How to disable auto update check for IDE

Question

How to disable auto update check for IDE.

Answer

Option 1

Add -Dide.no.platform.update=true into <IDEA Installation directory>/bin/idea64.exe.vmoptions

Here's a PowerShell script if you need to do it at scale, need to replace the IDEA Installation Directory in the code.

$vmOptionsFile = Get-ChildItem -Path "IDEA Installation Directory" -Recurse -Filter "idea64.exe.vmoptions" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1

if ($vmOptionsFile) {
    Add-Content -Path $vmOptionsFile.FullName -Value "`n-Dide.no.platform.update=true"
} else {
    Write-Warning "idea64.exe.vmoptions not found — check the install path used in your Intune package."
}

Option 2

Replace <ConfigDirectory>\options\updates.xml file with the following:

<application>
 <component name="UpdatesConfigurable">
   <option name="CHECK_NEEDED" value="false" />
 </component>
</application>