Disable update checks in the Nextcloud client (windows)

JaredBusch

My users do not have admin rights. So the stupid pop up about new versions is annoying.

Also, I manage this with chocolatey, so updates happen there whenever the repo is updated. Typically a week or more after a new client version is released.

It is a simple registry setting, here is the PowerShell to set it, assuming you have a 64 bit Windows install.

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Nextcloud GmbH\Nextcloud" -Name "skipUpdateCheck" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD

In theory, this is the 32-bit location, but I have no way to check it.

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Nextcloud GmbH\Nextcloud" -Name "skipUpdateCheck" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD

The one thing I have not checked, since I just googled up this answer today, is whether or not you have to reset this after an upgrade. I'm assuming this setting is the thing that is set when you click "skip this version" in the GUI pop up.

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.