
All the available operating systems for computers are availed with the system and application updates, and it is essential for the users to stay aligned with the most recent updates, and versions of the operating system since the risks of ignorance are directly proportional to compromising the security and being vulnerable to threats. The availability of updates on the Mac OS is very rare. Similar to windows, you can also schedule an automatic system update on a Mac OS. Here’s how to set the Software Update application of Mac OS to automatically check for system update.
Step 1
Open ‘System Preferences’
Select the ‘Apple’ menu and then select ‘System Preferences’ or launch ‘System Preferences’ from the dock of your Mac. The ‘System Preferences’ window will appear.

Step 2
Select ‘App Store’
From the ‘System Preferences’ window, select ‘App Store’. The app store window will appear.

Step 3
Enable 'Automatic Checking for Updates'
Click and select the ‘Automatically Check for Updates’ checkbox to enable automatic inspection for the availability of system updates. You can configure the updates to be downloaded in the background and then get a notification when the update is ready for installation. Besides, you may optionally want to set your preferences for app updates, OS X updates, data files, and security updates. Based on your configuration, the system will automatically check for the updates and then download and install them according to your preferences.

Your system updates can be checked automatically in these few simple steps.