Answers.Body: <p>When the folks at Craft cut a release they can tag an update in one of several ways:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><a href="https://craftcms.com/docs/updating#one-click-updating">One-click Update</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://craftcms.com/docs/updating#manually-updating">Manual Update</a></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>They can also tag their updates with a level of importance:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Normal Update</li>
  <li>Critical Update</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>This helps Craft manage several scenarios that might occur that they need to account for during a release. When you see the "Manual Download" button it probably means that something changed in the code that could fail if an auto-update were performed or that they need to make sure everybody updates to that particular release before updating to any releases beyond that.</p>
  
  <p>In this case, I believe the two things you have identified are from different releases. The Critical Update flag relates to release <a href="https://craftcms.com/changelog#build2791">2.6.2791</a> and makes the update badge in the Craft CP red, to indicate its importance. And the Manual Update flag relates to release <a href="https://craftcms.com/changelog#build2922">2.6.2922</a> where one of the bugs fixed related to the updater functionality itself, and they needed to trigger a manual download to make sure the files got updated properly.</p>
  
  <p>A longer discussion of Critical Updates is available in this Straight Up Hangout: </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><a href="https://straightupcraft.com/events/critical-updates-and-craft-cms">Critical Updates and Craft CMS</a></li>
  </ul>
  
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Body: <p>I am attempting to update my craft instance from Craft CMS 2.6.2781 to the latest. (Critical Update).</p>
  
  <p>Unlike before where there was a button that would do everything for me nicely and automatically, this update just downloads a zip file.</p>
  
  <p>Is it possible to auto update this fix? If not are there instructions on what to do for this update? The readme.txt has pretty generic instructions.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>
  
Tags: <auto-updates><updates><manual-updates>
Title: Where is Auto Update?
ThreadText: # Where is Auto Update?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-09-17)
  
  I am attempting to update my craft instance from Craft CMS 2.6.2781 to the latest. (Critical Update).
  
  Unlike before where there was a button that would do everything for me nicely and automatically, this update just downloads a zip file.
  
  Is it possible to auto update this fix? If not are there instructions on what to do for this update? The readme.txt has pretty generic instructions.
  
  Thanks
  
  **Tags:** auto-updates, updates, manual-updates
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-09-17. Score: 7
  
  When the folks at Craft cut a release they can tag an update in one of several ways:
  
  * [One-click Update](https://craftcms.com/docs/updating#one-click-updating)
  * [Manual Update](https://craftcms.com/docs/updating#manually-updating)
  
  They can also tag their updates with a level of importance:
  
  * Normal Update
  * Critical Update
  
  This helps Craft manage several scenarios that might occur that they need to account for during a release. When you see the "Manual Download" button it probably means that something changed in the code that could fail if an auto-update were performed or that they need to make sure everybody updates to that particular release before updating to any releases beyond that.
  
  In this case, I believe the two things you have identified are from different releases. The Critical Update flag relates to release [2.6.2791](https://craftcms.com/changelog#build2791) and makes the update badge in the Craft CP red, to indicate its importance. And the Manual Update flag relates to release [2.6.2922](https://craftcms.com/changelog#build2922) where one of the bugs fixed related to the updater functionality itself, and they needed to trigger a manual download to make sure the files got updated properly.
  
  A longer discussion of Critical Updates is available in this Straight Up Hangout:
  
  * [Critical Updates and Craft CMS](https://straightupcraft.com/events/critical-updates-and-craft-cms)
  
  
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