Autodesk Fusion users are frustrated with the software's update workflow, which lacks an immediate 'Update Now' option upon closing and requires restarting across sessions.

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        "excerpt": "Yea I agree I would prefer it to spend time updating now now I’m not using it rather then have to restart during the next session. This is more annoying as I use fusion on 2 pc and if one updates you have to update the other before opening any files anyway",
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        "excerpt": "Read the last paragraph of the dialog. Click '\"Update Later\". The next time you start Fusion, and you're ready to close it, go to \"Job Status\" and click \"Update Now\". Fusion will install the update and prompt you to restart it. Do so. Update done.",
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