While Microsoft Updates may do a great job of keeping your Windows, Office, and Microsoft products updated, wouldn’t you like to have software that would scan your PC to see if any new versions of the installed software are available?
Software Update Checkers for Windows 11/10
It is important to not just have the latest operating system patches, but also to have the latest versions of software installed on your Windows computer. While many software does inform you when there are updates available, some do not. In such cases, it becomes difficult to check for updates for each and every program installed on your PC. This is where a software update checker can help you.
These software update checkers will scan your computer for installed software, check the versions and then send this information to the respective website, to see if there are any newer releases. These are then neatly displayed in your browser for you to download.
All of them are FREE and only takes seconds to run! Some of these applications also have portable versions that do not require installation and may be run directly from the desktop or download folder.
Here are a few of the best software updaters I know of:
- Software Updates Monitor – SUMo
- SecPod Saner Personal Free Advanced Vulnerability Scanner
- CCleaner
- Patch My PC
- Avira Software Updater
- OUTDATEfighter
- RadarSync PC Updater
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FileHippo Update Checker
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AppHit Software Update Checker
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Kaspersky Software Updater
- Secunia Flexara Personal Software Inspector – Discontinued.
It is always good to have the latest versions installed, as the later versions may come with security as well as performance fixes.
TIP: You can also update installed programs at once using WINGET.
If you know of any more software update checkers, please do share below, in the comments.
