Prevent Adobe Photoshop auto update

Note : This is not a crack for Adobe Photoshop. You have all rights to edit the Windows host file to prevent auto updation of Photoshop. It's your computer after all ! You get to control what happens in it!

Step 1: Turn off internet during installation

Step 2: Navigate to: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

Step: 3 Open the “host” file with your editor - eg. Notepad

add the following lines to the file and save it.

127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobeereg.com
127.0.0.1 www.adobeereg.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 125.252.224.90
127.0.0.1 125.252.224.91

Step 4 : Restart your computer. Photoshop will never update henceforth! It works like a charm!