STOP Windows Client from Downloading Updates Automatically

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Server Version#: 1.25.7.5604 (DSM7)
Player Version#: 1.41.0.2876 (Windows)

The Plex Client for Windows is downloading updates automatically to this directory:
%localappdata%\Plex\cache\updates

Where is the setting to disable this automatic download?
I scrubbed all of the settings in the Plex client which means it’s a feature that’s hidden from us.

Does anyone know how to stop Plex from automatically downloading updates?

Thanks!

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%LOCALAPPDATA%\Plex\plex.ini

  • Find the [debug] section - add one if one does not exist
  • Add disableUpdater=true directly under the [debug] header
  • Save your changes
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Excellent, thanks for the info.

Plex-DisableUpdater

I guess I can remove my Task Schedule that runs my PowerShell script to purge everything in that directory.

Remove-Item -Force "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\updates\*.*"

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