Updating Yandex browser to the latest version
You can use 2 ways: destructive and creative.
Let's consider both options, adhering to the following plan:
Let's start in order.
Destructive option to update Yandex.Browser
This option can be described with words from a famous hymn:
"The whole world of violence we will destroy
To the bottom and then
We are ours, we will build a new world.”
This Yandex.Browser update option involves 2 steps:
- first remove the old version of the browser from the computer (via Start - Remove Programs),
- and then install the new version from the official site for free.
The official website always offers the latest version of the browser, so there is no doubt that the latest version will be installed on your computer.
It happens that the updates were installed incorrectly, or for some other reason, the Yandex browser works strangely, not as usual. That's when the destructive update option comes in: remove the browser from your computer, and then reinstall it from the official site.
How to remove the old version of Yandex browser
In Windows 7, in order to remove the Yandex browser, you need to follow the route: Start - Control Panel - Programs and Features - Uninstall or change a program (Fig. 1).
Then, in the list of programs installed on the computer, you should find the Yandex browser and select it with the left mouse button, as shown by the number 1 in Fig. one.
Now you can apply the delete command to the selected program, that is, to the Yandex browser. To do this, click on the "Delete" button (number 2 in Fig. 1).
Rice. 1 Removing the old version of Yandex browser
The “Delete Yandex browser?” window will appear, in which there will be a question “Delete all browser settings?”.
Rice. 2 We solve the issue of saving browser settings, and then delete the browserIf you do not need the settings, then you need to check the box next to this question. On fig. There are no 2 checkmarks, because I want to save the settings so as not to do them again after installing the browser.
Having resolved the issue of saving or deleting browser settings, click on the "Delete" button (number 2 in Fig. 2). After a few seconds, the message "Yandex.Browser has been deleted" will appear.
Where can I find the latest version of Yandex browser?
After removing the old version of the browser, you can proceed to install the latest version from the official site:
Rice. 3 Download Yandex browser from the official site
Before downloading, we check the choice of the device for which you want to install the Yandex browser. On fig. 3, the number 1 shows that the version of the browser for the computer is selected. There are versions for smartphones and tablets. Click on the "Download" button. Since the download comes from the official site, there can be no viruses there.
After downloading, you need to install a browser. To do this, you need to find the installation file on your computer. It is usually downloaded to the Downloads folder. To find this folder on your computer, type in the Start menu, in the search bar the word: Downloads, or Downloads. And then in the Search results, where the heading is "Files", click on the found folder "Downloads".
In this folder, look for the Yandex file (yandex.exe), click on it. A security warning window will appear, in which we click on the "Run" button. And here: “Wait, locomotive, don’t knock, wheels” in the sense that you should stop and think about the checkmarks.
If you want to use Yandex as the default browser, then the checkbox should be in front of the "Make default browser" option (number 1 in Fig. 4). In this case, Yandex browser will always be loaded and opened first on the computer, and not any other browser.
But the second checkbox opposite the option “Take part in improving Yandex services: automatically send anonymous browser usage statistics” (number 2 in Fig. 4) is better to remove.
Rice. 4 Important checkboxes before you start using Yandex browser
Having dealt with the checkboxes (1 and 2 in Fig. 4), click "Start using" (number 3 in Fig. 4). The Internet connection will be checked and the installation will be completed in a few minutes. After installation, the Yandex browser icon can be found on the desktop of your computer.
However, there are many reasons why a disruptive browser refresh option won't work. For example, with this approach, there is no absolute guarantee that “everything acquired by overwork” and saved in the old Yandex browser will be just as familiar and understandable in the new version installed from the official site.
Therefore, in most cases, the creative browser refresh option is preferable.
Creative version of updating Yandex.Browser
This option involves gradual browser updates as they appear on the official website. You can update in two modes:
- automatic,
- manual.
By automatically updating the Yandex browser, I mean a voluntary-compulsory "reminder" that can appear when you enter the browser in the form of a banner or link with an offer to update. I will not consider it, because everything is clear with it.
Let's move on to manually updating the browser. First you need to understand whether you need to do an update.
- according to the Yandex browser settings (number 1 in Fig. 5, click on Fig. 5 to enlarge it),
- in the menu that appears - by the option "... Advanced" (number 2 in Fig. 5),
- then - on the option "About the Yandex browser" (number 3 in Fig. 5).
Rice. 5 How to find out the version of Yandex browser and whether it is necessary to update
In the "About" window, you can see the version of Yandex browser: 15.2.2214.3645, as well as find out information about the need for an update. If there is an "Update" button (number 1 in Fig. 6), click on it to install the latest version of the browser.
Rice. 6 Offer "Update" Yandex browser, from which ... it is impossible to refuse
After that, a message will appear: "Yandex is being updated." At the end of this process, you can click on the "Restart" browser button (number 1 in Fig. 7).
Rice. 7 The update is completed, it remains to restart the browser
After the restart, we will see a joyful message stating that Yandex.Browser has been updated.
Rice. 8 Yandex browser has been updated, this is the latest version
Summing up
To update the Yandex browser to the latest version, it is advisable to use the creative update mode (that is, the automatic or manual update method).
And if there are any problems with the Yandex browser, you should use a destructive update method: first delete the browser, then download and install it again for free from the official site.