Windows update settings turned off every time I use PD15

rbowser

Contributor Joined: Aug 08, 2011 16:48 Messages: 515 Offline

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Jul 17, 2017 14:14

Is this a known issue? - Every time I use PD15, an alert pops up from the Windows Action Center - the flag at the bottom right of the PC icon tray. My setting to "install updates automatically" has been turned off - I turn it back on. All remains fine until I use PD again, then, same thing happens again. Every time.

Known? A fix available? Or do I just continue fixing that every time - which is no gigantic hassle, but it obviously shouldn't be happening.

rbowser

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jul 17, 2017 17:43

Hi Randy -

My PC is set to do automatic Windows updates too - but using PDR15 has no impact on that.

Cheers - Tony
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rbowser

Contributor Joined: Aug 08, 2011 16:48 Messages: 515 Offline

Jul 17, 2017 20:11

Quote Hi Randy -

My PC is set to do automatic Windows updates too - but using PDR15 has no impact on that.

Cheers - Tony

Thanks for the reply, Tony. I wonder what's going on? I can report with complete confidence that the updates are turned off every time I open PD15. I've opened and closed the program almost 10 times since I posted - each time, the red mark appeared on the Action Center flag, alerting me that my automatic updates have been turned off.

Odd.

rbowser

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jul 17, 2017 21:27

Leave your pc on overnight without PD15. More than likely you will probably see your auto updates turned off maybe because of a Trojan which bypass your antivirus.

rbowser

Contributor Joined: Aug 08, 2011 16:48 Messages: 515 Offline

Jul 17, 2017 21:40

Quote Leave your pc on overnight without PD15. More than likely you will probably see your auto updates turned off maybe because of a Trojan which bypass your antivirus.

Ah! Thanks for the advice, tomasc. Interesting! -- If it's true that a Trojan is causing this, why do I get the message that updates are turned off every time I open PD? Without fail - I mean literally I open PD, within a minute I get the warning. Doesn't happen under any other circumstances. If it's a Trojan, then it's embedded in PD?--is that what you think may be the case?

rbowser

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jul 17, 2017 22:32

See this link for possible fixes : https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_update/windows-update-setting-keeps-being-turned-off/84ab00e3-f339-4eaf-b1b1-d88928971965 .

rbowser

Contributor Joined: Aug 08, 2011 16:48 Messages: 515 Offline

Jul 18, 2017 00:43

Quote See this link for possible fixes : https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_update/windows-update-setting-keeps-being-turned-off/84ab00e3-f339-4eaf-b1b1-d88928971965 .

Thanks for that - but I don't use AVG, so that fix doesn't apply. I use Avast, and I've tried turning it off temporarily while using PD, and that doesn't solve the issue.

I get the impression from the replies, though, that my problem isn't known, it could be unique I guess. Head scratching. Thanks for the replies.

rbowser