How Can I Disable Auto Update In Tor?

Are there non-standard methods?

I've downloaded and installed 7.5.6.. went to the options menu and told the browser to NEVER check for updates. (several times now)

Then when I restart the browser.. poof updated to 8.0.. which does not have the options I need.

 

I've seen the same with CCleaner.
Open Task Scheduler.
If there's a task to check for updates, disable it.

 

I'll give that a shot.. thanks

 

I am not too familiar with this subject but I know that Brave (a web browser) can connect to the Tor network. Maybe that browser can achieve what you are looking for?

 

I have not heard a lot about brave.. will look into it. I ended rolling back further than one version .. eventually the don't update thing stuck.

 

it seems like a good one. it seems to deal well with ads, cookies, and such. I am excited for the developers; it seems like a really good, sustainable project.

 

Here is a way to stop updates. Get URLSnooper, or Wireshark and run it, then open the program. You'll get a list of URLs that are requested, find the one for TOR and then add it to the host file like this example - use the loopback and hit the tab key between the IP and the domain name.
127.0.0.1 {TAB} update.tor.com
To edit the hostfile you have to take ownership or you can download a hostfile editor.

 

I tried brave, didn't like the interface - it's uninstalled. I'm kind of a stickler about having text instead of icons on my browser.
Next up.. looking at URL snooper, even though editing the hosts file is as terrifying as editing the registry to me.