How to Turn Off Automatic Update Notification in Windows XP
- 1). Click "Start," then "Control Panel."
- 2). Double-click "Security Center." A new window will appear. This is the "Windows Security Center," the place where you control all of your Windows security settings.
- 3). Select "Automatic Updates" to launch a new window.
- 4). Click the "Resources" tab. Click "Change the Way Security Center Alerts Me." This is where you control all of the security center notifications that you have to deal with, including Windows updates, some antivirus settings and firewall details.
- 5). Remove the check mark from the box that says "Automatic Updates" by clicking on it. Click "OK."
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