Instructions For Disabling Automatic Updates In MSN Messenger

MSN Messenger, now known as Windows Live Messenger, is an instant messaging application that comes pre-installed with Windows operating systems. By default some of the features like automatic update are kept enabled. Therefore you need not check for MSN updates manually. Normally these updates increase the functionality and performance of the application, but sometime the updates you downloaded may not compatible with your system, so you have to go through the system manual information before downloading the update.

Let’s consider a case here, the update of Windows Live Messenger beta version is not compatible with the windows XP operating system, in such case the updates may cause harm than help. So in order to prevent the automatic updates in MSN Messenger, you required to disable the MSN update feature. The following instructions from the Windows Live Help team will guide you to do the same.

Instructions to disable updates in MSN Messenger

• Navigate to the window start button and then select the control panel option from the start menu thus appeared. This opens a new control panel home window.

• Locate the Windows update option in the control panel home window and give a click to open it.

• Now you need to click the change settings option that appears on the left side of the windows update window.

• Now trigger the downward arrow beneath the important updates option to launch the drop-down list.

• Once you finish the prior step, click Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them.

• Now put a tick mark in the box next to recommended updates to avail the necessary updates needed for your operating system and supporting applications.

• Now Windows waits for your confirmation to make the changes that you have made above. You need to click the OK button to confirm it.

• When done, click the continue button to take forward the process. Now you have completely disabled the automatic update feature in Windows operating system.

After this you will no longer receive MSN Messenger updates and news unless you enable the automatic update feature.

In case you come across any error message or problem while doing the above procedure, avail the Windows Live Help for further assistance. Thank you!