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Disable Java update detection

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besoindaide1 -  
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

  1.  hubertaaz Security Contributor
    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 Security Contributor
      ;)
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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. zactaurus
    Thank you for the tip. Very useful.
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    1. manui31804
      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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      1. manui31804
        It seems to be working, thank you very much!
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        2. manui31804
          Very interesting, I’ll give this a try and keep you posted. Thanks for your help anyway ;-)
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          1. JMG
            I just found this...

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

              It’s radical, indeed!

              :)
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          2. 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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            1. manui31804
              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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              1. markopolo
                Pfff Thank you hubertaaz,
                same problem I was going crazy.
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                1. 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 Security Contributor
                    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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                2. besoindaide1 Author
                  Hello,

                  Yes, that works :)
                  Thank you very much!
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                  1. hubertaaz Security Contributor
                    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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