Disable Adobe AIR Runtime Autoupdate
By default, when an AIR application is launched, the AIR runtime checks if an update is available. It performs this check if it has been more than two weeks since the last update check. If an update is available, AIR will download the runtime update in the background.
Once the runtime update is successfully downloaded it will prompt the end user to install the update “now” or “later”.
- If the user selects “Now”, the update is applied immediately and end user is asked to shutdown all running AIR applications
- If the user selects “Later”, the next time the first AIR application is launched, the end user will be prompted to upgrade.
In the case the user selected “Later”, they will be prompted to update the AIR runtime the next time an AIR application is launched.
- If the user selects “Continue”, then the update is applied and the AIR application is launched
- If the user selects “Cancel” the AIR application is launched and the end user will be prompted to install the update again the next time an AIR application is launched.
If you would like to disable the auto-update capability in Adobe AIR and only manually update the runtime when a new version is available, or if the Adobe AIR Autoupdater is adding unneeded behavior to your AIR application, 
then you can use the SettingsManager application to disable automatic updates. Download and run the AIR SettingsManager application and use the toggle button to Enable or Disable auto-updates as desired.
The AIR SettingsManager application is available for download at http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/applications/SettingsManager/SettingsManager.air
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