diff --git a/browser/app.css b/browser/app.css
index b2e15213..c6d9d6a7 100644
--- a/browser/app.css
+++ b/browser/app.css
@@ -440,19 +440,8 @@ footer {
 
   .centered {
     position: fixed;
-    top: 50%;
-    left: 50%;
-    margin-top: -50px;
-    margin-left: -50px;
-  }
-
-  .detection-msg {
-    position: fixed;
-    top: 50%;
-    left: 50%;
-    margin-top: 70px;
-    margin-left: -269px;
-    color: #000000;
+    width: 92%;
+    top: 40%;
   }
 
     .installation-note .med-spinner {
diff --git a/browser/pages/confirm/confirm.html b/browser/pages/confirm/confirm.html
index 9d9197c8..4f3f9054 100644
--- a/browser/pages/confirm/confirm.html
+++ b/browser/pages/confirm/confirm.html
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@
 
   <div id="detection-info" class="centered has-spinner" ng-show="confCtrl.isDisabled" ng-class="{'active':confCtrl.isDisabled}">
     <span class="spinner spinner-lg spinner-bgcolour spinner-inline"><i class="icon-spin icon-refresh"></i></span>
-    <p class="installation-note">
-      <div class="detection-msg">
+      <div>
           <h2>{{confCtrl.installedSearchNote}}</h2>
       </div>
-    </p>
   </div>
 </main>
 
diff --git a/browser/pages/confirm/controller.js b/browser/pages/confirm/controller.js
index d8b1cfe4..ecf96d7b 100644
--- a/browser/pages/confirm/controller.js
+++ b/browser/pages/confirm/controller.js
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import Logger from '../../services/logger';
+import pgp from '../../services/openpgp';
 import Platform from '../../services/platform';
 import ComponentLoader from '../../services/componentLoader';
+import meta from '../../services/metadata';
+import request from 'request';
+import pify from 'pify';
+import electron from 'electron';
 
 class ConfirmController {
 
@@ -12,8 +17,6 @@ class ConfirmController {
     this.timeout = $timeout;
     this.installerDataSvc = installerDataSvc;
     this.electron = electron;
-    this.loader = new ComponentLoader(installerDataSvc);
-    this.loader.loadComponents();
     this.installedSearchNote = '';
     this.isDisabled = false;
     this.numberOfExistingInstallations = 0;
@@ -24,35 +27,84 @@ class ConfirmController {
     $scope.detectionStyle = false;
     $scope.virtualization = true;
 
+    this.sc.$watch('$viewContentLoaded', ()=>{
+      this.initPage();
+    });
+
+    this.loader = new ComponentLoader(installerDataSvc);
+  }
+
+  loadModel() {
+    this.loader.loadComponents();
     for (let [key, value] of this.installerDataSvc.allInstallables().entries()) {
-      $scope.checkboxModel[key] = value;
-      $scope.$watch(`checkboxModel.${key}.selectedOption`, function watchInstallSelectionChange() {
-        $scope.checkboxModel[key].validateVersion();
+      this.sc.checkboxModel[key] = value;
+      let that = this;
+      this.sc.$watch(`checkboxModel.${key}.selectedOption`, function watchInstallSelectionChange() {
+        that.sc.checkboxModel[key].validateVersion();
       });
     }
 
-    $scope.isConfigurationValid = this.isConfigurationValid;
-
-    $scope.$watch('$viewContentLoaded', ()=>{
-      this.initPage();
-    });
+    this.sc.isConfigurationValid = this.isConfigurationValid;
 
     this.electron.remote.getCurrentWindow().addListener('focus', ()=> {
-      this.timeout( () => {
+      this.timeout(() => {
         this.activatePage();
         this.sc.$apply();
       });
     });
   }
 
+  checkForUpdates() {
+    this.isDisabled = true;
+    this.installedSearchNote = 'The system is checking for updates';
+    return this.timeout(true).then(()=> {
+      return pify(request)('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dgolovin/developer-platform-install-repo/master/requirements.json').then((value)=>{
+        pgp(this.pgpPublicKey, value.body).then(({text, valid, error})=>{
+          if(!error && valid) {
+            let remoteReqs = meta(JSON.parse(text), Platform.OS);
+            let opt = {
+              type: 'none',
+              buttons: ['Yes', 'No'],
+              defaultId: 0,
+              cancelId: 1,
+              message: 'There is new set of components available for installation.\nWould you like to use it?'
+            };
+            if(this.isUpdateRequired(this.installerDataSvc.requirements, remoteReqs) && 0 === electron.remote.dialog.showMessageBox(electron.remote.getCurrentWindow(), opt)) {
+              this.installerDataSvc.clearItemsToInstall();
+              this.installerDataSvc.loadRequirements(remoteReqs);
+            }
+          }
+          this.loadModel();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  isUpdateRequired(oldr, newr) {
+    let res = false;
+    for(let object in newr) {
+      if(oldr[object] === undefined || (oldr[object] && oldr[object].version !== newr[object].version)) {
+        res = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    return res;
+  }
+
   initPage() {
-    return this.detectInstalledComponents().then(()=> {
+    return Promise.resolve().then(()=> {
+      return this.checkForUpdates();
+    }).then(()=> {
+      this.isDisabled = false;
+      return this.detectInstalledComponents();
+    }).then(()=> {
       this.graph = ComponentLoader.loadGraph(this.installerDataSvc);
       this.installWatchers();
       return Promise.resolve();
     }).then(
       ()=> this.setIsDisabled()
     ).catch((error)=> {
+      console.error(error);
       this.setIsDisabled();
     });
   }
@@ -105,12 +157,14 @@ class ConfirmController {
   detectInstalledComponents() {
     if(!this.isDisabled) {
       this.isDisabled = true;
-      this.installedSearchNote = ' The system is checking if you have any installed components.';
+      this.installedSearchNote = 'The system is checking if you have any installed components.';
       let detectors = [];
       for (var installer of this.installerDataSvc.allInstallables().values()) {
         detectors.push(installer.detectExistingInstall());
       }
-      this.detection = Promise.all(detectors);
+      this.detection = this.timeout(true).then(()=>{
+        return Promise.all(detectors);
+      });
     }
     return this.detection;
   }
@@ -197,6 +251,41 @@ class ConfirmController {
     this.electron.remote.getCurrentWindow().removeAllListeners('focus');
     this.router.go('location');
   }
+
+  get pgpPublicKey() {
+    return `-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
+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+=uZLc
+-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
+`;
+
+  }
 }
 
 ConfirmController.$inject = ['$scope', '$state', '$timeout', 'installerDataSvc', 'electron'];
diff --git a/browser/services/data.js b/browser/services/data.js
index 441219fb..0ddd45ba 100644
--- a/browser/services/data.js
+++ b/browser/services/data.js
@@ -34,18 +34,23 @@ class InstallerDataService {
     this.toSetup = new Set();
     this.downloading = false;
     this.installing = false;
-    this.requirements = loadMetadata(requirements, Platform.getOS());
-    // filter download-manager urls and replace host name with stage
-    // host name provided in environment variable
+    this.loadRequirements(requirements);
+  }
+
+  loadRequirements(requirements) {
+    let reqs = loadMetadata(requirements, Platform.getOS());
     let stageHost = Platform.ENV['DM_STAGE_HOST'];
     if(stageHost) {
-      for (let variable in this.requirements) {
-        let dmUrl = this.requirements[variable].dmUrl;
+      // filter download-manager urls and replace host name with stage
+      // host name provided in environment variable
+      for (let variable in reqs) {
+        let dmUrl = reqs[variable].dmUrl;
         if (dmUrl && dmUrl.includes('download-manager/jdf/file')) {
-          this.requirements[variable].dmUrl = dmUrl.replace('developers.redhat.com', stageHost);
+          reqs[variable].dmUrl = dmUrl.replace('developers.redhat.com', stageHost);
         }
       }
     }
+    this.requirements = reqs;
   }
 
   setup(vboxRoot, jdkRoot, devstudioRoot, jbosseapRoot, cygwinRoot, cdkRoot, komposeRoot, fuseplatformRoot, fuseplatformkarafRoot) {
@@ -104,6 +109,11 @@ class InstallerDataService {
     }
   }
 
+  clearItemsToInstall() {
+    this.installableItems.clear();
+    this.toInstall.clear();
+  }
+
   getInstallable(key) {
     return this.installableItems.get(key);
   }