How to disable automatic updates

Question

Today, for the  very first time, updating Adobe came with the notice it would make automatic updates the
default setting.  It said one could change that by going to Update Adobe Preferences.  However,
every single button on the application does not yield such an update.
FYI - I have some back ground in electronic warfare and internet attacks.  I believe automatic updates
are a dangerous setting in two instances:
1) You are running a program (such as a compiler or critical low level editor that will fail if it does
not have total control) which can be interrupted by or be messed up by the install;  also most
installers do not want to be running at the same time as another installer is running;
2) You are the victim of a peculiar kind of cyber attack that USES auto updates to DELIVER malware.
For this reason, users with expertise and appropriate systems need to be able to control when
updates happen.  The notice system is fine.  This "you must do it" and the hard to find way to turn
it off (assuming it exists) isn't fine.  FYI the adobe information base article on the subject
- if you call it - refuses to load and says it is no longer available!

Answer 1

el cid wrote:
However, every single button on the application does not yield such an update.
I am not quite sure what you mean by that; don't you see this: