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# Block Updates

Prevent a device from receiving software updates.

There may be times when you want a device to keep its present configuration and not receive software updates. JFrog Connect provides a way to block updates to a specific device while you continue with updates to other devices. This enables you, for example, to send a software update to a whole group without having to create a complicated filter that would avoid updating a certain device. You just turn on Block Updates for a specific device, and it will not download the updates that the rest of the group is receiving.

## Set Block Updates Flag

The Block Updates flag acts like a "Do Not Disturb" sign on a door. You use a simple toggle switch to block updates to a device. ON blocks updates to the device, and OFF, the default state, allows updates.

To block updates to the device, do the following:

1. Go to **Devices** in the left sidebar and click a device in the table. The [Device Details](/features-new-ui/devices/view-device-details.md) panel appears on the right with the Device Details tab in view. 
2. Go to the System Configuration sub-panel and click the **Edit** icon (pencil).
3. Click the **Block Updates** toggle so that it is ON, and **Save**.

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## What's Next

Learn how to set the update trigger in the [Update Device](https://docs.connect.jfrog.io/developers/api-reference/connect-api-reference/devices#patch-api-v2-project_key-devices-device_uuid) API request in the Connect API Reference.


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