In Visual Studio 2010, you receive automatic update update notifications. I do not want to be notified about this. Is there any way to disable this feature?
Go to Tools → Options → Environment → Extension Manager and uncheck the box “Automatically check for updates for installed extensions."
I think it will depend on each individual extension setting. However, some extensions may not be able to disable automatic updates.
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You can restrict Visual Studio’s access to the Internet using the built-in Windows firewall.