macOS Version and Upgrade

This section provides a tutorial on how to view the version of macOS systems, check for available upgrades and perform an upgrade.

If you just got a new macOS computer, the first thing you should do is probably to check its version number and to see if there is any upgrades available.

1. Click the "Apple" icon on the top left corner of the screen. Then select "About This Mac".

2. Review the information displayed on the "Overview" tab.

macOS Sierra
version 10.12.4.

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Processor 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 16 GB 2133 MHz
Graphics
  Radeon Pro 450 2048 MB
  Intel HD Graphics 530 1536 MB

3. Click "Software Update..." button to see if there are any upgrade available for macOS any installed software.

4. If you see macOS 10.12.6 is available, click the "UPDATE" button to install the upgrade/update.

5. Restart the computer. And click "Apple > About This Mac", you see the version is changed to 10.12.6.

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 About This Book

 Macintosh OS (Operating System) History

macOS Operating System

macOS Version and Upgrade

 Installed Applications on macOS

 Add New Users on macOS

 Add Printer on macOS

 Add Text Fonts on macOS

 Change System Language Preference on macOS

 Keyboard and Mouse Click Shortcuts on macOS

 macOS File Systems

 macOS Network Connections

 System and Application Processes

 Keychain Access - Password Manager

 Keychain Access - Certificate Manager

 Productivity Tools on macOS

 Programming Tools on macOS

 Apache Web Server on macOS

 Develop and Run Java Applications

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