Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows)

Dashrender

A bit surprised this isn't part of the install in Chcolately. Chrome Enterprise (the default version installed from Chocolately) from Chocolately has auto updates disabled in the app (likely also a reg value).

JaredBusch

@Dashrender said in Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows):

A bit surprised this isn't part of the install in Chcolately. Chrome Enterprise (the default version installed from Chocolately) from Chocolately has auto updates disabled in the app (likely also a reg value).

That would require Nextcloud to get off their ass and allow command line switches.

Dashrender

@JaredBusch said in Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows):

@Dashrender said in Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows):

A bit surprised this isn't part of the install in Chcolately. Chrome Enterprise (the default version installed from Chocolately) from Chocolately has auto updates disabled in the app (likely also a reg value).

That would require Nextcloud to get off their ass and allow command line switches.

No it wouldn't. the nuget package could have a reg edit included in it.

JaredBusch

@Dashrender said in Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows):

@JaredBusch said in Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows):

@Dashrender said in Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows):

A bit surprised this isn't part of the install in Chcolately. Chrome Enterprise (the default version installed from Chocolately) from Chocolately has auto updates disabled in the app (likely also a reg value).

That would require Nextcloud to get off their ass and allow command line switches.

No it wouldn't. the nuget package could have a reg edit included in it.

True, was not thinking about it from that side.

JaredBusch

of note, the documentation has a different path. Possibly, a system newly installed from 2.6 may be this way. I do not have one available to check at the moment. I will tomorrow, and will try to remember to check immediately after install.

There are also instructions for macOS.
https://docs.nextcloud.com/desktop/2.6/autoupdate.html

JaredBusch

For Linux clients, I found the location from this issue.
https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/issues/1480

nano ~/.config/Nextcloud/nextcloud.cfg

Add skipUpdateCheck=true to the [General] section

black3dynamite

@JaredBusch said in Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows):

For Linux clients, I found the location from this issue.
https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/issues/1480
nano ~/.config/Nextcloud/nextcloud.cfg
Add skipUpdateCheck=true to the [General] section

sed -i.bak -e '/^[General]/a\skipUpdateCheck=true' $HOME/.config/Nextcloud/nextcloud.cfg

black3dynamite

To prevent automatic updates and disallow manual overrides for Windows users.

$NextcloudPathExist = Test-Path -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Nextcloud GmbH\Nextcloud'
$NextcloudPolicyExist = Test-Path -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Nextcloud GmbH\Nextcloud'

# if ($NextcloudPathExist -eq $true) {
#   Write-Host 'Valid'
#   Get-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Nextcloud GmbH\Nextcloud' | New-ItemProperty -Name skipUpdateCheck -PropertyType DWord -Value 1
# }
# else {
#   Write-Host 'Not valid'
# }

if ($NextcloudPolicyExist -eq $true) {
  Write-Host 'Valid'
  Get-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Nextcloud GmbH\Nextcloud' | New-ItemProperty -Name skipUpdateCheck -PropertyType DWord -Value 1
}
else {
  Write-Host 'Not valid'
  New-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies' -Name 'Nextcloud GmbH'
  New-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Nextcloud GmbH' -Name 'Nextcloud'
  Get-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Nextcloud GmbH\Nextcloud' | New-ItemProperty -Name skipUpdateCheck -PropertyType DWord -Value 1
}

JaredBusch

@black3dynamite over achiever

JaredBusch

Brand new install of 2.6.2 (current Chocolatey version) and the registry shows this.

JaredBusch

jsut upgraded a system from 2.5 something. I made sure the key was set first.

after the upgrade it is gone.

What a pain in the ass.

black3dynamite

@JaredBusch said in Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows):

jsut upgraded a system from 2.5 something. I made sure the key was set first.

after the upgrade it is gone.

What a pain in the ass.

Where did you add the registry key?
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Nextcloud GmbH\Nextcloud?

JaredBusch

@black3dynamite said in Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows):

@JaredBusch said in Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows):

jsut upgraded a system from 2.5 something. I made sure the key was set first.

after the upgrade it is gone.

What a pain in the ass.

Where did you add the registry key?
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Nextcloud GmbH\Nextcloud?

I did not add the second key because that was to prevent user override? My users don't have admin rights so even if they attempted ot override, it would never work.