Turn off Adobe auto update
Many times I see users asking that, under Windows how can the Adobe update checker be turned off ??
It is though recomended that you should always keep the product uptodate however many users would like to turn off the auto update because of certain issues…
SO,
How can you turn off the Adobe auto updater ??
Launch the adobe software, (In my case the Adobe Reader)… now in the menu bar Click Help, and then Check for update…
Now make sure you have connection to the Internet and no firewall is blocking the software… so youcan see the software is checking for updates…
As it completes the check, it should present this window in front of you
Click the option Preference in that window !!! Now please check off the option which says Autometically Check for Adobe updates
From now on, the adobe softwares wont check for updates by them self any more….. You will have to check manually to obtain the updates !!!
This process works with all Adobe products, CS / CS2 / CS3
Quiz_Master said
am November 1 2007 @ 7:51 pm
HMmm Nice….
But how do I do this in Adobe photoshop CS2?
unknow said
am December 3 2007 @ 9:35 am
In Photoshop CS2 check Preferences, there´s option for updates.
Michael Adams said
am December 11 2007 @ 9:28 pm
Unfortunately, I cannot turn off the firewall on my work PC. Therefore Adobe Updater never gets me to the screen where I can select the preferences.
Recently, in a fit of frustration, I found the updater exe file and just deleted it. Strange result: Adobe then would crash when trying to print. Go figure.
Any workaround?
iHATEsushi said
am January 15 2008 @ 1:48 pm
Thanks… This worked for CS3 as well.
Jeremy said
am February 20 2008 @ 10:12 pm
Thanks! Just what I was looking for…
kOALAVELI said
am March 20 2008 @ 9:02 pm
Thanks, found this link from TPB.
Arman said
am March 27 2008 @ 11:11 am
Why should Adobe hiding their update-preference, so we can’t to turn it off normally? Thanks anyway!
Annonymous said
am March 28 2008 @ 2:27 am
Thanks,thats was annoyng me for a long time.
anon said
am April 5 2008 @ 12:12 pm
well my cs3 is cracked so i cant let it check for updates since it would also check my info and black list my keygen not allowing me to use cs3 anymore so i need another solution around this plz..
lol anon said
am April 6 2008 @ 8:04 pm
hey anon: buy it!
Mak4311 said
am May 8 2008 @ 3:10 am
Thanks for advice, but I need some fix for the regisry: we have roaming profile for the users, and when new user logs in all preferences once again in default mode.
Qubezo said
am May 17 2008 @ 10:30 am
Thanks for the useful tips.
andy said
am May 23 2008 @ 4:46 am
Ive been looking for a way to stop the auto update with cs3, and it looks like adobe has joined the plank with microsoft and realized more options for users are bad bad bad.
Alex said
am May 27 2008 @ 2:52 am
Awesome, I’ve used this to stop the updates on our network from Adobe which has been creating a lot of internet traffic. We only update when we update workstation images. I’ve also added it to our Documentation for further reference.
Great work.
Buck said
am May 28 2008 @ 2:19 pm
THANK YOU!
Rodney Smith said
am May 30 2008 @ 6:16 pm
Turn off Adobe Updater by setting the registry entry
“HKLM\\Software\\Policies\\Adobe\\Updater\\Enterprise” to 1. Adobe Updater will then no longer run, regardless of the setting in the Preferences.
Anonymous Cracker said
am June 1 2008 @ 1:37 am
Hi, I along with my fellow Anon have a cracked version of CS3.
Setting aside reasons of why or how I have got a cracked version, as its really not the point in this topic/article, how would I go out changing my updater to null, to stop it, as my fellow anon said, blacklisting me?
I do not understand Rodney Smith’s comment, as I don’t know how to go about editing registry.
Thanks.
Anonymous Cracker said
am June 1 2008 @ 2:08 am
Hi,
Now i’ve worked out how to use registry, theres a slight problem.
As mine is cracked, once I’m in HKLM\\Software\\Policies\\ I cannot advance due to there being no ‘Adobe’ after that.
Solution please?
Thanks
Rodney Smith said
am June 6 2008 @ 9:25 pm
You can:
1) create a new key called “Adobe” in the registry where you are at (via Edit->New->Key), or
2) just run Adobe Updater to access its preferences, or
3) edit the Adobe Updater preferences file at C:\Documents and Settings\(your_username)\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Updater5\AdobeUpdaterPrefs.dat and change the line 1 to have a 0 in it, as in “0″
Rodney Smith said
am June 6 2008 @ 9:27 pm
Change the line for “AutoCheck 1 /AutoCheck” line to contain a “0″ instead of “1″.
Frosty said
am August 1 2008 @ 9:36 pm
you migh have to copy your profile to default profile so all the users will be set up
Collin said
am August 16 2008 @ 4:13 pm
hmm… I have reader 9 and cs3. However, under Updates Preference in Reader, it failed to show my CS3?
Any idea how then can I turn off the auto updates for CS3?
Thanks.
hawke said
am November 3 2008 @ 9:55 pm
ty
arda said
am November 3 2008 @ 10:55 pm
No need for registry edits.. Here is the simple solution from Adobe’s web site.
1 - Navigate to C:\\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Updater5 on Windows XP or …\[username]\AppData\Local\Adobe\Updater5 on Vista and open AdobeUpdaterPrefs.dat in Notepad.
2 - Change 1 to 0.
3 - If this line doesn not exist, then add the line 0 anywhere between the tags.
4 - Voilà!!
arda said
am November 3 2008 @ 11:00 pm
Sorry, some part is not visible on my previous comment. I write it again.
1 - Navigate to C:\\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Updater5 on Windows XP or …\[username]\AppData\Local\Adobe\Updater5 on Vista and open AdobeUpdaterPrefs.dat in Notepad.
2 - If the 1 line already exists, then change the value from 1 to 0. Otherwise, add the line 0 anywhere between the tags.
3 - Close and Save
That’s all…
wk said
am November 13 2008 @ 5:37 am
thank you
It’s very helpful for me
AP Dubey said
am November 19 2008 @ 2:13 pm
its very simple
just open the :\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe and delete the updater folder it will do