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what to do when, upon starting a program, you see a supposedly significant pop-up, waving in front of your face the message "an update is available":

be sure to click the "Cancel" button (if no "Cancel" button, see below); no excuses, if you doing otherwise!
wait a few days (for values of "few" not less than 30, unless it's an urgent bug-fix update)
seek for info, regarding potential bad side effects and other problems caused by this very update
finally, apply the update but not before you have taken backups of any data that might affected by the update

what to do when see no "Cancel" button:

be strong-minded and relentless
shut down and reboot computer (if needed, though it's wise to do so, even when a restart isn't explicitly asked)
after restarting, immediately do uninstall this "update-demanding" program
never install it again
report to whom, in your opinion, the case may concern (usually, every decent user on the globe, the authors of the program included)
seek for alternative program to replace this greedy for updates "little rascal"
chances are, you'll find a better one than that
(if you don't find, go to "wait a few days" step above and carefully proceed as advised)