The phrase "alter the software" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing modifications or changes made to a software program or application.
Example: "The development team decided to alter the software to improve its performance and user experience."
Alternatives: "modify the software" or "change the software."
Last month, the company announced that it was releasing the source code for its StarOffice software, allowing programmers around the world to alter the software and share their work.
All that need be done is to alter the software that controls the print heads.Western countries led the development of 3D printing, and the technique has been praised by Barack Obama as a way to revive America's manufacturing industries.
A key, he says, is to alter the software's design so that information about on-screen viewing sessions is kept separate and not routinely passed along so a person's browsing behavior can be tracked.
Apple can alter the software so it doesn't show this signal fading, but it will still be happening.
Should Real win the lawsuit it's prepared to alter the software in order to placate the judge and/or MPAA it will resume sales, which have been frozen since October.
An extra bit of a vitamin, a brief exposure to a toxin, even an added dose of mothering and meditation can tweak the epigenome and alter the software of our genes in ways that affect an individual's body and brain for life.
When a photo is altered, the software creates only a small file with editing information.
Here's a current example: Because I altered the software on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3, it now refuses to update the operating system, including security fixes.
Diebold employees turned whistleblowers last year to reveal that the company had produced fixes for some flaws, then altered the software without consulting election officials.
Unlocking a phone requires altering the software that restricts use of the phone to a certain carrier's network, and runs afoul of the act.
