I'm probably gonna say a huge nonsense, but if you [ask your computer guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuUU7PUQeKY) on Youtube, he has a video with a registry hack to prevent automatic updates. It's worked for me so far. ----- Regards, Pedro Albuquerque [Join StarLink](https://starlink.com?referral=RC-DF-11719992-38576-14) [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home)
Em 09/10/2026 às 15:54, Fred Tydeman <[email protected]> escreveu: > If you make your internet connection metered, that might stop Microsoft > doing updates. > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2026 at 10:41 PM scum buster via gnucash-user < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I have been using a computer for home and work apps for probably about >> 40 years now -- I know the best practices.....but sometimes life gets in >> the way and an app stays open while I step away and get sidetracked >> etc....disconnecting it every time from the network isnt gonna >> happen.....honestly, I also have no idea why MS keeps "updating" when >> they clesarly said "you PC is no longer going to recieve updates"...but >> thats a different gripe for a different day. LOL >> >> I do NOT have the "prompt me" box checked as I said but DO have the >> "autosave" feature turned on. Attached a screenshot of that. >> >> The error only happens when I inadvertently do not manually save and >> leave the app running when Microsoft does an unanticipated forced update >> so it is random.....will post again next time it happens. >> >> Thanks for the input all >> >> D >> >> >> >> On 10/4/2026 10:01 AM, Kalpesh Patel wrote: >> > >> > Attach a screen grab of your current settings (along with type and >> > version of the OS, and version of gnc) for auto save as that seems to >> > be incorrectly set. This will allow folks here to weigh in. >> > >> > From what you are saying, it seems like you have done the opposite of >> > what is required to auto-save. >> > >> > The main pertinent setting I can see (others can keep me honest here) >> > is “Show auto-save confirmation question.” and if you “checked” that >> > then it is doing exactly as it says – its prompting you to save; not >> > automagically save. Secondary important settings for auto-save are the >> > “Auto-save time interval” which should be set reasonable (I keep it at >> > 5 mins) and “Retain log/backup files” which should be set reasonable >> > as well (I keep it at 10 days) but this will consume more disk space. >> > None of these time intervals should be less than one if you want them >> > to be effective. >> > >> > If you have checked “Enable timeout on ‘Save changes on exit’ >> > question” set to value greater than 1 then it is waiting that many >> > seconds with a prompt when quitting the program (which is what Windows >> > reboot will do – graceful shutdown of the application before killing >> > the process) before it will exit **without** saving if you don’t >> > respond within that time period. This is what your system seems to be >> > configured for doing. >> > >> > Also if you know that M$ is installing updates in the background >> > without your knowledge, you can either run the computer off the >> > network (by pulling the cord out from the network card) and prevent >> > that or why leave any application open and running without saving >> > anything when you know that for fact? I get that some of the >> > commercial apps (such as M$ Office) have ability to pick up from where >> > you left off after reboot but that is not true of the entire universe >> > of apps. You are looking to invite trouble if you are doing that as it >> > is not the best practice to leave any app open with data files still >> > in use. >> > >> > *From:*scum buster <[email protected]> >> > *Sent:* Saturday, October 03, 2026 6:37 PM >> > *To:* Kalpesh Patel <[email protected]>; 'Clint Chaplin' >> > <[email protected]> >> > *Cc:* 'Robert Heller' <[email protected]>; 'David T.' >> > <[email protected]>; [email protected] >> > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] Autosave question >> > >> > It has NEVER prompted me to save.......I have that popup turned off in >> > the setting. I have the "autosave" option checked. >> > >> > On 10/2/2026 8:41 PM, Kalpesh Patel wrote: >> > >> > If it pops up and you don’t take any action to save then all those >> > transactions accumulated since last save will stay pending to be >> > saved; you’ll have to click on File àSave to persist them on to >> > the disk at your choosing. This would be also the case for when it >> > is shutting down because the shutdown process will kill the >> > process without saving. If you are automagically looking for the >> > system to press yes for that prompt when you asked for it to >> > prompt you then it is not going to do it for you. That dialogue is >> > for you to take the action; not for the system. >> > >> > Understand the ramifications of not setting up to automatically >> > save and have it prompt to you for saving it very thoroughly. >> > While option is there to prompt for save, it makes little sense in >> > normal use case by a laymen to not automatically save all the time >> > at certain interval rather than prompt for it. >> > >> > Knowing how GNC behaves, when you said “One of the options was to >> > save this time, one was to sautomagically save all the time >> > without asking, etc. I still have it pop up.” that is likely that >> > the setting you select during that pop up it is only good going >> > forward for that session of the GNC run and not saved persistently >> > to the disk. Once you exit and relaunch, it will re-read setting >> > from the disk and return back to prompting unless you go into Edit >> > àPreferences àGeneral and setup auto-save settings. If you uncheck >> > ‘Show auto-save confirmation question’ in there, it will always >> > save at that interval without prompting (auto save does **not** >> > overwrite existing file; it creates a new file with a timestamp in >> > the name of the file). Right underneath is also setting to timeout >> > display of that “save now” pop-up so if you do not act within that >> > allotted prompt time and system ends up dismissing it due to time >> > out then it won’t save and all changes accumulated since last save >> > will be pending to be saved as well. >> > >> > HTH. >> > >> > *From:*Clint Chaplin <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> >> > *Sent:* Friday, October 02, 2026 8:05 PM >> > *To:* Kalpesh Patel <[email protected]> >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> > *Cc:* scum buster <[email protected]> >> > <mailto:[email protected]>; Robert Heller >> > <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>; David T. >> > <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>; >> > [email protected] >> > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] Autosave question >> > >> > One other possibility; the default setup on my windows >> > installation was to pop up a window when autosave was triggered to >> > ask the user what to do. One of the options was to save this >> > time, one was to sautomagically save all the time without asking, >> > etc. I still have it pop up. If that option is enabled, what >> > happens when shut down? >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM Kalpesh Patel >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > That sounds like your backend storage might be the cloud >> > storage or you >> > have very old drive that is not flushing cache before powering >> > down. >> > Assuming it is Intel pc, make sure BIOS settings for hard >> > drive is set to >> > AHCI mode and set it as removable or hot swappable drive type >> > which should >> > force it to flush cache upon power down command is sent to it. >> > >> > ----- >> > Excuse the typos. It's the mobile thingy! >> > >> > >> > >> > On October 2, 2026 6:59:05 PM scum buster >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > I have it set to autosave and apparantly it ISNT >> > autosaving.....its not >> > > just one transaction that gets lost...its a bunch, which >> > were done >> > > during my last session (if I did not manually save it). >> > > >> > > On 10/1/2026 5:56 PM, Kalpesh Patel wrote: >> > >> I have the pre-build binaries of the 4.14 version running >> > on Windows and it >> > >> auto saves as well. If anything it would only be the >> > current in-flight >> > >> transaction not saved. >> > >> >> > >> -----Original Message----- >> > >> From: Robert Heller <[email protected]> >> > >> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2026 2:29 PM >> > >> To: David T. <[email protected]> >> > >> Cc: [email protected]; David Carlson >> > <[email protected]>; ? >> > >> scum buster <[email protected]> >> > >> Subject: Re: [GNC] Autosave question >> > >> >> > >> I'm still using a built-from-source 4.14, and the auto-save >> > does in fact >> > >> save the file. >> > >> >> > >> At Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:42:17 +0530 "David T." >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> > >>> I don't use this feature, but the documentation very >> > clearly states: >> > >>> >> > >>> "Auto-save time interval: This field sets the number of >> > minutes between >> > >> each automatic saving of the file. Set to 0 to disable the >> > auto-save >> > >> feature." >> > >>> This (and the name of the preference) would strongly >> > suggest that the >> > >> feature is supposed to, ahem, *save* the file in question, >> > and not just toss >> > >> up a reminder. >> > >>> But, I'm sure I've misread things. >> > >>> >> > >>> David T. >> > >>> >> > >>> On October 1, 2026 8:50:27 PM GMT+05:30, David Carlson >> > >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >>>> iirc, auto save is only a reminder, not an action. >> > However, you >> > >>>> should be able to import transactions entered after the >> > last manual >> > >>>> save using the replay logs feature. >> > >>>> >> > >>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2026 at 7:56C"B >> > > >> > > -- >> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus >> > software. >> > > www.avast.com <http://www.avast.com> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > gnucash-user mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> > ----- >> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Clint (JOATMON) Chaplin >> > >> > < >> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Virus-free.www.avast.com >> > < >> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient >> > >> > >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> www.avast.com_______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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