Igor PDML-StR wrote: >[rant] > >Adobe seems to be on a power-play streak. >We recently discussed their new arm-twisting decisions about LR and >pushing people into the Cloud. > >I just discovered that the new Adobe Reader DC has the autoupdates >enabled by default and the option/preference to disable them is removed. > >The only way (unless you are willing to install some additional crap >from Adobe) to disable autoupdates is to create a new register key value: >[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\FeatureLockDown] > >"bUpdater"=dword:00000000 > >If you are interested, - you can read more about it here: >https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1809982#expires_in=86399993&token_type=bearer&access_token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsIng1dSI6Imltc19uYTEta2V5LTEuY2VyIn0.eyJpZCI6IjE0MzcxNTE1MTYxNTUtMTAwMWUxYmMtZWI0Zi00NzIwLThmODUtMDViZTAxM2M5ZWU3Iiwic2NvcGUiOiJBZG9iZUlELG9wZW5pZCxhZGRpdGlvbmFsX2luZm8uc2NyZWVuX25hbWUsdXBkYXRlX3Byb2ZpbGUuc2NyZWVuX25hbWUiLCJjIjoiTG9qQVlHNzJDL0NKQkEzVzFYRXlvZz09Iiwic3RhdGUiOiIiLCJhcyI6Imltcy1uYTEiLCJjcmVhdGVkX2F0IjoiMTQzNzE1MTUxNjE1NSIsImV4cGlyZXNfaW4iOiI4NjQwMDAwMCIsInVzZXJfaWQiOiIzODIwMERFMDQ4NkI2QjM3OTkyMDE1ODdAQWRvYmVJRCIsImNsaWVudF9pZCI6ImZvcnVtczIiLCJ0eXBlIjoiYWNjZXNzX3Rva2VuIn0.Op7cL7LYe3FX8KC15j39R5Nn8egEVRBnaxKg3SV4rPH2mNhWt8Y2Y3JGsLZLJrviL54vTwJm0ZlN1G-7Wb7JKditxqw7IICxBNLM2itcLn18hw3Uj-l571MTvEvXlBxsPuqgn-1zNgYS71KDN5ALrD5ruK4_jtVZqsi_PJCwQlKbh3Mrp0QO7R75oqofdks11_uvpG3WZaCsq7_LwGPE-wue8GDhx4pEWZhHjKLgy14__8JaUzjHRUkiV-Egf8-Tg563O9_fOLtHLQjAt_PaBJER-MTUCAb1EoszMvv7YUNsJ6yC83v00eX7v1zbfuiaT6jp9syE5GiWx2YizIkB4A > >I disabled it via the registry for now, but it might be the time to >replace it with one of the alternatives (Foxit, Sumnatra, etc.). >I do not tolerate autoupdates, especially on my work machine. > >I hope this information might be useful to some people here.
Alternatively, a few additions to your hosts file will work. Or use a software firewall like ZoneAlarm to block outbound connections. Personally, I use both approaches. No software on my computer is allowed to "phone home". Period. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
