diff --git a/app/config/paths.py b/app/config/paths.py
index a0cdde4e..1964e978 100644
--- a/app/config/paths.py
+++ b/app/config/paths.py
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 
 from PySide6.QtCore import QStandardPaths
 
+IS_COMPILED = "__compiled__" in globals()
+
 executableDir = (
     Path(sys.executable).resolve().parent
-    if "__compiled__" in globals()
+    if IS_COMPILED
     else Path(".")
 )
 
@@ -23,6 +25,11 @@
     QStandardPaths.StandardLocation.GenericDataLocation
 )) / "GhostDownloader"
 
+
+def hasNoAutoUpdateMarker() -> bool:
+    return (executableDir / "gd_no_auto_update").is_file()
+
+
 def isPortable() -> bool:
     return APP_DATA_DIR == str(PORTABLE_PATH)
 
diff --git a/app/startup.py b/app/startup.py
index a7c7bffe..16cb104c 100644
--- a/app/startup.py
+++ b/app/startup.py
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@ def bindNotifications(taskService, notifyCompleted, notifyDiskSpace):
 
 def checkUpdateAtStartup(updateService):
     from app.config.cfg import cfg
+    from app.config.paths import IS_COMPILED, hasNoAutoUpdateMarker
+    if hasNoAutoUpdateMarker():
+        from loguru import logger
+        logger.info("Auto update disabled by gd_no_auto_update marker")
+        if cfg.shouldCheckUpdateAtStartup.value:
+            cfg.set(cfg.shouldCheckUpdateAtStartup, False)
+        return
+    if not IS_COMPILED:
+        return
     if not cfg.shouldCheckUpdateAtStartup.value:
         return
     updateService.check()
diff --git a/app/view/pages/setting_page.py b/app/view/pages/setting_page.py
index 13d16a49..bee200b0 100644
--- a/app/view/pages/setting_page.py
+++ b/app/view/pages/setting_page.py
@@ -310,7 +310,10 @@ def _initCards(self) -> None:
             self.tr("在系统启动时静默运行 Ghost Downloader"),
             cfg.shouldRunAtLogin,
         )
-        from app.config.paths import APP_DATA_DIR, isPortable
+        from app.config.paths import APP_DATA_DIR, hasNoAutoUpdateMarker, isPortable
+        noAutoUpdate = hasNoAutoUpdateMarker()
+        if noAutoUpdate and cfg.shouldCheckUpdateAtStartup.value:
+            cfg.set(cfg.shouldCheckUpdateAtStartup, False)
         if isPortable():
             self.migrateCard = PushSettingCard(
                 self.tr("切换到用户模式"), FluentIcon.SYNC,
@@ -324,12 +327,14 @@ def _initCards(self) -> None:
                 self.tr("当前为用户模式，数据保存在: {0}").format(APP_DATA_DIR),
             )
 
-        softwareCards = [
-            SwitchSettingCard(FluentIcon.UPDATE, self.tr("在应用程序启动时检查更新"),
-                              self.tr("新版本将更稳定，并具有更多功能"),
-                              cfg.shouldCheckUpdateAtStartup),
-            self.autoRunCard,
-        ]
+        self.autoUpdateCard = SwitchSettingCard(
+            FluentIcon.UPDATE, self.tr("在应用程序启动时检查更新"),
+            self.tr("新版本将更稳定，并具有更多功能"),
+            cfg.shouldCheckUpdateAtStartup,
+        )
+        if noAutoUpdate:
+            self.autoUpdateCard.hide()
+        softwareCards = [self.autoUpdateCard, self.autoRunCard]
         if not IS_ANDROID:
             softwareCards.append(
                 ComboBoxSettingCard(
@@ -367,6 +372,8 @@ def _initCards(self) -> None:
             self.tr("检查更新"), FluentIcon.INFO, self.tr("关于"),
             f"© Copyright {YEAR}, {AUTHOR}. Version {VERSION}",
         )
+        if noAutoUpdate:
+            self.aboutCard.button.hide()
 
         self.aboutGroup.addSettingCards([
             HyperlinkCard(AUTHOR_URL, self.tr("打开作者的个人空间"), FluentIcon.PROJECTOR,