Disable annoying Java Update notification
If you’re sick of getting prompted to update Java, or if you have some web application like Banner that requires a particular version, you can use a simple registry hack to disable notification of available updates.
- Open the Registry Editor by going to the Start button and typing in regedt32.
- Navigate through to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy
- Change the value of EnableAutoUpdateCheck to 0 and the value of EnableJavaUpdate to 0.
Java should no longer prompt you for the annoying updates.
Comments
Ralph Malph (Apr 05, 2009)
I am sick of these damn Java updates, that I get almost every single day, sometimes more than once a day. What gives, those A-Holes at Java got nothin better to do.
Beodansk (Apr 16, 2009)
I wonder what they actually are: If you turn your router off, you still get the notification – so it is not a notification of an actual update – although Java would like you to presume so. Shame on you Sun!
Nick (Dec 08, 2009)
Thanks!!!! I think it’s not just enoying but disturbing, when I right-click on the icon, there is an option to disable it, but when you do and press “OK” it still will not go away.
Anway, thanks for your post!!!