# Update Application(s)

Faronics Deploy will keep applications up-to-date and has options to push immediate application updates to computers.

## **Automating Application Updates**

Using a policy in Faronics Deploy presents options to automate all applications, schedule application updates, and version freeze applications.

A Policy is used to dictate which application updates are automated, scheduled, or frozen.

### Semi Automatic Update Mode 

Using the Semi-Automatic mode will ensure that applications update whenever a new version is released.

![Create New Windows Policy to perform a Semi-Automatic Update](/files/-MUQNalaTvCyvz38wwLO)

1\. Select the **Control Grid** tab on the top menu bar.

2\. Navigate to the **Policies** tab.

3\. Click the **CREATE NEW POLICY** drop-down on the top right of the screen.

4\. Select **WINDOWS** **POLICY** or **MAC POLICY**, depending on which OS you need (**WINDOWS** in this example).

#### **General Settings:**

![Configure General Settings for the Policy](/files/-MUQOZD_Yh5IYCJatMjW)

5\. Enter a name for the **Policy**.

6\. Select **Semi-Automatic** from the **Update Mode** drop-down list.

7\. Select a Schedule Mode, either **Specify a schedule** or **Once a day**.

* Specifying a schedule allows you to select the days on which the policy will run and the scheduled start time. 
* Specifying Once a day offers you an option of how many minutes after the machine boots to wait  before entering maintenance mode.

8\. Enable or Disable the **Allow Snooze** by checking/unchecking the box next to it.

9\. Enable or Disable the password check box; this is to protect against uninstalling the Deploy Agent.

10\. If your computer(s) require a proxy to reach the Deploy cloud server, check the **Enable Proxy** box and enter the Address, Port, User Authentication as needed.

#### **Applications:**

![Applications Settings](/files/-MUQOvPzFv6w-Yun57pC)

11\. Click the Applications section in the Policy window to change how an application updates.

{% hint style="info" %}
Clicking in the corresponding update grid for an application will change the update method, e.g., if the application **Mozilla Firefox** is currently set to **Automatic Update**, then you could change it to manual update by clicking the corresponding grid in the **Manual Update** column.
{% endhint %}

#### **Windows Updates:**

![Windows Updates Configuration](/files/-MUQPwBizZ6IEi4CWx3L)

12\. Click the Windows section in the Policy window to change how the Windows Updates are configured.

13\. Enable/Disable the management of Windows Updates by checking/unchecking the box

14\. If Enabling the Windows Updates, select the grids next to the Windows Update Type to enable it. If it has a green tick it is already enabled; clicking the grid will disable it.

15\. Check the **Allow user to defer reboot (if required) up to** box to allow up to 4 reboots before forcing updates.

16\. Check the **Force auto reboot prior to installation if user is logged in** if you require this feature.

17\. The **Download and keep Windows Update ready when available** is selected by default; check it if you do not wish to always download the latest version and have it ready.

18\. Select the **Patch Scan Frequency** drop-down list and pick either every 6, 12, or 24 hours.

#### **Additional Settings for Windows 10**

![Additional Settings for Windows 10 Updates](/files/-MUQQN72gEU3yVd_YdF4)

19\. Choose when updates are installed - Choose the branch readiness level to determine when feature updates are installed. 

{% hint style="info" %}
"Semi Annual Channel (Targeted)" means the update is ready for most people, and "Semi Annual Channel" means it is ready for widespread use in organizations.
{% endhint %}

20\. Select Feature Update Deferral - A feature update includes new capabilities and improvements. You can choose how many days you would like to defer it by. Select 0-365 days.

21\. Select Quality Update Referal - A quality update includes security improvements. You can choose how many days you would like to defer it by. Select 0-30 days.

#### **Anti Virus:**

![Configure Anti-Virus, Firewall and Computer Settings](/files/-MUQR4Ocymq-kMJXz1M2)

22\. To enable the anti-virus, click the **ENABLE ANTI-VIRUS** button.

23\. Configure the Anti-Virus, Firewall Protection, and Computer Settings as required.

24\. Click the **SAVE** button.

{% hint style="success" %}
The Policy has now been created. 
{% endhint %}


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