diff --git a/bucket/zed.json b/bucket/zed.json
index d212f59e86cf0c..fe7d20abc897ee 100644
--- a/bucket/zed.json
+++ b/bucket/zed.json
@@ -12,7 +12,29 @@
     "installer": {
         "script": [
             "Expand-InnoArchive -Path \"$dir\\$fname\" -ExtractDir '{app}'",
-            "Expand-InnoArchive -Path \"$dir\\$fname\" -ExtractDir '{code_GetInstallDir}' -Removal"
+            "Expand-InnoArchive -Path \"$dir\\$fname\" -ExtractDir '{code_GetInstallDir}' -Removal",
+            "# Turn off Auto Update",
+            "$zedSettingsPath = Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'Zed' 'settings.json'",
+            "$zedDir = Split-Path $zedSettingsPath",
+            "if (!(Test-Path $zedDir)) {",
+            "    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $zedDir | Out-Null",
+            "}",
+            "if (Test-Path $zedSettingsPath) {",
+            "    $jsonContent = Get-Content $zedSettingsPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json",
+            "}",
+            "if ($null -eq $jsonContent -or $false -ne $jsonContent.'auto_update') {",
+            "    $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zed-industries/zed/refs/heads/main/assets/settings/initial_user_settings.json'",
+            "    if ($response.StatusCode -eq 200) {",
+            "        $initialSettings = $response.Content",
+            "        $commentLines = $initialSettings.Substring(0, $initialSettings.IndexOf('{'))",
+            "        if ($null -eq $jsonContent) {",
+            "            $jsonContent = $initialSettings | ConvertFrom-Json",
+            "        }",
+            "        $jsonContent | Add-Member -NotePropertyName 'auto_update' -NotePropertyValue $false -Force",
+            "        $finalText = ($commentLines + ($jsonContent | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10)) -join '`n'",
+            "        Set-Content $zedSettingsPath $finalText -Encoding UTF8",
+            "    }",
+            "}"
         ]
     },
     "bin": "bin\\zed.exe",