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Sunil_Bhaskaran
Inspiring
Nov 4, 2011 6:36 AM UTC
Question

How do I disable auto-update of AIR?

Add an empty file "updateDisabled" in the following directory:

  • Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Adobe\AIR\
  • Window Vista/Windows 7: C:\Users\<username>\Application Data\Adobe\AIR\
  • Mac OS X: /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/AIR/


Alternatively, to disable auto update of AIR for all users, set the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\AIR\UpdateDisabled to 1.

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Nov 7, 2016 6:27 AM UTC

This is just silly on behalf of Adobe, there should simply be a setting saying "Turn Automatic Updates Off".  There are no novice users who are going to understand how to prevent this happening and it's often disruptive to have a program access the Internet while you're busy.

It should be the user who requests updates, not Adobe.

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rudytheelder
Participating Frequently
Aug 1, 2015 1:44 PM UTC

This path info seems to be incorrect for Windows 7, as there is no "Application Data" folder at the spot indicated.

Instead I tried

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Adobe\AIR

And this did not work.

And then I tried

C:\Users\(userame)\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\AIR

And I am hoping this will work.

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Participant
Jan 23, 2014 4:44 PM UTC

How can updates be disabled for all users on OS X without the per-user home folder file?

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Inspiring
Jan 2, 2014 11:06 AM UTC

Is it working on a Windows 2008 R2 server ?

My CQ5 has to launch a workflow which use a script using AIR but the automatic update workflow hang the process ...

I've tried all the tricks (Key in the register) and updateDisabled in a "c:\users\administrator\AppData" but nothing run...

Any Idea ?

Thanks

Best Wishes for 2004

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Inspiring
Jan 2, 2014 3:40 PM UTC

on Win 2008 server which is close to WinNT the right path is

C:\ProgramData\Adobe\AIR

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Inspiring
Nov 12, 2013 11:53 PM UTC

The information about disabling auto update for all users is incomplete as it does not specify the type of value that is to be created. It should be a DWORD.

Source: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/admin/air_admin_guide.pdf

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Aug 10, 2013 4:08 AM UTC

Hi Sunil,

Thanks for this information on stopping the auto update. This was the one I was searching for.

Regards,

Charles

http://www.FoodiesLoveThis.com

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Participant
Mar 13, 2013 10:16 AM UTC

怎么和以前样式不同了

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