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Can you recommend a free, preferably open source, auto-updater for Windows 7?

Asked by the100thmonkey (11265points) January 19th, 2011
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I run an ICT-based learning and resource centre at work. I’d use Linux if I could – I wouldn’t be asking this question otherwise!

We have various programs that are independent of Microsoft, and keeping them up-to-date is taking up too much of my time.

So, can you recommend a piece of free software that will treat installed programs on the computers in a similar manner to APT or RPM on Linux and keep them updated without me having to spend 3 hours in the resource centre individually updating each and every program on 15 machines.

Thanks muchly in advance of your kind helping!

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torchingigloos's avatar

I’m not sure if it will do this properly for the individual programs so this is just a crap-shoot, but have you tried Task Scheduler? It’s in the start menu under accessories/system tools

I’m not an expert on it at all but it might be a way to do what you want. I’d be interested to find some other ways of doing this, so I’m gonna see what I can find. Great question

jerv's avatar

I cannot. Aside from Wubi, I cannot think of any free Windoze programs that do this, but I will keep my eyes open.

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