# Disable the UpdateCheck
**URL:** https://community.stadium.software/community/t/disable-the-updatecheck/252
**Category:** How To
**Created:** [March 28, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://community.stadium.software/community/t/disable-the-updatecheck/252 "2024-03-28T11:56:03Z")
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### Author:  [@anton.platzoeder](https://community.stadium.software/community/u/anton.platzoeder)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://community.stadium.software/community/t/disable-the-updatecheck/252/1 "2024-03-28T11:56:03Z")
Both the Stadium Designer and Server automatically check whether a new version is available and immediately notifies the user should there be one. This is mostly the preferred functionality but it does happen that this needs to be disabled. e.g. when running Stadium in an on-premise scenario where no internet is available.
The **EnableUpdateCheck** configuration setting controls this.
#### How to disable the UpdateCheck:
1. Open the Settings.config file. This file is located underneath
`c:\ProgramData\Twenty57\Stadium 6 Designer`
or
`c:\ProgramData\Twenty57\Stadium 6 Server`
2. Add or update the ``. The value can be set to `true` or `false`. Default is `true`.
#### “Background download” for the server
The Stadium Server has one additional configuration setting, i.e. `AllowBackgroundDownload`. This setting lets the server download the update _before_ notifying the user of the new update. To switch this setting off, add the following setting to the Server’s Settings.config:
`