+diff a/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/net/UIUpdateManager.cpp b/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/net/UIUpdateManager.cpp
+--- a/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/net/UIUpdateManager.cpp
++++ b/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/net/UIUpdateManager.cpp
+@@ -474,6 +474,8 @@ void UIUpdateManager::shutdown()
+
+ void UIUpdateManager::sltForceCheck()
+ {
++ return;
++
+ /* Force call for new version check: */
+ sltCheckIfUpdateIsNecessary(true /* force call */);
+ }
+--- a/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/globals/UIActionPool.cpp
++++ b/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/globals/UIActionPool.cpp
+@@ -538,7 +538,6 @@ void UIActionPool::createActions()
+ m_pool[UIActionIndex_Simple_ResetWarnings] = new UIActionSimpleResetWarnings(this);
+ #ifdef VBOX_GUI_WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER
+ m_pool[UIActionIndex_Simple_NetworkAccessManager] = new UIActionSimpleNetworkAccessManager(this);
+- m_pool[UIActionIndex_Simple_CheckForUpdates] = new UIActionSimpleCheckForUpdates(this);
+ #endif /* VBOX_GUI_WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER */
+ m_pool[UIActionIndex_Simple_About] = new UIActionSimpleAbout(this);
+ }
+--- a/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/globals/UIActionPool.h
++++ b/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/globals/UIActionPool.h
+@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ enum UIActionIndex
+ UIActionIndex_Simple_ResetWarnings,
+ #ifdef VBOX_GUI_WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER
+ UIActionIndex_Simple_NetworkAccessManager,
+- UIActionIndex_Simple_CheckForUpdates,
+ #endif /* VBOX_GUI_WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER */
+ UIActionIndex_Simple_About,
+
+--- a/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/selector/UISelectorWindow.cpp
++++ b/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/selector/UISelectorWindow.cpp
+@@ -1301,12 +1301,6 @@ void UISelectorWindow::prepareMenuHelp(Q
+ pMenu->addSeparator();
+ m_pNetworkAccessManager = gActionPool->action(UIActionIndex_Simple_NetworkAccessManager);
+ pMenu->addAction(m_pNetworkAccessManager);
+- m_pUpdateAction = gActionPool->action(UIActionIndex_Simple_CheckForUpdates);
+- CVirtualBox vbox = vboxGlobal().virtualBox();
+- if (VBoxGlobal::shouldWeAllowApplicationUpdate(vbox))
+- pMenu->addAction(m_pUpdateAction);
+- else
+- m_pUpdateAction->setEnabled(false);
+ #endif /* VBOX_GUI_WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER */
+ #ifndef Q_WS_MAC
+ pMenu->addSeparator();
+@@ -1443,7 +1437,6 @@ void UISelectorWindow::prepareConnection
+ connect(m_pResetWarningsAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), &msgCenter(), SLOT(sltResetSuppressedMessages()));
+ #ifdef VBOX_GUI_WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER
+ connect(m_pNetworkAccessManager, SIGNAL(triggered()), gNetworkManager, SLOT(show()));
+- connect(m_pUpdateAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), gUpdateManager, SLOT(sltForceCheck()));
+ #endif /* VBOX_GUI_WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER */
+ connect(m_pAboutAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), &msgCenter(), SLOT(sltShowHelpAboutDialog()));
+
+diff a/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/settings/UISettingsDialogSpecific.cpp b/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/settings/UISettingsDialogSpecific.cpp
+--- a/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/settings/UISettingsDialogSpecific.cpp
++++ b/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/settings/UISettingsDialogSpecific.cpp
+@@ -557,6 +557,10 @@ bool UISettingsDialogGlobal::isPageAvailable(int iPageId)