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If your Mac does not have the “Software Update” preference panel, then you’d want to check the App Store “Updates” tab instead for available system software updates and install them through there. The methods of updating macOS system software outlined here are for modern current versions of macOS, including macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, macOS Catalina, macOS Mojave, whereas there was an interim series of system software versions for Mac OS X that routed system software updates through the Mac App Store. Though it’s good practice to install all updates that are available, some users may want to skip a particular update for whatever reason, or in the interest of time, and unchecking those updates allows for this to be easily done. This approach allows you to be more specific in what updates you want to install.

Choose “Update Now” to install the checked software updates.

Check and uncheck the boxes for system software that you want to install, or don’t want to install.Click on “More Info…” blue text below the list of available software updates.To selectively install only some system software updates on macOS, for example installing a security update but skipping a major OS update, or installing a Safari update without updating the entire Mac, do the following: How to Selectively Install System Software Updates on MacOS When the update is finished installing, the Mac will boot back up as usual, with it’s freshly installed macOS update. Typically a Mac reboots once or twice during a system update, so that’s normal behavior. The Mac will download and install the software update. Choose “Update Now” to install the available software updates for MacOS and other system software.Select the “Software Update” preference panel.Pull down the  Apple menu from the top left corner of the Mac.On all prior versions of macOS, you can install system software updates by doing the following: How to Update System Software on macOS Monterey, Big Sur, Mojave, Catalina, and Earlier MacOS will download and install the update if you chose to “Update Now”, and if it’s a system software update, the Mac will likely need to restart to complete installation. Available system software updates will appear in the Software Update section, click to “Update Now” or “More Info” to see the release notes about the update.Select “General” from the list of settings, then choose “Software Update”.Click the  Apple menu in the top left corner on the Mac, and select “System Settings”.Installing system software updates in Ventura 13 onward is possible through System Settings: How to Update System Software on MacOS Ventura and Newer Rarely, system software updates go awry and a failure to backup could result in permanent data loss. Before installing any system software update on a Mac, it is a good idea to backup the Mac using Time Machine or your backup method of choice.