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Apple today released OS X 10.11.3 to the public, marking the launch of the third update to the El Capitan operating system that was first released on September 30. In testing since December 16, OS X 10.11.3 follows the December launch of OS X 10.11.2. Prior to release, Apple seeded three betas of OS X 10.11.3 to developers and public beta testers.

The OS X 10.11.3 update can be downloaded through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store. It is available to all OS X El Capitan users.

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During the beta testing period, no significant outward-facing changes were discovered in OS X 10.11.3, with the update instead aiming to improve performance and fix bugs discovered since the launch of OS X 10.11.2. According to Apple's release notes, OS X 10.11.3 includes unspecified bug fixes and security updates.
The OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.

This update contains bug fixes and security updates.
OS X 10.11.3 will be followed by OS X 10.11.4, which is already in testing and has been provided to developers. Like OS X 10.11.3, OS X 10.11.4 appears to be focused on fixing bugs and improving performance rather than introducing new features. OS X 10.11.4 will likely see a spring debut alongside iOS 9.3.

Article Link: Apple Releases OS X 10.11.3 El Capitan With Multiple Bug Fixes
 
anyone know is there is a direct link? For some reason my system still thinks I'm running El Capitan beta even after installing El Capitan several times, so I never receive the actual updates for El Capitan; just the betas.
 
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The OS X 10.11.3 Combo Updates are not up yet either...
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anyone know is there is a direct link? For some reason my system still thinks I'm running El Capitan beta even after installing El Capitan several times, so I never receive the actual updates for El Capitan; just the betas.

That is odd. I get the access to both, but only through the app store, which is why I am waiting for the combo update, which would be your best bet.
 
App store for me is hung, isn't loading anything. Everyone get off their servers so I can download it!! ;)
 
Its out, less than a minute to finish the download. Hopefully the performance of my 5k iMac improves. The sleep function has been broken since the last update.
 
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anyone know is there is a direct link? For some reason my system still thinks I'm running El Capitan beta even after installing El Capitan several times, so I never receive the actual updates for El Capitan; just the betas.


Try downloading the combo update when they offer it. Search "10.10.3 combo update"
 
Remove JAVA completely. If you google it, you'll find it.
I got rid of both JAVA and Flash and now my Mac runs a lot faster and uses less memory. No more memory leaks.

That's funny because Java doesn't even run in the browser anymore without explicity given permission to do so. Also when just installed it doesn't take up any system resources (aside from hard drive space).
 
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