--- flameshot-git-167de09b2.old/src/core/controller.cpp
+++ flameshot-git-167de09b2/src/core/controller.cpp
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 
     m_trayIcon->show();
 
-    if (ConfigHandler().showStartupLaunchMessage()) {
+    if (0 && ConfigHandler().showStartupLaunchMessage()) {
         m_trayIcon->showMessage(
           "Flameshot",
           QObject::tr(
--- flameshot-git-ad1bf2881.old/src/config/generalconf.cpp
+++ flameshot-git-ad1bf2881/src/config/generalconf.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     m_uploadWithoutConfirmation->setChecked(config.uploadWithoutConfirmation());
     m_historyConfirmationToDelete->setChecked(
       config.historyConfirmationToDelete());
-    m_checkForUpdates->setChecked(config.checkForUpdates());
+    m_checkForUpdates->setChecked (false);
     m_allowMultipleGuiInstances->setChecked(config.allowMultipleGuiInstances());
 
 #if !defined(Q_OS_WIN)