How to Stop macOS Catalina Update Notification on Mac

You can turn off and halt macOS catalina update notification on your macbook by just adjusting system preference settings. Once you update these settings, software update will ignore specific upgrades to macOS Catalina and it will not block updates but it will stop showing update notification manually download and install macOS Catalina update notification.

How to stop MacOS Catalina Update Notification

Change preference settings

Stop Notifcations using by terminal

Tip 1 : Change Preference Settings

1. Tap on the Apple logo.
2. Then tap on System Preferences
3. Select the Software Update.
4. Tap on the Advanced.
5. Uncheck the first three options.
6. Check from Updates Download new Updates when available.
7. Install macOS Updates.
8. Now Enter the System Passcode to Uncheck
9. Then tap on OK button.
10. Now it will stop Notification that is popping up on your Mac.

Tip 2 : Stop Notifications With Terminal

1. Open the spotlight by press and hold the Command + Space bar.
2. Then search for Terminal and select it.
3. Now type this following command and type password then hit enter.
4. Sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate AutomaticDownload -boolean FALSE and hit enter.

If you want to update latest version of macOs. You have to ignore the process we have done before.

1. Open Terminal on the Mac.
2. Then type this command as follows, and Enter the system password and hit Enter.
3. Now you can see system passcode and hit enter now you can see that it has been ignored successfully.
4. So, i hope this will help you to stop those annoying notifications on your Mac.