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Use this dialog box to:

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Check for updates in channel Select this check box to enable the automatic update function, and select the desired updates channel (major version, public preview or beta, EAP).

EAP stands for Early Access Program, more details are available at http://eap.jetbrains.com/. A milestone release  occurs when IntelliJ IDEA gains enough of stable new features and other improvements since the last major release.

Check Now Click this button to check for updates immediately.

For the Windows operating system, you can alternatively choose Help | Check for Update on the main menu.

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