Automatic update a Windows application

c# auto-update
Thomas picture Thomas · Jan 22, 2011 · Viewed 44.3k times · Source

How do I develop my Windows application so it will auto update on the client machine, like Firefox, Skype, etc.?

Is there any simple approach or any open source library which help me to do it just following some steps or a few lines of code?

Answer

Martin Buberl picture Martin Buberl · Jan 22, 2011

ClickOnce is what you're searching for.

You might also find these SO questions interesting (which offers some different solutions):

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