Zoom Web Conferencing - How To Enable Automatic Updates on the Zoom Desktop Client

Objective

Following these steps will enable automatic updates for your locally installed Zoom client.

Environment

Locally installed Zoom client

Before You Begin

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Steps

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop client.
2. Select your profile picture, then choose Settings.
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3. On the General tab in the Zoom Updates section, select the check box to enable/disable Automatically keep Zoom up to date.
   What if I don't see that section in my Zoom?

   Some versions of the Windows installer for Zoom will not have this option available. If you do not have this section in your Settings, you will need to uninstall Zoom and reinstall from the Download Zoom link from msu.zoom.us. If you do not have admin rights on your machine you will need to contact your local IT support for assistance.
4. Select the dropdown menu to choose how often you would like to have updates installed:
   • Slow: (Default) Provides fewer updates and better stability.
   • Fast: Provides the newest features and updates.
     At this time MSU IT does not have a recommendation on which option is better. It is left to your preference.

Additional Info

Enabling automatic updates is useful because Zoom has instituted a policy where older versions of the Zoom client will stop working after a set period of time. This can lead to being unable to join Zoom calls and webinars until the client is updated manually.

Full information is available on this Zoom Support Website (link).