"According to the study, it seems that men upgrade their computer software more regularly than women when prompted to: 56 percent of men indicated they always update their software when prompted while only 49 percent of women said the same." Skype, Symantec and Tom Tom provided tips on ensuring consumers get the free updates for their products, which really are pretty simple and basic. Skype says automated updates are the way to go, which are turned on by default for users with the most recently updated versions of Skype for Windows and Skype for Mac.