How To Disable Automatic Updates on AVG Internet Security 2013

Automatic Update is a very important feature on antivirus or internet security software. Because this feature keep your virus definition stay up to date. But when you do so many task on your computer/notebook, automatic updates feature will be a something sucks. Because this feature will take more memory usage during you perform your task on your PC.

At this time, I want to share how to disable Automatic Updates feature on AVG Internet Security 2013. It easy to do. Please follow these steps.

#1 Open AVG Internet Security 2013 using double click the icon on desktop or system tray area.


#2 Click Options menu and choose Advanced Settings. So Advanced Settings dialog box will appears. On left side menu, Click Schedules, expand the menu using click + button beside it. And then Click Definition Update Schedule. Look at the right side, uncheck Enable this task. It means you disable automatic virus definition update.

disable definition update schedule

#3 On the step #2, you only disable automatic virus definition update, AVG still performs automatic updates on next time because Program Update Schedule and Anti-Spam Update Schedule still enable. To disable all automatic updates, You need to uncheck Enable this task on Program Update Schedule and Anti-Spam Update Schedule. Click OK. Done!. Now Your AVG Internet Security won't perform automatic updates when you do so many task on your PC/notebook.

disable program update schedule

disable anti-spam update schedule

But I recommend to re-enable all automatic updates on your AVG as soon as possible because your internet security will decrease the protections if you never perform updates. Good luck! :D