
This upgrades fixes security issues in the updater and in the application.

You will need to manually launch from your temp folder after the download. The upgrade you are doing will not launch the installer, because of a bug from our team.
#Vlc media player updates update#
Step 2: Downloading the Update InstallerĪfter you get the update prompt, it reads something along the line of It will look up for the latest update and display a VLC media player updates prompt. If the notification does not show on its own then click on Help > Check for Updates. The settings for this is present in Tools > Preferences > Privacy / Network Interaction > ☑ Activate updates notifier. The application automatically checks for the update once every two weeks. It happens automatically for the most of us. The first thing we should do is get a prompt that asks us whether we want to update VLC. This post will show you how do launch the installer manually for a VLC Update. It’s an easy process which an be achieved with a few click. But for once, we have to foray into the temporary downloads folder and open up the upgrading file manually. Then the installer would download and launch automatically.

Before, upgrading VLC only required clicking on yes on the update download prompt. However, we can easily find the installer in the temporary folder to launch it so that VLC is upgraded. Why it is happening is because the team messed up something on their last release. But while upgrading from VLC 3.0.12+, a strange popup appears that says we have to launch the installer manually after the download completes. The latest version of VLC 3.0.14 is out and like the many versions released, this one too improves on the security issues of the already perfect media player.
