ZoomText - Disable auto-update

ZoomText - Disable auto-update

Problem

A customer for technical reasons does not want to allow their software to update; for example when their license does not support the latest version.  An organisation which has managed PCs wish to control the update behavoiur of their workstations. 


Resolution

Please choose the method below to disable ZoomText auto-update.

Method 1 - Using ZoomText UI

  1. Open the ZoomText window by clicking the ZoomText taskbar tab or press CONTROL+CAPSLOCK+U.
  2. Click the “ZoomText” menu and then choose “Preferences” and then “Program”.
  3. In the “Preferences” dialogue uncheck the checkbox for the option “check for online updates each time Zoom text is started” then click “OK”.
  4. Then click “ZoomText” menu, “configuration” and then “Save as default” and click “Yes” when prompted to overwrite.


Method 2 - Using registry setting

Enable ZoomText at the Logon Screen
Key = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\ATs\AiSquared_ZoomTextUAC_v14 (v14 to be
replaced with whatever version currently used)
StartParams REG_SZ logonEnabled

Enable Fusion at the Logon Screen
Key = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\ATs\AiSquared_ZoomTextUAC_v14 (v14 to be
replaced with whatever version currently used)
StartParams REG_SZ logonFusion

Disable ZoomText/Fusion at the Logon Screen
Key = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Accessibility\ATs\AiSquared_ZoomTextUAC_v14 (v14 to be
replaced with whatever version currently used)
StartParams REG_SZ logonDisabled

Enable ZoomText after logon for this user
Key = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ZoomText REG_SZ "C:\Program Files\Freedom
Scientific\ZoomText\2020\Zt.exe" /AUTOSTART (2020 to be replaced with whatever
version currently used)

Enable Fusion after logon for this user
Key = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ZoomTextFusion REG_SZ "C:\Program Files\Freedom
Scientific\ZoomText\2020\Zt.exe"/fusion /AUTOSTART (2020 to be replaced with
whatever version currently used)

Disable ZoomText/Fusion after logon for this user
Key = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Remove the ZoomText/ZoomTextFusion value


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