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title: "How do I disable update check in Fences?"
canonical: "https://support.stardock.com/space/SHC/1331757077/How%20do%20I%20disable%20update%20check%20in%20Fences%3F"
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### Stardock Version:

Periodically, you may see an automatic update check popup to notify you an update is available to download and install: 

![image-20240624-193752.png](media://26b6d4fd-d0ea-4f8e-bdd6-19eacc31cbc1)

To stop this popup from reappearing, the following batch file can be downloaded to disable it.  This will only work on Fences 3.05 or greater:

[https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/UpgradeCheck.zip](https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/UpgradeCheck.zip)

### Steam Version 

> 📝 Fences 4 or greater. Use the ‘Stardock version’ for Fences 3.

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