Apple Software Update
by Apple Inc.
What is Apple Software Update?
Apple Software Update is software application developed by Apple Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 50.23% of installations running this operating system. Apple Software Update's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 132 files. The most common release is 1.0.0.7 with 46.94% of all installations currently using this version.
Apple Software Update is most popular in the United States with 30.07% of installations residing in this country.
Apple Software Update adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.
About Apple Software Update?
Ensure your Apple software on a Windows PC is always up-to-date with Apple Software Update for Windows. This software allows you to easily update applications such as Safari, iTunes for Windows, Bonjour for Windows, and QuickTime for Windows over the Internet. Apple regularly releases system software updates as well as free software updates to enhance your computing experience. Windows PCs are set to automatically check for updates on a weekly basis, but users can modify the schedule or manually check for updates if an internet connection is not always available. When updates are available, they will appear in a list and users can review a description before downloading. Apple Software Update has been available for Windows PCs since the introduction of iTunes 7, ensuring that users are informed of new updates as soon as they become available.
Software Behaviors
- Scheduled tasks:
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- SoftwareUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'AppleSoftwareUpdate' (runs weekly).
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.apple.com/softwareupdate
- Support:
- https://www.apple.com/support
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\Apple Software Update\
- Uninstaller:
- MsiExec.exe /I{A260B422-70E1-41E2-957D-F76FA21266D5}
- Size:
- 2.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Apple Software Update Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- softwareupdate.exe
- Name:
- Apple Software Update
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\Apple Software Update\softwareupdate.exe
- MD5:
- 6c8035a381b1ba38bece3da785177daf
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –