How to auto update a .net application?

Question

I have an application in .net 3.5 C#.

How to update my application and install updates automatically, whenever there is new release available for my application?

Please see this about ClickOnce: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/142dbbz4%28v=vs.90%29.aspx — smoore4, Apr 23 '14 at 10:38
And also please see this previously asked question. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/691663/auto-update-library-for-net — Karl-Henrik, Apr 23 '14 at 10:39
I think this is what you need: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t71a733d%28v=vs.90%29.ASPX — Alex, Apr 23 '14 at 10:39

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

There is countless ways which you can do this.

One provided by Microsoft that even Google Chrome uses is called ClickOnce.

There are numerous tutorials online below is just a few:

There are other third party frameworks too as an example see http://autoupdaterdotnet.codeplex.com/

A good question in stack about alternatives to clickonce is a good start if ClickOnce is not what you are looking for: What alternatives are there to ClickOnce?

As commented by other posters you can see other questions in stackoverflow about this topic.

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