# Automatic updates

#### Automatic updates keep your Xopero ONE backup agents up to date without manual intervention.

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## Prerequisites

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Automatic updates <mark style="color:red;">**are not supported**</mark> on **Windows Server** versions **2008 R2**, **2012**, and **2012 R2**.
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The minimum required version is 1.9.5 for both the **Management Service** and **backup agent**. Supported platforms include:

* **Windows** (x64/x86)
* **Linux** (**systemd** required)
* **Hyper-V**

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## Update process

1. Open [**XMS**](#user-content-fn-1)[^1] and select ⚙️ **Settings** > **Update agents** from the bottom of the left-hand menu.

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2. Start remote updates by choosing the devices and clicking the **Update** button.
3. Alongside backup and restore operations, remote updates appear as a separate task category in the **Tasks** tab.

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4. You can monitor these tasks in real-time under **Current tasks** or review them later in historical records. This section shows detailed status information for all remote update operations.

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[^1]: Xopero ONE Management Service