How to temporarily disable updates?

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I'll be going somewhere for a few days where I won't have much internet, and I need what little internet I have for school. Is there a way to stop Steam from updating games until I get back, or do I need to turn my wifi off when I'm gaming and log out of Steam when I'm doing school?

[Ogami]

You can set Steam to only update games when you start them.
So Steam starts searching for the newest update for the game when you press PLAY.

You can also set a certain time when autoupdating is allowed.

But you cant completely disable the update function. If there is a new update for a game you want to play you are forced to download is before the game will start.

You can of course set Steam to Offline Mode before playing games.

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Автор сообщения: Ogami

You can set Steam to only update games when you start them.
So Steam starts searching for the newest update for the game when you press PLAY.

You can also set a certain time when autoupdating is allowed.

But you cant completely disable the update function. If there is a new update for a game you want to play you are forced to download is before the game will start.

You can of course set Steam to Offline Mode before playing games.

So Offline mode stops updates? I wasn't aware of that, thanks.

[Ogami]

Автор сообщения: Sir Illic the Knightmare Knight

Автор сообщения: Ogami

You can set Steam to only update games when you start them.
So Steam starts searching for the newest update for the game when you press PLAY.

You can also set a certain time when autoupdating is allowed.

But you cant completely disable the update function. If there is a new update for a game you want to play you are forced to download is before the game will start.

You can of course set Steam to Offline Mode before playing games.

So Offline mode stops updates? I wasn't aware of that, thanks.

Yes but beware. You need to run games at least ONCE before they will work in Offline mode.
So basically, install all the games you want to play, start each at least once and then go to Offline Mode.

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Автор сообщения: Ogami

Автор сообщения: Sir Illic the Knightmare Knight

So Offline mode stops updates? I wasn't aware of that, thanks.

Yes but beware. You need to run games at least ONCE before they will work in Offline mode.
So basically, install all the games you want to play, start each at least once and then go to Offline Mode.

Ok, thanks for the heads up.

[Ogami]

Oh and also, you need your login set to "remember login credentials".
Only then can you login directly into offline mode. Without saving the credentials Steam will force you to go online for login and that will trigger the automatic search for game updates.

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Автор сообщения: Ogami

Oh and also, you need your login set to "remember login credentials".
Only then can you login directly into offline mode. Without saving the credentials Steam will force you to go online for login and that will trigger the automatic search for game updates.

Thanks, I'll double check that before I go.