Click on it to open the App Store and then select Updates and then update any apps with pending updates. Find the App Store icon in the app dock along the bottom of your screen. Once your Mac's software is up to date, you'll also want to check and make sure all of the preinstalled apps are updated in the App Store. To do that, click on the Apple logo in the top-left corner of the screen followed by System Preferences > Software Update. Once you've completed the Setup Assistant and find yourself looking at your Mac's desktop, it's a good idea to check for any pending software updates. Once you have your Mac all set up, it's time to get to work! Sarah Tew/CNET Install any software updates Apple walks you through the process in this support article. If you're switching from a PC to a Mac, you can use Apple's Migration Assistant, but the process is a little bit more involved and technical (just at the beginning). So you may have to finish the setup process without using Migration Assistant, then update your OS (directions covering how to do that are below), and then run Migration Assistant. One thing to keep in mind, and Migration Assistant will remind you if you run into this, is that your new Mac needs to be on the same OS update as your old Mac (or vice versa). It's perfectly fine to leave your computer and go watch a show, let it process overnight, or even run some errands. If it's going to be awhile, you don't have to babysit it. The process can take several hours, depending on how much you have to transfer. Next, you'll be asked to confirm which information you want to transfer - including home folders, applications, settings, user accounts and other miscellaneous documents. Watch this: Hands-on with the entire new Apple Mac M1 lineup
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