Pressing No to Update Forces an Update

[GreenGriffon]

If you use an application in an unusual manner (such as allowing updates but not wanting it to update), you can't be that surprised when it eventually does what you already gave it full permission to do.

Don't want Launchbox to update? Then uncheck the 3 available options you have been provided for updating the application.

Jason is one guy and to my knowledge, he doesn't own a crystal ball. He can't be expected to account for absolutely everything that falls outside the boundaries of normal use cases.

[LogicalEgo]

14 hours ago, ckp said:

Just adding my two cents...

If I set/checkmark 'check for updates on startup' and 'automatically download updates in the background' and 'update to beta releases', I would expect LB to download an update that is available, but never install the update as long as it asked me yes/no. So, if I tell it "no" to install the update, it should never take the liberty to install unless I say yes.

You can set Window to download and install automatically, or download and not install until you say so, or just notify that there is an update download available and you say when to d/l and install. I think this is the correct behavior. Yes, even Win 10 has this ability (can be set in group policy editor or registry in win 10 pro anyway).

In any case for Launchbox, I simply have it set only with 'check for updates on startup'. That way I choose when to download and install any update. If I want to get a Beta, then I go and enable that checkbox only when I want the Beta, and then uncheck it again if I don't want Betas anymore. You can have it your way with this method. I don't have any interest at all in the download in background feature. 

Good points