diff -ru orig/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/gui_generated.cpp mod/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/gui_generated.cpp
--- orig/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/gui_generated.cpp	2023-07-21 15:28:49.000000000 +0200
+++ mod/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/gui_generated.cpp	2023-08-02 14:27:08.425812785 +0200
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@
 	m_menuItemHelp = new wxMenuItem( m_menuHelp, wxID_HELP, wxString( _("&View help") ) + wxT('\t') + wxT("F1"), wxEmptyString, wxITEM_NORMAL );
 	m_menuHelp->Append( m_menuItemHelp );
 
-	m_menuHelp->AppendSeparator();
+	//m_menuHelp->AppendSeparator();
 
 	m_menuItemCheckVersionNow = new wxMenuItem( m_menuHelp, wxID_ANY, wxString( _("&Check for updates now") ) , wxEmptyString, wxITEM_NORMAL );
-	m_menuHelp->Append( m_menuItemCheckVersionNow );
+	//m_menuHelp->Append( m_menuItemCheckVersionNow );
 
 	m_menuItemCheckVersionAuto = new wxMenuItem( m_menuHelp, wxID_ANY, wxString( _("Check &automatically once a week") ) , wxEmptyString, wxITEM_CHECK );
-	m_menuHelp->Append( m_menuItemCheckVersionAuto );
+	//m_menuHelp->Append( m_menuItemCheckVersionAuto );
 	m_menuItemCheckVersionAuto->Check( true );
 
 	m_menuHelp->AppendSeparator();
diff -ru orig/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/main_dlg.cpp mod/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/main_dlg.cpp
--- orig/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/main_dlg.cpp	2023-07-21 15:28:49.000000000 +0200
+++ mod/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/main_dlg.cpp	2023-08-02 14:27:26.222583175 +0200
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@
     updateGui();
 
     //register regular check for update on next idle event
-    Bind(wxEVT_IDLE, &MainDialog::onStartupUpdateCheck, this);
+    //Bind(wxEVT_IDLE, &MainDialog::onStartupUpdateCheck, this);
 
     //asynchronous call to wxWindow::Dimensions(): fix superfluous frame on right and bottom when FFS is started in fullscreen mode
     Bind(wxEVT_IDLE, &MainDialog::onLayoutWindowAsync, this);
diff -ru orig/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/version_check.cpp mod/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/version_check.cpp
--- orig/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/version_check.cpp	2023-07-21 15:28:49.000000000 +0200
+++ mod/FreeFileSync/Source/ui/version_check.cpp	2023-08-02 14:27:41.709340094 +0200
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
         return false;
 
     const time_t now = std::time(nullptr);
-    return std::abs(now - lastUpdateCheck) >= 7 * 24 * 3600; //check weekly
+    //return std::abs(now - lastUpdateCheck) >= 7 * 24 * 3600; //check weekly
+    return false;
 }