Can't seem to disable Java Automatic Update

I'm just tweaking out my new Windows 7 laptop and wanted to disable the automatic Java updating (and thus kill the silly jusched.exe background process), but I can't seem to get it to actually turn it off.

I found the Java Control Panel applet and found the settings on the Update tab that should control it. I can turn them off, apply them, and close the dialog successfully. But if I just open the dialog backup again right away, I see that the changes weren't actually made. I've tried it numerous times and it just doesn't take. What's up with that?

I also tried to disable the icon in the system tray and got the same effect. Changing the size of the Temporary Internet Files cache work however.

Any ideas? Thanks!

Solution 1:

Actually this problem is due to the control panel requiring administrator privileges to allow the Java control panel to save your settings (it hasn't been fixed for ages, thanks to Sun Microsystems).

First, you need to find the Java Control Panel executable, in one of the following locations:

C:\Program Files\Java\jre[version]\bin\javacpl.exe

C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre[version]\bin\javacpl.exe

The path will differ depending on your system's architecture and which version of Java you have installed. For example, a 32-bit version of Java 7 installed on a 64-bit version of Windows will have it in:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javacpl.exe

Once you've found the file, right-click it and select "Run as administrator".

From there, un-check "Check for Updates Automatically" on the Update tab and click OK. You can verify that the setting has been applied by navigating to the same screen as you normally would through the Control Panel.

You can also check your running processes to see that jusched.exe is no longer running - it was automatically terminated when you clicked OK.

Solution 2:

You can disable the update using the registry key,

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy\EnableJavaUpdate

or if your using 64bit Windows

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy\EnableJavaUpdate

Set to 0 to disable this key.

The advantage of this method is that it disables it for all users.

Solution 3:

Just remove the program from starting up in the registry - delete if from

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Solution 4:

On Windows 7 OEM

On a 64bit system: run C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\javacpl.exe with Administrator priveledges

On 32 bit system: run C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javacpl.exe with Administrator priveledges

To do this, follow the path in your Windows Explorer browser and Right Click javacpl.exe, then select "Run as Administrator"

Uncheck the "Check for Updates Automatically" Update feature and click on "Never Check" and you are done.

Solution 5:

Download Autoruns (live.sysinternals.com/autoruns.exe) from Sysinternals / Microsoft, and uncheck "SunJavaUpdateSched" under the tab "Logon".