How to completely stop Adobe from updating
When you install any new Adobe products such as Acrobat Reader or Photoshop, the Adobe Updater will run by default. It will consume your internet bandwidth trying to download updates that you don’t want.
Who wants to download a huge update for the Adobe Reader if it’s working just fine? If you ask it to stop downloading and cancel all updates, it will run again after the next reboot when you launch an Adobe app.
Here’s how you can completely turn off Adobe Updater:
1. Open any Adobe Products and go to Help > Updates.
2. Wait for it to finish checking for updates.
3. Click Preferences on the next screen.
4. Uncheck Automatically check for Adobe updates and also all applications to update:
5. Click Quit on the next window.
That’s it! You won’t be bothered up Adobe Updater the next time you launch Photoshop or any Adobe applications.
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BS- that only updated with Adobe so they get full access- you should have warned us- that’s not right
I want the buttton that says “no more adobe intrusion”
If you can offer that, great, otherwise it appears you may be a part of the update issue with adobe and get click throughs? I have no idea but you generous offer did not more than allow adobe to update and install everything they have
thanks but now thanks
I am sure you tried to offer right thing but should pull if off of gooogle so we do not get mislead again
calvin: sorry it didn’t work out for you man. But i tried this method in three computers already with success. cheers!
Woah it worked! Thanks so much
And to you dave, it works so stfu and get over it.
I agree with Dave, this just tried to update, not show an option to not update.
Candice and Dave,
If you actually follow all the instructions you will get to decline the updates and turn off future checking for updates.
If you jump to conclusions and assume you know best you might not get the required result.
Thank you Calvin.