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I understand the significance of preventing QuickBooks from showing critical updates and allowing you to have control over installing the updates, GARFOOTE.
 

We always want you to have a more stable and secure software environment. Thus, keeping your company file up-to-date is our priority. QuickBooks typically scans for fixes and initiates updates. Scanning for critical updates in QuickBooks Desktop is important for several reasons including, security, bug fixes, feature enhancements, compliance, and compatibility.

While automatic updates offer many benefits, were you able to follow the steps/link to turn off the automatic updates provided by my colleague? If not, there's another alternative approach to avoid receiving critical updates repeatedly. Go to the Help menu and open the Update QuickBooks Desktop window. Then, pick Options locate the update folder under Download location.

Then, navigate to the folder and delete the contents there. Once done, deny writes permissions to the folder. Right-click the folder Properties> Security>Edit. 

Afterward, you have the option to change permissions so the system will not automatically run updates. Make sure to hit the Apply button to reflect the changes.

I'll include this article that provides more information on automatic downloads: Update QuickBooks Desktop to the latest release.

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