Download link:	https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.8.8.html
MD5:	a47b0b173eddf1e60a3f56cabbd27ffd	http://www.filehippo.com/download_notepad/tech/

http://www.cheat-sheets.org/saved-copy/Notepad++_Cheat_Sheet.pdf - I prefer to toggle row-comment with Ctrl+Shift+C rater than Ctrl+Q

 You may also be looking to turn off plugin update checking, in which case go to:
	Plugins -> Plugin Manager -> Show Plugin Manager -> Settings (bottom left), and deselect "Notify of plugin updates at startup".
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( Simply go to:	Settings -> Preferences -> Misc -> and deselect "Enable Notepad++ auto-updater"
 This option does not appear to exist in the newest versions of Notepad++. | JamesGecko Aug 19 '10 at 13:38
 This is an incorrect answer because this feature was removed from Notepad++ and it has not returned for at least 5 years.
 I can confirm that what @JamesGecko wrote is still the case. | Apelsin May 11 '15 at 22:51 )
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http://superuser.com/questions/132797/disable-auto-update-in-notepad