Check for Internet Explorer Updates (All Windows)

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Check for Internet Explorer Updates (All Windows)
Category: Home > Software > Internet Explorer

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Internet Explorer 5 and higher has the ability to automatically check for software updates. This tweak controls that feature.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "NoUpdateCheck" and set it to "1" to disable the update check or "0" to enable it.

Restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
NoUpdateCheck	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Name: NoUpdateCheck
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = enable checks, 1 = disable checks)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: April 4, 2002

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