Stop aol software updates

Via Tech-Recipes. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Stop applications from updating automatically in Windows Take control of applications that won't let you adjust or disable their background update schedules.

Nicole Cozma. Make no mistake, software updates are important. They will think you are a geek god or goddess. The first file you want to search for is anotify. Windows will probably find two files with this name. Right click on each file and rename it. I have renamed each file no-anotify. Repeat the process, this time searching for aolsoftware. Once you've renamed the files, you're done. Reboot the computer and Active Update should be gone forever. However, if the files don't show up the first time you search, it may be possible that Windows is "hiding" them.

Two more questions. Attachment in AOL email not web based : how can I force it to open immediately without having to save it to computer my documents to be able to view it?

How can I retain images and text from original email when forwarding? When I choose reply, images and text are retained. I checked settings for AOL email already. When I search for aolsoftware. Do I also rename all 3 of those files?

I get that darn Active Update every minutes and it constantly interrupts my work and it's very annoying. I'm nervous about re-naming these files in case there are consequences, but I am paying for AOL and they are no help at all.

Either I find the solution to those frustrating and constant Active Update pop-ups, or I'm forced to drop AOL, and I don't want to do that because of my work. Windows and sytems updates aren't affected. I don't think AOL updates of any kind will get through, though. Judi: If something went wrong you could always go back and change the file names back to their original names.

After all, you didn't change the contents of the file. That's why I like renaming the files something that contains the original file name -- like my "no-anotify" name If I ever need to change it back, all I need to do if remove the "no-". I have been searching for a remedy for days, and finally stumbled upon this blog. Dear Cheryl, you have made my day!

The only advice they had for me was to go ahead and download their update. For the first time in weeks, I was able to do my work without getting interrupted. Bless you!!!!! Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge with us!!!!! I did what you said AOL would start ok, but never open, then a box would open up and say that AOL had encountered a problem and would have to restart each time I would try to open.

Do you have any remedies for this? I don't know! I'm hoping someone else might jump in with the answer! Meanwhile, you should be able to restore your AOL software to its original state by just renaming the files again, back to the original names.

I always so "NO" because I don't wish to install RealPlayer, but getting rid of that reminder would be a big help. Thanks for great directions to disable the aol annoying notifications for updates. I get the one about the critical security update. Do you have any idea what it is? Needless to say, I really don't want anything on my computer from AOL.

Any insight you can offer would be great! Thank you for the detailed explanation. It is not a development environment and … more info More Apple Software Update 2. Apple Software Update is a software tool by Apple that installs the latest version of Apple software. It was originally introduced to Mac users in Mac OS 9. A Windows version has been available since the introduction of iTunes 7.

More Microsoft Update Health Tools 3. Check your computer to make sure it is working properly and is compatible with the upcoming Microsoft Windows More HP Update 5.

More Update Notifier 3. What is Update Notifier? The Update Notifier is a small utility that scans your computer for installed software and displays a list of updates. Descriptions containing aol update