Hello to all

I am a long time user of Xara Designer Pro. I stopped at version 11 of the software, because what it offers is enough for me (and I haven't noticed any drawing tools improvement since, maybe I'm wrong?)

But I'm continually annoyed by the update window that always opens at startup no matter what I do, and this for 7 or 8 years!

Worse, I noticed recently, following connection problems, that the software no longer works (no longer opens, more exactly) as soon as there was no active connection. Unfortunately, this is becoming more and more common in my region.

Are there any solutions to all of this? I would like to completly disconnect from the web, but it is really possible?