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Questions tagged [auto-updates]
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Windows 11 seems to have disabled all ways to get around Auto Update Restarts. Is there a workaround?
I run Matlab simulations that sometimes take weeks to finish and when Windows restarts I lose all my work so I really need a way to stop auto restarts.
Windows 11 seems to have disabled all ways to get around Auto Update Restarts. Is there a still a…
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How to delete a downloaded OS X automatic update?
I'm running 10.6.5 and do not want to upgrade. Software Update has conveniently downloaded a 1.09 GB update that I have no interest in installing - it is downloaded but is sitting dormant - but I can't find it to remove it... could someone tell me…
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Why must Windows apply updates when shuting down and starting up and can this be disabled?
Why does Windows apply updates when shutting down AND turning on? I'm working on Windows 7 and would like to know if this can be disabled. It's really bad when I need to leave and turn off my laptop to have it go through a bunch of updates. It's…
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How to disable auto updates in the Brave browser?
How to disable auto updates in the Brave browser?
I use Chocolatey to install software on my system. When I checked the version of my Brave browser it was the latest version. I don't want this auto update since I have installed Brave browser using…
user1096880
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Disable Firefox update popover
I run Firefox Nightly (68.0a1) and it pretends to allow me to choose when to update, but then proceeds to nag me about it nonstop until I cave in and actually do an update.
As you can imagine this is incredibly annoying since updates are released,…
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Auto update chrome extensions outside web store
Chrome automatically updates your installed extensions if they where installed through the web store. On the other hand, if you're using an extension that isn't posted there, you can manually add it to chrome, but you can't auto update the…
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Should Microsoft Automatic Updates run on Windows 7?
I have recently come across two Win 7 PC's which were configured by a professional however they both had Microsoft Automatic Updates disabled. The PC's are mostly for home use.
What legitimate reason could there be for this? (The users have ample…
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How to schedule download of windows 8.1 updates?
This is because my internet traffic is limited by ISP and it's free only during a specific period throughout the day (2:00am-7:00am). I've set windows update setting to check for updates but notify me before downloading in order to prevent it from…
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Cannot Connect to the Internet After Installing Updates
I have Windows XP and yesterday all was fine. Installed auto updates before shutting down last night and now this morning cannot connect to the internet using either Firefox or IE.
Router is fine, wireless connection on this laptop I'm typing from,…
Alan
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How can I prevent Microsoft Teams from automatically restarting without my permission after updates?
So this is driving me absolutely nuts. I'm using Microsoft Teams, and every week or so, it restarts, and tells me that I'm now working with the latest version of Teams. This will usually happen when I've organized different chat windows on different…
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How can i stop Viber auto updates on Windows?
Is there a tricky hacky way to stop Viber auto updates on Windows?
Want to stop it.
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windows 8.1 updates broke wifi
Windows auto-update has killed my wifi. Its a new machine and I forgot to turn auto-update off. I've had this machine for a month and everything has been A-OK. The last updates, 13/5/2015, killed wifi and now my connection is reported as…
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Where to find Microsoft AutoUpdate on Mac?
Hello to all that read this.
I want to delete the MAU application on my Mac. I’ve followed the various guides and deleted files. But the location given for the MAU application on my Mac is empty. It’s only a Microsoft folder, but no additional MAU…
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Block a specific app from updating in the Microsoft store
Well, i know that i can disable all automatic updates in the Microsoft store, but what about blocking just a single app from doing the update. The problem with manually updates in Microsoft store is, as soon as i perform a manual check for available…
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Xcode downloading update in the background?
I often see Xcode downloading heavily and it's not clear what.
I did not download it through the App store - and do not see anything updating there.
There are no automatic simulator updates and nothing seems to be downloading in the settings tab.
I…
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