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Procedure for updating web browser

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<h4>Microsoft Windows</h4><ul><li>From the Menu (press Alt key) Select Help</li><li>From the Help list select About Firefox</li><li>After reboot, from the Menu bar select Tools and then Extensions and Themes</li><li>On the Manage Your Extensions page click on the gear button and select Check for Updates</li></ul><h4>Apple OS X</h4><ul><li>From the Finder menu bar select Firefox</li><li>From the Firefox menu select About Firefox</li><li>After reboot, from the Menu bar select Tools and then Extensions and Themes</li><li>On the Manage Your Extensions page click on the gear button and select Check for Updates</li></ul>

Mozilla Firefox

May also be applicable to other Chromium-based browsers, e.g., Brave<h4>Microsoft Windows</h4><ul><li>Click once on the 3-dot (vertical or horizontal) and then scroll all the way down and select Help</li><li>From the expanded Help list select About {browser_name}</li><li>After the reboot, change the URL to{browser_name}://components/and wait for several minutes for the components to update</li></ul><h4>Apple OS X</h4><ul><li>From the Finder menu bar select Chrome / Edge</li><li>From the Firefox menu select About Chrome / Edge</li><li>After the reboot, change the URL to{browser_name}://components/and wait for several minutes for the components to update</li></ul>