How to stop Google's Play Store from auto-updating itself (without rooting)? I have a problem with my tab. With the new version of Play Store, My tablet PC keeps restarting. So, I restored Google Play to the Factory Default. Soon after, it updated itself, causing the device to restart repeatedly when in standby. I am running 4.1.1 on my Karbonn ST10. I, at the time of posting the question, do not have any intention to root the tab.
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Oxylibrium.
Go to Setting--> Data Usage

under the usage graph there is list of apps with usage specified on right side.

Go to Google Play and at the below you will find Option Restrict  Background Data
click on that check box..

and here you go.

Though you cant install any apps from Play store with these setting, but you can always enable background data whenever needed.