Description: Disable "Check for Updates" action.
Bug-Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272212
Author: Daniel Hahler <ubuntu@thequod.de>, Felix Geyer <fgeyer@debian.org>

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)
 #endif /* !VBOX_WITH_NETFLT */
             break;
         }
+        case GlobalSettingsPageType_Update:
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
         default:
             break;
     }