How to really disable Java Update check when there is NO "Update" tab in Control Panel?

[Sven Fischer]

Occasionally there is a popup from Java icon in Systray of Win7 informing me that a new Java Update is available.

How can I really disable it?

I often read about the recommendation that users should go to Control Panel--->Java--->Update tab
and uncheck automatic update check.

BUT: I have no such "Update" tab in Java Control Panel.

Java 7 is working anyway.

So is there another way to disable this update check?

Sven

[Steve Sobol]

Post by Sven Fischer
So is there another way to disable this update check?

I don't see it in the Java Control Panel applet either.

There is a Sun Java Update Scheduler jusched.exe that runs when Windows
starts. Disable it, and you're good to go.

Unfortunately I can't remember whether it's in one of the Startup
folders or in the Registry, because I got rid of it long ago.

You can use a startup manager like CodeStuff Starter to disable it.

[Roedy Green]

Post by Sven Fischer
How can I really disable it?

I find out about new versions with Vercheck. see
http://mindprod.com/applet/vercheck.html
which notifies me considerably before Jusched.exe.

[kcd]

This was the top result when searching why there is no update tab in the control panel so I thought I would supply an answer... Java isn't so smart at knowing when both 64bit and 32bit are installed and I found I often need to check BOTH control panels.

http://superuser.com/questions/275700/java-control-panel-does-not-show-update-tab-on-windows-7-x64

Control Panel\Java -> no update tab
C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javacpl.exe -> no update tab
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javacpl.exe -> finally an update tab!

On 22 Oct 2012 07:54:04 GMT, Sven Fischer

Post by Sven Fischer
How can I really disable it?

I find out about new versions with Vercheck. see
http://mindprod.com/applet/vercheck.html
which notifies me considerably before Jusched.exe.
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Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products http://mindprod.com
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