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# Update everything in one click

Update all your outdated apps at once, or only the ones you pick, from the Software Updates page.

***Software Updates*** lists every app that has a newer version, whatever package manager it comes from. You can update them all in one go, or pick just a few.

## Update all your apps

1. Open ***Software Updates*** in the menu on the left.
2. Make sure ***Select all*** is selected at the top of the list. By default, every app in the list is already selected.
3. Click ***Update selection***.

UniGetUI queues the updates and runs them one after the other. Follow the progress at the bottom of the window; you can keep working in the meantime.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Some installers close the app they update. Save your work in any app on the list before you start.
{% endhint %}

## Update only some apps

* **A few apps:** clear ***Select all***, select the apps you want, then click ***Update selection***.
* **A single app:** right-click it and choose ***Update***.

Don't want an app to show up here at all? See [Keep an app on a specific version](/unigetui/guides/updates/hold-a-version.md).

## Update in a specific way

Click the arrow next to ***Update selection*** (or right-click a single app) for these variants:

<table><thead><tr><th width="260">CHOOSE</th><th>WHEN IT HELPS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Update as administrator</strong></td><td>The update fails with an access or permission error. Windows only.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Interactive update</strong></td><td>You want to see the installer and answer its questions yourself.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Uninstall package, then update it</strong></td><td>An in-place update keeps failing. Available from the right-click menu.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Skip integrity checks</strong> / <strong>Skip hash check</strong></td><td>The installer hash doesn't match and you know why, for example the publisher replaced the file without updating the catalog. Use it rarely: it removes a security check.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Prefer to run the command yourself? Right-click the app and choose ***Manual update*** to open a terminal with the command ready to review.

## Know when updates are available

You don't need to open UniGetUI to find out. While it runs in the notification area, it shows a notification when updates are found. You can change this in ***Settings*** – ***Notification preferences*** with ***Show a notification when there are available updates***.

## If it doesn't work

* An update fails: open the operation's output at the bottom of the window. The package manager usually explains why. See [An update or installation fails](/unigetui/help/troubleshooting/update-or-install-fails.md).
* The list looks out of date: click ***Reload*** in the toolbar to check again.
* An app you expected isn't listed: see [What UniGetUI doesn't do](/unigetui/guides/understand/limits.md).

## Next

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Let it happen by itself</strong></td><td>Choose which apps update automatically.</td><td><a href="/unigetui/guides/updates/automatic-updates.md">Choose which apps update automatically</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Hold an app back</strong></td><td>Skip a version, pause updates, or ignore them.</td><td><a href="/unigetui/guides/updates/hold-a-version.md">Keep an app on a specific version</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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