How to Enable a Daily Analysis of Updates (GUI)

By default, an automatic update analysis is performed one time each day. The analysis uses the source of updates you specified. Only the updates that you are permitted to access, based on the system registration and subscription key, are listed on the Available Updates screen after an analysis operation.

1. Access the Update Manager GUI.

   See How to Access the Update Manager Application (GUI).

2. Choose Preferences from the File menu.

   The Configuration screen of the Preferences dialog box appears.

3. Click Notification.

   The Notification screen of the Preferences dialog box appears.

4. In the Updates Analysis section, specify whether to perform an automatic update analysis on your system.

   • To enable the automatic analysis operation, select Run Updates Analysis Daily (Recommended).

   • To disable the automatic analysis operation, select Do Not Run Updates Analysis.

5. Click OK to set this value, and to dismiss the dialog box.

   Click Cancel to discard the value you set, and to dismiss the dialog box.