Security News > 2021 > November > Zoom finally adds automatic updates to Windows, macOS clients
Zoom has announced today the launch of an automatic update feature designed to streamline the update process for desktop clients.
"For most individual users, automatic updates will be enabled by default. When enabled, users will have the opportunity to opt-out of automatic updates for their desktop client after the first install or first update where this feature is present," said Jeromie Clark, Security & Privacy Technical Product Manager at Zoom.
Zoom users will be able to switch between Slow and Fast update frequencies, with less frequent updates and a focus on maximizing stability when the Slow option is selected.
Regardless of the chosen update channel, critical Zoom client security updates will automatically roll out to all users with automatic updates enabled.
While the platform also provided automatic updates before this to enterprise users, this update "Expands the intended audience to include all individual desktop client users who are not members of an enterprise organization."
The launch of automatic updates for desktop clients couldn't have come at a better time, seeing that Zoom has patched more than a dozen medium and high severity security flaws in the last two months alone.