---
title: Enabling or disabling PingID desktop app automatic updates
description: Configure the PingID desktop app to check for software updates automatically. This feature is enabled by default.
component: pingid
page_id: pingid:pingid_service_management:pid_desktop_app_auto_updates
canonical_url: http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingid/pingid_service_management/pid_desktop_app_auto_updates.html
revdate: January 23, 2023
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  choose-from: Choose from:
---

# Enabling or disabling PingID desktop app automatic updates

Configure the PingID desktop app to check for software updates automatically. This feature is enabled by default.

## About this task

You can enable or disable automatic updates manually, or create a script. The process varies between Mac, Windows desktop app 1.5 and later, and Windows desktop app 1.4 and earlier.

* If the `autoupdatemode` parameter has any value other than `disable`, or has not been defined, then `autoupdatemode` assumes the value of `enable` on that PC or Mac.

* The desktop app references the `autoupdatemode` parameter at startup. If the `autoupdatemode` value is changed, the change is only reflected the next time the desktop app is started.

* The `autoupdatemode` parameter is configured at machine level. If there are multiple instances of the desktop app installed on a machine, the setting of the `autoupdatemode` is applied to all instances.

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|   | For sample scripts for each PingID desktop app version, see the [Ping Identity GitHub](https://github.com/pingidentity/pingid-desktop-application). All scripts require administrator privileges to run them. |

## Steps

1. To enable or disable automatic updates:

   ### Choose from:

   * Mac:

     1. Create a new preferences file: `/Library/Preferences/com.pingidentity.pingid.plist`.

     2. In the `/Library/Preferences/com.pingidentity.pingid.plist` preferences file, create a key and name it `autoupdatemode`, with the value `enable` or `disable`.

     3. Convert the`/Library/Preferences/com.pingidentity.pingid.plist` file to binary.

        ```
        plutil -convert binary1 /Library/Preferences/com.pingidentity.pingid.plist
        ```

     4. From the preferences file, load the `autoupdatemode` parameter (`enable` or `disable`) as its active setting.

        ```
        defaults import  /Library/Preferences/com.pingidentity.pingid.plist/Library/Preferences
        com.pingidentity.pingidplist
        ```

   * Windows with desktop app 1.5 and later:

     1. Open the `props.fileprefs` file.

        * 32-bit: `\Program Files (x86)\Ping Identity\PingID\app\props.fileprefs`

        * 64 bit: `C:\Program Files\Ping Identity\PingID\app\props.fileprefs`

     2. Add the following code to the `props.fileprefs` file.

        * To enable automatic updates:

          ```
          com.pingidentity.pingid.pctoken.PRODUCTION.autoupdatemode=enable
          ```

        * To disable automatic updates:

          ```
          com.pingidentity.pingid.pctoken.PRODUCTION.autoupdatemode=disable
          ```

     3. Save and then close the file.

   * Windows with desktop app 1.4 and earlier:

     1. In the Windows registry, create the `autoupdatemode` parameter as a `String Value`.

        * 32-bit:

          ```
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Prefs\com\pingidentity\pingid
          \pctoken\/P/R/O/D/U/C/T/I/O/N\autoupdatemode
          ```

        * 64-bit:

          ```
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Prefs\com\
          \pingidentity\pingid\pctoken\/P/R/O/D/U/C/T/I/O/N\autoupdatemode
          ```

   ![A screen capture of the Registry Editor](_images/amg1564020906731.png)