BukDesk checks for an update about every 12 hours. An update is signed, and BukDesk checks the signature before it installs anything.

How an update goes

  1. BukDesk downloads the update and checks it.
  2. It waits a day.
  3. The next time BukDesk starts, it installs the update.
  4. Windows asks for an administrator's approval, and names the publisher, Bukchair Ltd. Press "Yes".

Check now

  1. Open "Settings" and find "Updates".
  2. Press "Check now".
  3. If it says "Update available", press "Install now".

"Your version" and "Last checked" are on the same card.

Make it ask first

Under "Installing updates", choose "Ask first" in place of "Automatic". BukDesk then waits for your press.

Keep both computers on the same version

If BukDesk says "The other computer runs a different version", update both.

If an update does not install

  • "Windows did not get approval to install": press "Install now" again when it suits you. On a managed computer, ask whoever manages it.
  • The update server cannot be reached: check the internet connection, and try "Check now" later.
  • "Set by your organization": your IT team decides how updates install on this computer.

Nothing installs by itself while the mouse and keyboard are shared, or while a pairing is being asked for or approved. It waits. If you press "Install now" at such a time, BukDesk warns first: "Updating would stop what is running now". Only a second press goes ahead.

What the check sends

One request to a fixed address, with no serial, name, version or identifier. The host sees the network address it came from, and when.