$Date: 2025-08-11 19:18:47 +0200 (Mon, 11 Aug 2025) $

VBoxManage updatecheck

VBoxManage-updatecheck 1
VBoxManage-updatecheck Checks for a newer version of &product-name; &product-name;
`VBoxManage updatecheck perform` --machine-readable `VBoxManage updatecheck list` --machine-readable `VBoxManage updatecheck modify` --disable --enable --channel=stable | withbetas | all --frequency=days

## Description

The `updatecheck` subcommand is used to check if a newer version of &product-name; is available. The two subcommand options of `updatecheck` are used for modifying or viewing the settings associated with checking for a newer version of &product-name;.

### updatecheck perform

Checks if a newer version of &product-name; is available.

`--machine-readable`

  Machine readable output.

### updatecheck list

Displays the current settings used for specifying when to check for a newer version of &product-name;.

`--machine-readable`

  Machine readable output.

### updatecheck modify

Modifies the settings used for specifying when to check for a newer version of &product-name;.

`--enable`

  Enable the update check service.

`--disable`

  Disable the update check service.

`--channel=stable | withbetas | all`

  The preferred release type used for determining whether a newer version of &product-name; is available. The default is 'stable'.

  `stable`

    Checks for newer stable releases (maintenance and minor releases within the same major release) of &product-name;.

  `all`

    Checks for newer stable releases (maintenance and minor releases within the same major release) and major releases of &product-name;.

  `withbetas`

    Checks for newer stable releases (maintenance and minor releases within the same major release), major releases, and beta releases of &product-name;.

`--frequency=days`

  Specifies how often in days to check for a newer version of &product-name;.

`--proxy-mode=system | manual | none`

  Specifies the proxy mode to use.

`--proxy-url=<address>`

  Specifies the proxy address to use. Set to empty string to clear proxy address.