Your Chromebook automatically checks for and downloads updates. To get updates, your Chromebook needs to be on and connected to the internet.
Finish an update
- When your Chromebook downloads a software update, above your account photo, look for the Update icon .
- To finish the update, click Update > Restart to Update.
- Your Chromebook will restart.
Check for updates yourself
- Turn on your Chromebook.
- Open a Chrome browser.
- At the top right, click .
- Click Settings.
- Click > About Chrome OS.
- Under "Google Chrome OS," click Check for Updates.
- If your Chromebook finds a software update, it will start to download automatically.
Note: To see which version of the Chrome operating system your Chromebook is using, look under "Google Chrome OS."