Disable Update check for all users

[metaad]

Hi Team,

We are in testing process to deploy NETworkManager on multiple machines and need to disable auto update without user intervention.
Test environment is windows 11 virtual machines.

There is option to disable update during startup when we launch the application but that is user specific. Is there any way to disable autoupdate for all users like HKLM registry key,any file at program files or MSI parameter like AUTOUPDATE=0 which we can change, and this setting will be applicable for everyone who can login to that machine.

[BornToBeRoot]

Hi, is this currently not supported. There is currently no implementation to control settings via Registry, File, etc.

There is a feature request that my need a similar implementation via registry. #3208 #2787

For now this is just an update check and not an auto update. If you click on the update button... you will be redirected to the download page.

[metaad]

Thank you.

[BornToBeRoot]

@metaad this will be available with the next release. You can now create a config.json file in the app folder with the following content to overwrite user settings:

{
  "Update_CheckForUpdatesAtStartup": false
}

You can deploy this file using your preferred software distribution tool (e.g., Intune, SCCM, etc.). When it is installed under C:\Program Files\NETworkManager, standard users will not have permission to modify it.

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I think this is a better approach than maintaining Group Policies / OMA URIs / Registry Keys... for me it's easier to maintain and the group policies don't need to be updated on each release / when introducing a new property. The JSON file can be easily extended with additional properties as needed.

EDIT:
Here are some docs of this feature: https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/docs/system-wide-policies
https://borntoberoot.net/NETworkManager/docs/settings/update