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Safe mode
Tick this to look for updates with the highest version available within the same major and minor version as the installed package.
Also update NuGet.exe
Tick this update the running NuGet.exe to the newest version available from the server. You need to ensure that the user running the Agent service has the correct permissions to do this.
Install prerelease packages
Allows updating to prerelease versions. This flag is not required when updating prerelease packages that are already installed.
File Conflict Action
The action to take, when asked to overwrite or ignore existing files referenced by the project: Overwrite, Ignore, None.
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