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title: "Updating Whatfix Desktop Player"
slug: "autoupdateswhatfixdesktopplayer"
description: "This article helps you understand how Whatfix Desktop Player is auto-updated. "
updated: 2026-08-06T20:50:35Z
published: 2026-08-06T20:50:35Z
canonical: "support.whatfix.com/autoupdateswhatfixdesktopplayer"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Auto-update of Whatfix Desktop Player

Whatfix auto-updates the Whatfix Desktop Player to ensure access to the latest capabilities, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. Therefore, Whatfix recommends using the most up-to-date version of the Whatfix Desktop Player. You don't have to install the newer versions manually to upgrade to the latest version.

Note:

Auto-updates are available for the User Level Installation and System Level Distributor (only at the user level) Installation methods.

## Prerequisite

You need to perform a **Push to Production** as soon as you upgrade to the latest version of the player for the changes to reflect.

## How does auto-update work?

If you are an Account Manager, whenever you perform a **Push to Production** or if there's a new version of the Whatfix Desktop Player available, Whatfix notifies you. When you click **Push to Production** on the dialog box, the new version of the Whatfix Desktop Player is auto-updated in a couple of hours. On the end user machine, the Whatfix player looks for any updated version every 1 hour. If it finds a new version, it automatically downloads and updates the player.

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Info:

Whatfix auto-updates the Whatfix Desktop Player for all your end users once Account Managers perform a **Push to Production**.

Note:

- Only Account Managers are notified about the updates in the dialog box.
- Once you perform a **Push to Production**, the new update may reflect in a couple of hours for your end users.
- During the Whatfix Desktop Player update, end users may not see Whatfix content for a few minutes till the update is complete.
- Double-check if the auto-update has been successful or not by checking the current version of your Whatfix Desktop Player. To check your current Whatfix Desktop Player's version see, [How can I check the version of Whatfix Desktop Player?](/desktop/docs/how-can-i-check-the-version-of-whatfix-desktop-player)