There's no automatic update option, no scheduling or anything else.

The free version of Software Updater (available standalone, there is no need to install Avira Antivirus) scans your system on launch, displays missing patches, and – that's it. Leave driver updates to Windows, it's much safer. You're unlikely to see any major benefits (drivers rarely get significant security patches that Windows won't handle itself), and a failed or poorly chosen driver update can seriously mess up your PC. Software Updater can also scan for out-of-date drivers, but we wouldn't recommend that. Sometimes that's a minor hassle, but in some instances it takes mere seconds (in Chrome, click Help > About > Update and the browser sorts out everything else).Īvira Software Updater is a simple patch manager which helps you spot the latest updates for more than 150 popular applications.Īvira doesn't provide a full list of its supported applications, unfortunately, but it seems to include Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash, CCleaner and more. They'll warn you when new patches appear, and you then sort out any updates yourself. The simplest of these tools work as little more than PC update reminders. (Ever run a PC speedup tool, for instance? Some will disable software updaters to improve boot times.)Ī dedicated patch manager replaces this chaos with a single central interface to scan multiple apps for updates, report any missing patches it finds, and (sometimes) automatically rectify the situation. You must make sure the apps are set up correctly, allow them to run any standalone updaters, pay attention when they raise alerts, and spot any problems. The standard approach to patch management lets every app handle its own updates. This is important, because with new software vulnerabilities and exploits appearing daily, it's vital to install Windows and application security patches just as soon as they're released.

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