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Mac

The pop-ups below typically appear in the top right corner of your screen. They inform you on available software and updates. 

Mac common pop-ups

What to do?

  • Software upgrades: Some upgrades can take a long time, or make major changes to your computer. Contact ACO for helping confirming the impact and any compatibility issues.


The following message pops-up when there is available software that cannot automatically be installed or updated. 

Mac pop-up regarding software that can't automatically be updated 

What to do? If you have time to wait for an installation and a possible reboot, install/update the software immediately. 


The pop-up below is related to Office applications for Macs. It comes up when you need to determine how frequently you would like your system to check for Microsoft updates.   

Windows update pop-up on Mac

What to do? We recommend that you select "automatically" and choose weekly or monthly. Once you've done so, click on "Check for Updates". 


Exporting bookmarks from Google Chrome to Safari

The following pop-up below indicates that Safari has imported your bookmarks and history from Google Chrome.

Notification for Mac users where Safari is confirming to export bookmarks from Google Chrome

What to do?

  • Click on the check box if you will like to make Safari the default web browser on your Mac, and click “Keep Data from Google Chrome

  • Select “Don’t Keep” and a new prompt will open and you will have the option to change the default browser to Google Chrome

Managed Software Center 

Below is the Managed Software Center application home page. This application allows you to install software on your managed machine. 

Mac Managed Software Center all items

The following image is the "Other available updates" page on Managed Software Center. On this page, there are many available software packages listed. 

Note: Users don't need admin credentials to install software or updates from the center. 

Mac Managed Software Center available updates




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