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--- desktop:disable_update_check [2017/11/10 20:28] – dcumming
+++ desktop:disable_update_check [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Disabling Update Check ======
-===== Overview =====
 On startup TapeTrack software checks via internet connection whether an update is available.  This function can cause some security setups to issue a warning.  This can be avoided by setting a registry key to disable the update check.
-===== Editing The Registry =====
+{{page>technote:registry_edit}}
-<note warning>Changes made to the Windows registry happen immediately, and no backup is automatically made. Do not edit the Windows registry unless you are confident about doing so. \\
- \\
-Microsoft have issued the following warning with respect to the Registry Editor: \\
-//"Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to re-install Windows to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk."//</note>
-==== Registry Backup ====
+===== Adding Registry Key =====
-<note important>Backup the registry before any making any modifications</note>
-Open regedit and create registry backup by right-clicking the top of the registry tree and selecting Export and saving to an appropriate location.
-{{:master:tapemaster_registry_backup.png}}
-==== Adding Registry Key ====
 In regedit navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GazillaByte. \\
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 {{:master:tapemaster_registry_complete.png}}
-Close regedit by clicking File - Exit.
+Close regedit by clicking ''File'' -> ''Exit''.