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Disable Java update detection

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besoindaide1 Posted messages 552 Status Member -  
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Hello,

I'm trying to disable the Java update detection, but when I uncheck the box "Automate update detection" (from the Java Control Panel window) and click "Apply" then "OK", it gets checked again.
How can I disable it?

Thanks in advance.

Configuration: Windows 7 / Firefox 3.0.15

11 answers

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    hubertaaz Posted messages 9007 Status Security Contributor 1 631
     
    Hello,

    Under Vista and Windows 7, I think the problem comes from UAC.

    Open the folder "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\"
    Right-click on the file "javacpl.exe" -> "Run as administrator".
    The icon of this executable represents the usual coffee cup.
    (To avoid confusing javacpl and javacpl.exe, you can uncheck the option "Hide extensions for known file types...)

    Then uncheck the box "Automatically check for Java updates"

    Keep me updated.

    Best regards

    He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool for life.
    (Chinese proverb)
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    1. Merci hubertaaz
       
      1 year and a half later, very useful info, thank you =)
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    2. hubertaaz Posted messages 9007 Status Security Contributor 1 631
       
      ;)
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    3. kick44
       
      super merci ça fonctionne impeccable
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    4. Francois
       
      It works! Thank you.
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    5. stifleur
       
      I have already unchecked this box, yet it still offers me updates, and when I go back to this menu, the box is indeed unchecked...
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  2. JMG
     
    I just found this...

    http://www.astucesinfo.fagnoni.fr/index.php?tag/disable%20java%20update
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    1. hubertaaz Posted messages 9007 Status Security Contributor 1 631
       
      Hello,

      It’s radical, indeed!

      :)
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  3. JMG
     
    I am in the same situation as Manu,

    for the administrator user there is no problem, but for the domain member user, it is impossible to uncheck this automatic update option.
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  4. besoindaide1 Posted messages 552 Status Member 99
     
    Hello,

    Yes, that works :)
    Thank you very much!
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    1. hubertaaz Posted messages 9007 Status Security Contributor 1 631
       
      You're welcome ;-)

      See you later!
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    2. inconnnu
       
      Thank you, I had the same problem.
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    3. truc
       
      ha perfect! thank you very much (exactly the same problem) :)
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    4. Anonymous user
       
      perfect, I was just looking for the opposite for my part ;) activate automatic updates
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  6. Steef
     
    Hello! I have the same problem, every time it gets checked again... I tried your solution, but I don't have an executable with that name in the java jre bin folder :-( Could you help me?
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    1. hubertaaz Posted messages 9007 Status Security Contributor 1 631
       
      Hello,

      When you're in the java/jre/bin folder, click on Tools => Folder Options => View => Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" and you should see the icon "javacpl.exe"

      If necessary, install the latest version of Java (6 update 21) here: https://www.java.com/fr/download/
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  7. markopolo
     
    Pfff Thank you hubertaaz,
    same problem I was going crazy.
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  8. manui31804 Posted messages 57 Status Member 2
     
    Hello pros,

    in my company, users are not administrators of their workstations (not even us network technicians...) anyway, when we run this exe under a local administrator profile, we can uncheck this box, but it keeps getting checked again.

    I tried switching a user to admin on their machine, unchecking the box, then switching them back to a standard user, but the box keeps getting checked again... You might ask why not just do the update? Well, the proxy seems to block the traffic and the person in charge of that proxy doesn't seem interested in my humble request. Maybe you care a little and have a fallback solution for a poor beleaguered technician? :-)

    Thanks in advance for your help.
    PS: it's hardly feasible to disable the automatic update service of Java at startup.

    Manu
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  9. manui31804 Posted messages 57 Status Member 2
     
    Very interesting, I’ll give this a try and keep you posted. Thanks for your help anyway ;-)
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  10. manui31804 Posted messages 57 Status Member 2
     
    It seems to be working, thank you very much!
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  11. manui31804 Posted messages 57 Status Member 2
     
    I was able to remotely modify each registry. It saved me from having to take control of each workstation, and that's pretty good! Transparency for users and ease of maneuvering. You just had to find the right key, right ^^. Thanks again!
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