

If the version of your OS was not determined correctly, then use the “Download Chrome for another platform” button located just below. By the way, if you are a big fan of the latest updates and mules, then there is an opportunity for you download the beta version of the browser engine, which is the flagship at the moment, but is not yet one hundred percent stable and tested.

After downloading, to activate the update process If you have already installed the browser version, it will be enough to close Chrome and install the latest current version from the received distribution. All available settings, passwords, etc. must be preserved. But just in case, before updating, as was shown in the article linked to.

Therefore, due to the impossibility Opera updates from version 12 until later you will have to go to their official website and:

This browser itself is worthy of special attention, because based on the same engine as Chrome, it managed to acquire a number of unique functions, which I wrote about in. There is also (voice assistant).

How to update Internet Explorer

This browser differs significantly from those described above primarily in that it is part of the Windows operating system. Moreover, not for every type of Windows you will be able to update Internet Explorer to the highest possible version (currently it is 12). Why is that? Well, Microsoft is probably trying to stimulate sales of its new operating systems in such a clumsy way.

For example, judging by the screenshot below, for my beloved Vista I can only upgrade to Internet Explorer 9 (with the second service pack), although the newest version of this browser dates back to number 12 (it’s a shame, but not at all enough to change the OS, because IE I hardly use it):

However, not everyone will have such a sad situation, because for older versions of Windows (7, 8 and 10) an update to version 12 of Internet Explorer is available. What will need to be done for this? Yes, in fact, just a little - and download its distribution.

As predicted, Internet Explorer 9 doesn't offer anything above for me, but you might have better luck. Go for it.

Good luck to you! See you soon on the pages of the blog site

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Internet Explorer is perhaps the most famous web browser, and to this day remains one of the most popular among users around the world, although in Russia, according to statistics, its position is far from being so strong: being fairly displaced by programs such as Google Chrome , Opera Browser, Yandex Browser, Firefox, as well as the increasingly popular Orbitum, most users perceive it only as a mandatory appendage to the operating system.

However, among many consumers and content creators alike, this browser is still relevant for one reason or another.

Updates to the latest version

As you know, many software developers release updates for their products at different intervals. Most often this is done in connection with the addition of certain program functions, adaptation to new equipment, as well as correction of certain errors. But sometimes situations arise in which the release of a new update is due to the cessation of support from developers of older versions of programs. This is also true for the Internet Explorer browser, support for older versions of which has been completely completed by Microsoft. In addition, users who do not update their browser are deprived of critical security and compatibility updates for current versions of operating systems.

The latest and most current version of Internet Explorer is v. 11, available to users of the operating systems Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 (owners of Windows XP have the opportunity to upgrade to a maximum of the eighth version, while those working in the Windows Vista environment will have to be content with the ninth).

In some cases, the browser receives the latest updates along with updates to Windows itself. This happens when the Automatic Updates option is enabled in Windows Update. In this situation, no action is required from the user, since the latest version of the browser is always ready to work. But in situations in which automatic downloading of updates is disabled or there is no constant connection to the Internet, you have to update the program manually (often the browser will automatically remind you to download the next update).

Different versions of Windows have different approaches to updating Internet Explorer.

For Windows XP

It is recommended to download any official update exclusively from the software manufacturer's websites. Firstly, for security reasons, and secondly, for convenience, since on the developers’ web pages the process is laid out step by step and is quite concise. However, in the case of Windows XP, for which official support from Microsoft has been discontinued for several years, this option will not work. It will not be possible to organize an update using the operating system itself. Therefore, Windows XP users have only two options: search on third-party resources and perform the necessary actions at your own peril and risk, or use a rather cunning method of editing the registry and replacing operating system signatures in order to try to update through the Update Center.

Windows Vista

For this operating system, update scripts via Microsoft servers are no longer available to users, but browser version 9 can still be downloaded from the official website.

For 32-bit systems: https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/download/details.aspx?id=29254

For 64-bit systems: https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/download/details.aspx?id=43374

After downloading, you need to run the file and follow the installer's instructions.

Windows 7, 8.1, 10

For Win 7, there are two ways to update Internet Explorer.

Via Update Center

If automatic updating is configured, then you do not need to do anything; in other cases, in the “Search for updates for your computer” section, you must click the “Check for updates” button, after which the OS will display a list of available updates, and the user will have the opportunity to select the required ones. In this case, updates that are critical for the security and functionality of the operating system will be marked as “Important”, but in the end the decision is still made by the user himself.

Via the Microsoft download page

You need to go to a special section of the Microsoft website, located at https://support.microsoft.com/ru-ru/help/17621/internet-explorer-downloads, then select the version of Windows, and then the installation file corresponding to the bitness of the operating system ( The bit depth can be found in the system properties). With this update method, forced removal of the previous version of the program is not required: the installer will perform all the necessary actions itself.

It should be borne in mind that installing version 11 of Internet Explorer will only be possible for those whose version of WIndows 7 has already been updated to Service Pack 1. If for one reason or another this update is not installed on the system, but the latest version of the browser is needed, the Update Center will help , through which the required files can be downloaded to your computer.

The latest version of the browser is not supported in Win 8. First, you need to upgrade the system to 8.1, and only after that start installing IE 11. Most likely, most users will not have to do anything, since few people were ready to work in the rather controversial Windows 8, and at the first opportunity they upgraded to 8.1. Those who have not done this will still have to update the system to take advantage of all the benefits of the eleventh version of the Microsoft browser (without this, the browser installation simply will not start).

All this is done in several stages.

• You need to launch the Update Center and install all current operating system updates marked “Important”. During the installation process, the computer may be restarted several times.
• Once all important updates have been installed, you can begin installing Windows 8.1. This operation is available from the Windows Store.
• Having completed the installation of the Win 8.1 update, the user also receives a fully functional version of the Internet Explorer 11 browser.
• Using Windows Update, you can download and install all available updates, both automatically and manually, for both the operating system itself and the browser.

In Windows 10, the developers initially planned to completely replace the outdated IE, but some compatibility issues forced them, to the delight of many users, not to remove Internet Explorer from the operating system. Therefore, at the moment, Windows 10 users can use two pre-installed browsers from Microsoft.

Microsoft Edge is the latest browser, designed to finally replace the outdated Internet Explorer in the future, but is an integral part of the operating system now.

Internet Explorer itself is in its final eleventh version. All current updates can be obtained using the Windows Update service. Moreover, by default in Windows 10, auto-update is always turned on, and it cannot be disabled using the methods familiar to most users.