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title: "Removing the Pharos AutoUpdater from installed Popup Clients"
slug: "removing-the-pharos-autoupdater-from-installed-popup-clients"
updated: 2024-04-18T13:32:26Z
published: 2024-04-18T13:32:26Z
canonical: "kb.pharos.com/removing-the-pharos-autoupdater-from-installed-popup-clients"
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# Removing the Pharos AutoUpdater from installed Popup Clients

### **Question:**

How do I stop the Pharos Automatic Updater from running if it's already been installed?

### **Environment:**

Uniprint 9.0 and greater Popup Client

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### Solution:

Browse to the C:\Program Files\PharosSystems\Core directory, and open the CTsMstr.exe.config file. The file should contain these lines:

```plaintext
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <tasks>
  <task>PharosSystems.AppTrackerTask</task><task>PharosSystems.NotifyTask</task><task>PharosSystems.UpdaterTask</task></tasks>
</configuration>
```

You need to remove the TAG that contains that <Task> with the UpdaterTask in it like below.

```plaintext
<task>PharosSystems.UpdaterTask</task>
```

Save the file, and restart the ComTaskMaster service on the client machine.

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