How to Turn Off Automatic Updates in Java
- Use the Registry Editor to Turn Off Automatic Updates in Java
- Use the Control Panel to Turn Off Automatic Updates in Java
It is never recommended to turn off updates for Java or JRE because every update has something new. However, a specific version of Java or JRE is sometimes required for a particular task.
This tutorial will demonstrate the steps to turn off Java updates in Windows.
Use the Registry Editor to Turn Off Automatic Updates in Java
Before turning off Java updates through the registry editor, you must know if your system is a 32-bit or 64-bit. Open system properties and check the bit version of your system.
Once you know the bit version, open the Registry Editor from Run. Open Run and write Regedit and click Ok:
Now, if you are on the 32-bit system, go to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy
And if the system is a 64-bit, go to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy
Open JavaEnableUpdate by double click, set the value data from 1 to 0, and click Ok:
Use the Control Panel to Turn Off Automatic Updates in Java
If Registry Editor is complicated for you, then go for the control panel:
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Open Control Panel.
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Change the view to Large Icons.
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Open Java.
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Go to the Updates tab and then untick the automatic updates. There are two options the system will ask you before downloading the update or before installing the update; you can select any of them.
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Click
Applyand thenOk. The automatic updates are off now.
Sheeraz is a Doctorate fellow in Computer Science at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, China. He has 7 years of Software Development experience in AI, Web, Database, and Desktop technologies. He writes tutorials in Java, PHP, Python, GoLang, R, etc., to help beginners learn the field of Computer Science.
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