Preference Domains and PLISTs for App Installers

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The following table contains a list of affected software titles and the preference domains and PLISTs to include in your configuration profiles.

Software TitlePreference DomainPLIST

Brave Browser

com.brave.Browser
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>SUAllowsAutomaticUpdates</key>
	<false/>
	<key>SUEnableAutomaticChecks</key>
	<false/>
	<key>SUAutomaticallyUpdate</key>
	<false/>
</dict>
</plist>

Google Chrome

com.google.Keystone
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>updatePolicies</key>
    <dict>
        <key>com.google.Chrome</key>
        <dict>
            <key>UpdateDefault</key>
            <integer>3</integer>
            <key>UpdatesSuppressedDurationMin</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
            <key>UpdatesSuppressedStartHour</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
            <key>UpdatesSuppressedStartMin</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

Microsoft Edge

com.microsoft.EdgeUpdater
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>updatePolicies</key>
    <dict>
        <key>global</key>
        <dict>
            <key>UpdateDefault</key>
            <integer>3</integer>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

com.microsoft.VSCode
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>UpdateMode</key>
	<string>none</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Mozilla Firefox

org.mozilla.firefox
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>DisableAppUpdate</key>
    <true/>
    <key>EnterprisePoliciesEnabled</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

Mozilla Thunderbird

org.mozilla.thunderbird
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>EnterprisePoliciesEnabled</key>
    	<true/>
	<key>DisableAppUpdate</key>
		<true/>
  </dict>
</plist>

Slack

com.tinyspeck.slackmacgap
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>SlackNoAutoUpdates</key>
    <true/>
    <key>AutoUpdate</key>
    <false/>
</dict>
</plist>

Tailscale

io.tailscale.ipn.macsys
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>SUEnableAutomaticChecks</key>
    <false/>
    <key>SUAllowsAutomaticUpdates</key>
    <false/>
    <key>SUAutomaticallyUpdate</key>
    <false/>
    <key>SUEnableUpdaterWindow</key>
    <false/>
</dict>
</plist>

WhatsApp

net.whatsapp.WhatsApp
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>PayloadContent</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>SUAllowsAutomaticUpdates</key>
			<false/>
			<key>SUAutomaticallyUpdate</key>
			<false/>
			<key>SUEnableAutomaticChecks</key>
			<false/>
			<key>SUEnableInstallerLauncherService</key>
			<false/>
		</dict>
	</array>
</dict>
</plist>

Zoom Client for Meetings

us.zoom.config
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>AU2_EnableAutoUpdate</key>
    <false/>
    <key>AU2_EnableManualUpdate</key>
    <false/>
    <key>AU2_EnableShowZoomUpdates</key>
    <false/>
    <key>AU2_EnableUpdateAvailableBanner</key>
    <false/>
    <key>AlwaysCheckLatestVersion</key>
    <false/>
    <key>EnableSilentAutoUpdate</key>
    <false/>
    <key>zAutoUpdate</key>
    <false/>
</dict>
</plist>