Overview to Upgrading Virtual TimeClock

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How to Upgrade Virtual TimeClock

This article will help you understand how to upgrade your Virtual TimeClock software. Customers using Version 18 or newer can use automatic updates to upgrade their software. Customers with older versions will need to follow the directions at the bottom of this article to manually upgrade their software. Not sure what version you're using? See our Finding Your Edition & Version article.

Note: A software update is an incremental maintenance release within the same version (e.g. 19.1 to 19.2). An upgrade is a major release that changes the version number (e.g. 19 to 22).

Upgrading Virtual TimeClock 18 and Newer
Choose your edition below and follow the steps for upgrading to the latest release.

Basic and Pro Editions

  1. Select Turn Administration On from the File menu.
  2. Check for existing updates and upgrades.
  • Mac: Select Check for Updates from the Virtual TimeClock program menu
  • Windows: Select Check for Updates from the Help menu

Network Edition
The Network Edition of Virtual TimeClock is upgraded in two steps: upgrade the TimeClock Server software, and then the clients will be prompted to upgrade when they next connect to the TimeClock Server.

  1. Upgrade TimeClock Server - Open the Server Manager program and check for updates.
  • Mac: Select Check for Updates from the Virtual TimeClock program menu
  • Windows: Select Check for Updates from the Help menu
  1. Upgrade TimeClock clients - after upgrading your TimeClock Server, you will automatically be prompted to update each client when they reconnect.

Upgrading Virtual TimeClock 16 and Older
Older versions of Virtual TimeClock (versions 1-16) did not include the ability to perform automatic software updates. Any older version Virtual TimeClock can be easily upgraded by manually downloading the correct software from our website.

To upgrade an older version of Virtual TimeClock, see our handy Finding Your Edition & Version article. This brief article will point you to a simple step-by-step upgrade guide for your particular older version of Virtual TimeClock.

Do you need help with your upgrade?  Contact us. We're here to Help!