How to disable automatic java update check in Windows 7

Jun 23, 2011

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Windows 7 displays Java Update notification when the “check for automatic updates” is enabled for Java. The Java Update available notification will be displayed in Windows 7 taskbar as shown below.

Listed below are the steps to disable the check for automatic java update using Java Control Panel

From Windows 7 Start menu navigate to Control Panel -> Programs

In The Programs screen, select Java from the available list

In the Java Control Panel navigate to update tab. Un mark the check box with label as Check for Updates Automatically. And click OK button to confirm and save the changes. This would disable the display of Java Updates Available notification in Windows 7 Taskbar.

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7 responses to “How to disable automatic java update check in Windows 7”

Jim
July 20, 2011
This did not quite work for me. I can uncheck the box and click ok but when I reopen the app, the update box is still checked.
Instead:
I browsed to the folder (C:Program FilesJavajre6bin) and held down shift while right clicking on javacpl.exe. I selected run as administrator from the context menu. Now when the app opened and I unchecked the box and hit ok, the change persisted.
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Ravi Shankar
July 21, 2011
Thanks for sharing this information.
Regards
Ravi
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cathy
October 23, 2012
Worked perfectly: I browsed to the folder (C:Program FilesJavajre6bin) and held down shift while right clicking on javacpl.exe. I selected run as administrator from the context menu. Now when the app opened and I unchecked the box and hit ok, the change persisted.
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terry b.
October 27, 2012
worked great! thank God someone knows how directly and efficiently answer a question for once!!
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Dan Sichel
November 15, 2012
Jim is THE MAN! Worked like a dream for a change. Hate Java. Hate it!!!
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BVG Janaka das
March 31, 2013
>I browsed to the folder (C:Program FilesJavajre6bin) and held down shift while right clicking on javacpl.exe. I selected run as administrator from the context menu. Now when the app opened and I unchecked the box and hit ok, the change persisted.
This works for me too 🙂 Thank You so much, Jim 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Michele
April 11, 2013
+1 to Jim: worked as a charm running as Administrator from folder. Didn’t work at all running it from the control panel, as already explained. Thanks for freeing me from this annoyance.
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How to disable automatic java update check in Windows 7

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