R-Updater

R-Updater is an approachable utility designed to identify your outdated software programs, find their latest versions online, and update them. It lists all apps from your computer and features a scheduler.

The installation procedure is a fast and easy job that shouldn't give you any trouble. Although this is not mentioned, the app gets automatically integrated into the Windows autostart sequence, so it runs every time you boot the computer, until told otherwise.

Once launched, R-Updater creates an icon in the systray area for quick access and sits there silently when unused, so it doesn't interrupt your normal PC activity.

It automatically populates a list with all installations in the main control panel, showing the name and developer of each tool. You can ask R-Updater to rescan the computer any time. If it fails to identify any program, you can manually add it by simply indicating its executable file using the file browser.

The utility puts a basic search function at your disposal, thus enabling you to quickly locate a specific application. You can call about all updates, all updates except betas, or major releases only. A scheduler for one or more programs can be set to run daily, weekly, monthly, or at every Windows startup. When new versions are identified, the tool opens the default browser and displays a link for obtaining the newest edition.

When it comes to program settings, R-Updater can be asked to notify you about newly installed apps added to the list. You can use a custom browser for connecting to the Internet to get results, and apply a proxy configuration.

The tool didn't put a strain on the overall performance of the machine in our tests, since it needed low CPU and RAM to work properly. However, it failed to connect to the server. We must also take into account the fact that it hasn't been updated for a long time. You can test it for yourself, though, since it's free.