Flash Player not getting updated automatically on OS X

Hi, I have Mavericks installed and my Flash Player "Updates" settings are set to "Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)". But still, the Flash Player is not getting updated automatically.
When I click the "Check Now" button, a dialog box appears notifying an update is available and it takes me to the Flash Player download page. Isn't this supposed to download it and update in the background instead?

Hi,
Can you please go to your System Preferences -> Flash Player icon -> Updates tab or Advanced tab (If there is no Updates tab) and post a screenshot here using How to post a screenshot in the forum
-Varun

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