---
title: "How to disable Google Talk Auto Update"
description: "<p>If you every wondered how to disable Google Talk’s auto update feature, I found an easy way of doing this which, at least for now, seems to work.</p>
<p><strong><u>NOTE:</u></strong></p>
<p>Be sure to backup the registry entries before using the registry’s Export feature when standing on the Google Talk AutoUpdate key.</p>
<ol>
<li>Close Google Talk</li>
<li>Open the registry (using regedit.exe)</li>
<li>Go to My Machine\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Talk\Autoupdate</li>
<li>Change the value of UpdateURL to something in valid (or empty)</li>
<li>Start Google Talk</li>
</ol>
<p>That’s it.</p>"
doc_version: "1"
last_updated: "2017-06-02"
date: 2005-09-01
tags: [Auto-Update, Google Talk, GTalk, Tips n' Tricks]
canonical: "https://eran.sandler.co.il/2005/09/01/how-to-disable-google-talk-auto-update/"
---

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If you every wondered how to disable Google Talk&#8217;s auto update feature, I found an easy way of doing this which, at least for now, seems to work.

**<u>NOTE:</u>**
  
Be sure to backup the registry entries before using the registry&#8217;s Export feature when standing on the Google Talk AutoUpdate key.

  1. Close Google Talk
  2. Open the registry (using regedit.exe)
  3. Go to My Machine\HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\Software\Google\Google Talk\Autoupdate
  4. Change the value of UpdateURL to something in valid (or empty)
  5. Start Google Talk

That&#8217;s it.

Very simple and seems to work (at least for now).