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pxstein
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July 9, 2013
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How to really, really disable auto-update popups from flash player?

  • July 9, 2013
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I have here a serious problem under 64bit Win7.

More and more frequently a popup appears prompting me (or even start download without prompt!!)if a new flash player should be installed.

When I proceed it shows the progress bar and downloads the package and installation started until the "done" button is shown.

Then I re-open Internet Explorer 9 again and re-vist the last webpage and ....the download starts again.

This is really annoying.

How do I really, really stop forever update prompts for flash player plugins for Firefox and Internet Explorer?

Peter

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You can disable updates from the Flash Player Settings Manager in Control Panel.


I have my option set to Never chck for updates.    This morning when I booted my laptop i got the nag screen.   The above doesn't work for me, obviously.   Adobe has never gotten this right 10 years and going strong.

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Ruud5EF4
New Participant
March 15, 2021

I found "Flash Player" installers – 4 of them! – in my Utilities folder. I promptly trashed all of them. I  also found a subfolder and inside it said, De-install Adobe Flash Player. So I did.

I had this bug for two months, telling me every hour on the hour to update Adobe Flash Player – which as you know doesn't exist anymore. I did nothing. I didn't install any new app to help me get rid of this bug, because then you get yourself a new one. Just play it cool, is what I do. If you want to get rid of this bug, just get rid of anything on your hard drive that says Photoshop Flash Player. I did it. Why can't  you?

(Now for the corona virus. Duh!)

_maria_
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March 15, 2021

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    pitieree
    New Participant
    November 13, 2016

    On Mac Sierra 10.12 and current Adobe Flash Updater the refresh check and notification is every 60 minutes. Really think Adobe engineered it so you'll click on "Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)".

    No good reason I can think of to put a pop-up in the middle of whatever you are doing every 60 minutes.

    jmho

    _maria_
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    _maria_Community Manager
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    November 14, 2016

    I suspect the Adobe Flash Updater you are referring to is the Background Update check, which does check for an update every 60 minutes if an update is found Flash Player automatically downloads it an installs it silently in the background.

    Notification update check occurs every 7 days, by default, unless the interval is changed by the user.

    Please provide the following information:

    1. Screenshot of the System Preferences > Flash Player > Updates tab
    2. Screenshot of the /Library/Application Support/Macromedia/mms.cfg file

    Thank you.

    --

    Maria

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    ShayeRyan
    New Participant
    November 12, 2014

    Hi Pxstein,

    I got pretty frustrated with this too. You can change or disable it manually by using task manager. I made a quick step by step here on how to do it. Let me know if this helps.

    http://bittechie.com/disable-flash-player-update-change-frequency/

    -Shaye

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      Anonymous
      September 25, 2014

      Switches can be used to configure the installer; auto updates can be configured as disabled, or not installed at all

      NB: This was tested with Adobe distributor EXEs and MSIs. I don't know whether the downloader which end users are given (1MB) will pass these switches to the installer, though -au is passed after the user is asked about update preferences.

      Installation switches with defintions:

      -au [0-2]

           Automatic update: 0 - auto; 1 - notify; 2 - disabled. Configures mms.cfg; only when update service is installed.

      -install {activex,plugin}

           Install all or {specific} modules; all modules: ActiveX, plugin, and update service

      -uninstall

           Uninstall all modules

      Installation switches which I haven't tested:

      -iv

      -skipARPEntry

      -refreshIEElevationPolicies

      As the MSI wraps the EXE installer, parameters can be passed to the installer using a transform of the CustomAction: NewCustomAction1, created using Orca

      pwillener
      pwillener
      Brainiac
      July 10, 2013

      What is your installed Flash Player version?  See http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/find-version-flash-player.html#main_Find_the_Flash_Player_version_installed_on_your_machine

      Are you sure the pop-ups are from Flash Player?  There are many reports recently about fake update prompts for Adobe products.  Can you post a screenshot of such a pop-up?  See http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1070933

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      pxsteinAuthor
      New Participant
      July 22, 2013

      Ok, the popup looks like:

      It seems to come from IE 9 (under 64bit Win7) according to ProcessExplorer:

      However how can I disable AUTO-Update without disabling Flash-Player plugin in IE at all?

      I found no option to disable auto-update:

      pwillener
      pwillener
      Brainiac
      July 23, 2013

      You can disable updates from the Flash Player Settings Manager in Control Panel.

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