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Can I set OS X to automatically install any downloaded updates when the computer is told to shut down?

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Mar 15, 20261457 views
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I don't have a server or anything, but I have 1 iMac running Snow Leopard in my office that a nontechie uses. I would like for it to automatically install any new updates when the computer is told to shut down every day. I know I can set Software Update to check for updates daily, and download them…

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Fix for: Can I set OS X to automatically install any downloaded updates when the computer is told to shut down?

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Installing updates (or doing anything else, for that matter) on shutdown on Mac OS X is problematic, as the operating system gives processes just eight seconds to shut down before it kills them - not nearly enough time to do updates. Nonetheless, th…

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