# How to disable update check on Windows
**URL:** https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [July 23, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401 "2024-07-23T14:16:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@Luffy](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Luffy)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/1 "2024-07-23T14:16:36Z")
It drives me crazy every time I open Anki and see this popup. I don’t want to update Anki any time soon because it will break addons. When I click “Ignore this update,” it does nothing; the next time I open Anki, the popup appears again. The same issue occurs with addons.
I would appreciate any help with this matter.
my current version is
Version 23.10.1 (fac9e0ee)
Python 3.9.15 Qt 6.6.0 PyQt 6.6.0
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### Author:  [@NameLessGO](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NameLessGO)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/2 "2024-07-23T19:15:36Z")
What add-ons do you use? Can see if they have been ported to newer versions or alternatives
We only offer support for latest release, which currently is [24.06.3](https://github.com/ankitects/anki/releases/tag/24.06.3)
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### Author:  [@Luffy](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Luffy)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/3 "2024-07-23T20:30:15Z")
Is there any toggle to disable this in newer versions?
My addons are
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### Author:  [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/4 "2024-07-23T22:40:05Z")
There isn’t any way to disable update notification overall. Those notifications don’t come out often – you can see that one was for a release 7 months ago. The “Ignore” button should ordinarily be enough to get it to stop. Unfortunately, I can see that there was a bug discovered in January, that was fixed in the next release (24.04.x). [If you are going to upgrade though, you should go all the way to 24.06.x, because 24.04 had some hanging/crashing issues for some folks.]
> [@Bug report Anki 23.10.1 linux flatpak “Ignore this update" does not work](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/bug-report-anki-23-10-1-linux-flatpak-ignore-this-update-does-not-work/39408/3):
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> This appears to be a bug in the update check code. It will be fixed in the next update.
Have you tried clicking “Yes” in the update notification instead? Updating Anki requires a download _and then_ running the installer. If you just do what the annoying box wants (download), but don’t install – I wonder if it will leave you alone?
However – on the add-ons front –
Which of those add-ons are you concerned will break on a newer version of Anki?
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### Author:  [@NameLessGO](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NameLessGO)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/5 "2024-07-24T01:19:34Z")
✅ = Works on latest version based on last updated and reviews
🟧 = Unclear, should be working
🟥 = Broken, years without an update, here is the alternative …
**Remember to update your add-ons after updating your Anki to latest version**
Advanced Browser ✅
AJT Japanese for JP Mining Note ✅ [**Optional: Replace with “Official AJT Japanese”**](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1344485230)
AnkiConnect ✅
AutoReorder: [**Author recommends using “FieldReporter”**](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/569864517)
CSS Injector - Change default editor styles 🟧
Edit Field During Review ✅ ( **i use on latest** )
Full Screen Toggle 🟥 ( **Anki has a full screen shortcut built-in** )
Japanese Pitch Accent ✅
JPMN Manager with prereleases New Version ✅
Kanji Grid 🟥 [**Replace with “Kanji Grid Kuuube”**](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1610304449)
PassFail (JP): 🟧 [**Coudn’t figure out which one was, replace with Pass/Fail 2: Remove the “Easy” and “Hard” buttons**](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/876946123)
Puppy Reinforcement ✅
Review Heatmap ✅
Straight Reward ✅ : (**obsolete with [FSRS](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/open-spaced-repetition-fsrs4anki-wiki/44799)**)
Study Time Stats ✅
True Retention ✅
Yomichan Forvo Server ✅
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### Author:  [@Luffy](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Luffy)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/6 "2024-07-24T08:43:06Z")
I have tried clicking ‘yes,’ and it then redirects me to the newest version of Anki, namely [this](https://apps.ankiweb.net/#download). If I download the .exe file for the newer version, it doesn’t change anything, and I still have this popup.
Thanks to NameLessGO, I understand even better now that none of the essential add-ons for me will break. I also forgot that I can check compatibility on the add-ons page.
Just as you suggested, I have updated Anki to version 24.04, and currently, I see no issues with the add-ons. Previously, I had version 2.1.x or something, and after updating to 23.10.1, some add-ons that I liked broke. However, I got used to this and don’t use them anymore, so updating this time was okay.
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### Author:  [@Luffy](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Luffy)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/7 "2024-07-24T08:46:39Z")
Thank you for your time. I should have been more conscious of the Anki add-ons webpage, where I could check compatibility with newer versions to ensure there are no issues with updating. I’m just always hesitant to update apps because they may change the layout that I am used to or break features that I heavily rely on.
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### Author:  [@Shigeyuki](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Shigeyuki)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/8 "2024-07-24T09:57:17Z")
Anki version numbers have been changed from Anki23 to date.
- Anki23.12 → December 2023, Anki24.06 → June 2024
Previously a change in number like “Anki2.0 → Anki2.1 → Anki23” meant a big update so updating would break many add-ons.
But the numbers after Anki23 are just years, so it has nothing to do with whether add-ons are broken or not. So 23 and 24 are almost the same (for add-ons), maybe 25 too.
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### Author:  [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/9 "2024-07-24T14:15:02Z")
> [@Luffy](#):
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> Just as you suggested, I have updated Anki to version 24.04, and currently, I see no issues with the add-ons.
That’s great! I did suggest going all the way to 24.06 – the most recent released version, but if 24.04 is working for you, then that is a fine place to be.
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### Author:  [@voczi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/voczi)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2024, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/10 "2024-08-05T09:20:21Z")
@dae Would you accept a PR that adds an option to disable these checks completely?
I wish to minimize all network activities. On Windows, blocking Anki with a firewall to skip update checks doesn’t stall the initial start. On Linux, doing the same causes the main screen to be faded for ~5 seconds until I get “error trying to connect: …” in the console.
Maybe two separates issues to consider here? Dunno.
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### Author:  [@voczi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/voczi)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/11 "2024-08-05T14:17:12Z")
On the same note, it seems like we are contacting the sync server regardless of having a custom one set. Is there any reason for this? Maybe the default sync server has a chance to be contacted, because the Python code only sets the custom sync server shortly after the app’s initialization?
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### Author:  [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/12 "2024-08-07T17:31:53Z")
Yes, happy to accept a PR.
> [@voczi](#):
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> On the same note, it seems like we are contacting the sync server regardless of having a custom one set.
I wouldn’t expect that. Are you sure? If so, a PR fix or repro steps would be appreciated.
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### Author:  [@voczi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/voczi)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/13 "2024-08-07T18:45:00Z")
> [@dae](#):
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> Yes, happy to accept a PR.
Coming right up.
> [@dae](#):
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> I wouldn’t expect that. Are you sure? If so, a PR fix or repro steps would be appreciated.
Repro would be to disable update checks and see that a connection to [sync.ankiweb.net](http://sync.ankiweb.net) is made [here](https://github.com/ankitects/anki/blob/ffd392de211d8c107b1927c6755d103b34bbae23/rslib/src/sync/http_client/mod.rs#L45). Maybe it becomes easier to notice once you can toggle update checks in the preferences with the PR.
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### Author:  [@voczi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/voczi)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/14 "2024-08-07T19:37:03Z")
Should be ready for review now [Add option to toggle checking for updates by voczi · Pull Request #3346 · ankitects/anki · GitHub](https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/3346)
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### Author:  [@voczi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/voczi)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/15 "2024-08-08T08:58:42Z")
@dae False alarm, seems like it was just a lingering connection? So, ignore what I said. No other connections with the update checks turned off.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-disable-update-check-on-windows/47401/16 "2024-09-07T08:59:14Z")
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