When iTunes is in the process of checking the Store for new downloads (whether this happened automatically or was initiated manually by going to Store > Check for Available Downloads), a progress bar is displayed at the top of iTunes' main window, with an ' Accessing iTunes Store.' message. Manually prevent iTunes for checking the iTunes Store for new downloads Note that these iTunes Store download settings only affect the current iTunes, and can be different from one computer to another. Two of the iTunes Store settings that control whether iTunes should automatically start downloading any new content from the store as they are available, or if it should at least let you know (download notification) when new purchases are available for download, are covered in another tutorial: learn how to make iTunes automatically check for new downloads (tell you when new downloads are waiting), and how to optionally make iTunes automatically start downloading prepurchased items (actually start downloading them without manual check). Auto-download settings and download notifications

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