Sharex: Disable update check globally

[snok87]

I deploy Sharex to computers where users havent administrative rights, it would be nice something like a regkey in HKLM to disable update checks.

[Jaex]

You can only disable updates like this:

[snok87]

I know i can disable it that way, but in a enterprise that you have 600 computers and computers are multiusers you cannot deploy the app with updates disabled. Imagine users calling to support center telling that they are viewing every day a popup telling something about update.

[gituser]

@snok87 all settings of ShareX by default are stored at:

@echo off
for /f "tokens=3*" %%p in ('REG QUERY "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v Personal') do (
    set DocumentsFolder=%%p
)
echo %DocumentsFolder%\ShareX\ApplicationConfig.json

You can edit this file with powershell or any other way and change there setting:

...
  "AutoCheckUpdate": false,
...

[snok87]

Computers are multiusers, how can i execute a powershell on all profiles?

[snok87]

For example, in Notepad++ it works that way:

open %APPDATA%\Notepad++ in explorer
copy the file config.xml to %ProgramFiles%\Notepad++
(note: the path is %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Notepad++ for the 32 bit version)
and rename it to config.model.xml

and then config.xml is generated using as template the file config.model.xml

[gituser]

@snok87 ask @Jaex for a feature request. I don't think currently there is any way to control settings globally for all users. Not sure though as I did not study ShareX source code.

Or you could send a pull request with this functionality.

[snok87]

I dont know how to ask to Jaex or send a pull request, how can i send a message to him?

[gituser]

Explain in this issue what is exactly you want to implement and how.

Pull request is the source code changes request which implements the change.

[snok87]

I want a KEY on HKLM\Software\ShareX with a value DisableUpdates
If you set that value on 1, by default all users have disabled updates.

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[snok87]

We havent a key to disable updates globaly yet.

[jpsv]

A command-line switch to disable update checks during install would satisfy a lot of people. Along with an option to disable upload by default:

/VERYSILENT /DISABLEUPDATECHECK /UPLOADOFF

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[snok87]

We still need an option like that.