How to disable PyCharm from automatically updating Python interpreter on startup : <p>It seems that PyCharm always updates the connected Python interpreter on startup and also scans and updates all packages if needed. For me this means whenever I open PyCharm there will be updating processes running in background and I have to wait sometimes for as good as a whole minute, which I find quite annoying.</p>

<p>So the question is: does there exist any way to disable this automatic update mechanism? It would be best if I can manually update Python interpreter and the packages <em>only if I want to</em>.</p>
