It seems like every other time I try to open the Plex Windows app (via the Start Menu), I get an alert from Windows that looks like: [image] When I search my filesystem for that file I see that it is an update, however I don’t want automatic updates. So I hit no, it errors out, then next time I t…

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Right. Is that how you disable automatic updates on windows too? I searched for a plex.ini file on my Windows install and it’s there (at C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Plex\plex.ini), however it doesn’t contain the mentioned key nor does it look like you’re supposed to modify it by hand.

Why does opening Plex (for Windows) try to run an installer?

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OttoKerner September 1, 2022, 3:25pm 2

The automatic update system.

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Why does opening Plex (for Windows) try to run an installer?

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