Missing Safari Download Icon

For some weird reason, Apple seems to make it hard to download safari (using Chrome on Windows OS currently). There's no real logical path you can use to download Safari right now:
Support, Other Products? Software? NOT
Support, Other Products? Support Resources? Downloads & Updates? Internet: YES, but 5 clicks after the homescreen for a major Apple product? Really??
Wouldn't make it sense to have a Downloads button on the home screen (is software not as much, or even more a product than hardware?) or at least a button/choice option under Support?

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This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins and log in as Guest. For instructions, launch the System Preferences application, select Help from the menu bar, and enter “Set up a guest account” (without the quotes) in the search box.
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem(s)?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
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HI and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
From the Safari Menu Bar click Safari/Preferences then select the General tab.
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