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What is the best way to stop MT4 from auto-updating?
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 6:10 pm
by lenny138
Can you guys recommend the easiest way to stop MT4 from auto-updating? Is seems that on the latest Terminal.exe the LiveUpdate.exe is incorporated in the Terminal.exe file. Is there a registry hack that would prevent the update? Please let us know. This is becoming sooo annoying lately.. it seems that Tickstory needs an update for just about every MT4 new release.
Re: What is the best way to stop MT4 from auto-updating?
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:13 pm
by tickstory
Hi Lenny,
Have you tried the "roll-back and skip update" procedure described in this thread:
http://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=876.
Thanks.
Re: What is the best way to stop MT4 from auto-updating?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:00 pm
by lenny138
Yes of course I tried. But the question refers to avoiding having to revert back to an older version to begin with. Any way to stop the update from happening in the first place?
Re: What is the best way to stop MT4 from auto-updating?
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 11:54 am
by tickstory
Hi Lenny,
Maybe I am misunderstanding the question, so I will leave others to give some input after this. The "/skipupdate" is the only "nice" way I know of to stop an update occurring. If you are talking about tinkering with the innards of the update procedure, there are update files residing in C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\WebInstall\mt4clw that are installed whenever there is a newer version. You could potentially make these files read-only to prevent them from being updated, but you'd need to play around. As far as I know, the update/download procedure is initiated by terminal.exe.
Hope this helps.
Re: What is the best way to stop MT4 from auto-updating?
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 2:39 pm
by funkhunter
1. disconnect internet on your pc
2. launch MT4
3. connect internet