How To Disable Annoying Adobe Auto-Update

thanks for this post

Adobe Reader 7.0.7 update pane doesn't have the Preferences or even an 'update tick box to untck.

Thanks, what an annoying feature...

Really helpful. Thanks

good luck

This helped a lot, was trying to get rid of this S**T for a while now, n finally got it. Thanks 2 u.

I'm running Acrobat Reader in a VMware that doesn't have a connection to the internet. After starting the Updater, it returns with a message saying
"No Internet connection was found. Please check your Internet setting or firewall."
And I only get an option to "Cancel" - no preferences button!

Is there any way to disable the update feature without internet access?

Thaanx man!!!!!!! cheers!!!!!!!!!

Finally got rid of this anoying Adobe bs.

Adobe used to be good software. So sad this is no longer true. So to get rid of that annoying update program, one option is to carefully edit the registry.

1. Choose Start > Run.

2. Type regedit in the Open text field, and then click OK to start the Windows Registry Editor.

3. In the Registry Editor, make a backup copy of the registry by choosing Registry > Export Registry File. In the Export Registry File dialog box, choose a location and type a name for the backup file, and then click Save.

4. Locate and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ key.

5. Right-click on updateMgr, choose Delete and click Yes.

6. Restart your computer.

Cheers!

Very useful! I really hate that malware-like updater

Worked just as posted; though I did have to stop and cancel a download that was already coming down. Once I did that, and then clicked "Check for Updates..." it was exactly as seen in this post.

It was the most annoying updater that I ever faced!
Because of this problem I switched to FoxitReader!

Finally there is a solution! Fuck that malware updater. I am so glad I don't have to close a stupid pop up every time I see it.

I for a moment wanted to use adobe updater just for the bug fixes but after hearing about the updater disabling keygen/cracks and ruining your connection i just unchecked every box and ran away from it.

Your post really helped me! Thank you!

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Thank you bros...

It's done.Thank you.
I was annoyed by that cauz it converse much traffic from my adsl connection, that s**k!

I have been using adobe products for over 13 years.
I use to love them, but lately the whole suite has become bloated and cumbersome.
I am always looking for alternatives and Foxit is a good Free alternative to Reader.

Foxit

Cheers

thank you i couldnt find the way to get rid of it

go to :\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe

now here you will get a folder called updater

just delete this folder and you are done you need not to do any thing for this now it will not download any update automaticly

Removing updater.api file from plug_ins folder does not allow Adobe Reader to update itself.Thanks annonymous.

Thank you. From the bottom of my updater-annoyed heart.

Thank you very much!!

This is a great helpful post, thanks!!!

I really needed this information ! thanks again !

At last i got rid off that sheit.

Many thanks.

Micke :-)

Nothing is more aggrivating than having your application interrupted while you are working on something important! I understand that they want their users to have the latest versions at all time but sometimes it just isn't the "right" time to update.. sometimes it isn't even the right time to ask me if it is OK to update. Ok.. now that I have vented my frustration, again, I'd like to thank the individual who shared that. Maybe now, I won't be so apprehensive about having adobe products on my machine.

Nothing is more aggrivating than having your application interrupted while you are working on something important! I understand that they want their users to have the latest versions at all time but sometimes it just isn't the "right" time to update.. sometimes it isn't even the right time to ask me if it is OK to update. Ok.. now that I have vented my frustration, again, I'd like to thank the individual who shared that. Maybe now, I won't be so apprehensive about having adobe products on my machine.

This helps very much..
The're stealing my bandwith so much everytime i connect to the net, internet connections here in my country is quite expensive..

I really apreciate this...

What a ridiculous practice to put some preferences in one place and some in another - I drove myself crazy trying to find this in Edit>Preferences (where normal developers would place it). Thank you again!

What a crappy software it is. Sadly one has to use it for all those PDFs floating around

Thanks to all for suggesting fixes

Adobe KB402251

Hi ,

I am also able to disable the automatic update for adobe reader 7.0 . I just deleted the file updater.api from C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\plug_ins and it worked.

Regards,
S.Yuvaraj.

THANKS for helping me REMOVE this major annoyance that Adobe sets to ACTIVE at installation.

Really helpful. Thanks
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It was very helpfull

thanks... cheers...

thanks... (^^,)

Anyone figured out how Adobe manages to run their update software using Operating System resources(win) when the computer starts up?. They do not seem to understand that the most sensible time to run the updater is when the software or its component (Adobe reader) is opened or invoked. Who the hell gave them permission to run the updater when my computer starts up when I am not even thinking of using their 2 bit crappy piece of software.
I really hate when people run their software without my knowledge on my personal computer and I am really puzzled to see Adobe, a multi million dollar company keeps such an update strategy. There is no corresponding Adobe entry in the registry CurrentVersion\Run or even the startup folder to indicate windows start up entries running the updater software. Heck, then how the hell they manage to bring this crappy update software to foreground when the computer starts up ? Damn thing !
Sorry my post is running long, but another crap thing about Adobe, they do not let you change the flash player setting unless your computer is connected to internet !

thanx............... dude it helped me a lot....

Thank you so much, these update screens was driving me bonkers. And My website and programs would freeze up. I had Adobe Reader 9.1 an switched it back to Adobe 8.1. I Never had that many problems with the previous ADOBE. I have Windows xp Home edition. and I lost the ability to open my outlook express too , when I logged off cause I could not close down programs that were frozen up. I am glad its fixed. I like abobe when it works right. I disabled the updates. thanks.

Whoever wrote this guide, I love you

Thank you!

God love you, bro

This Updater is the most annoying piece of shit I ever saw. Running it on one PC is the *only* application we ever saw to clog our entire corporate's internet acces. And I can neither deinstall nor deactivate it in a standard manner. How impertinent!

Thank u

Thank you for this post!! I went into the preferences thinking there would be a place to disable the updates. But there was not. I don't think I would have found it had it not been for this info. Adobe obviously wanted to embed it so the option would not be found. I am so fed up with the way so many SW companies are using so much deception. It is getting to where you don't know the good guys from the robbers anymore. I am so appreciative for people that take time out of their busy lives to help out others by doing something as simple as presenting a post like this. I want to send out a very big THANK YOU for whoever placed this info for all of us to use.

Warmest Regards

Mike H.

thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!
really annoying feature.... diabled at last... ;)

Many thanks for all ...
although its already eat 100 MB of my internet bandwidth in the background before i know it (_ _)"

kind regard

If you already have Adobe Reader installed and are looking for a simple way to disable the Updater from running automatically, run the following command from a Command Prompt. This will require admin access to the machine you are running this on, so if you are running Windows Vista you must use an elevated command prompt.

REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\8.0\FeatureLockdown" /v bUpdater /d 0 /t REG_DWORD /f

THANK YOU! this really helped with the annoying pop-ups about validating the downloads because I use vista and vista is control-freak like that (:

Thank You;
Cheers,
Wakkawalla

its nice trick !!!