Vizio TV won't stop "searching for available updates"

So, about 20 or 30 minutes ago, in the middle of streaming something from my computer, my 32" E-series Vizio smart TV began "searching for available updates" and then "loading" and then starting over again seconds later, repeating on a loop without end. The video continued to play for a few minutes, but eventually stopped. The "searching" has not stopped. I've turned it off and on, restarted the modem/router, and looked through the TV's settings trying to find a way to turn off automatic updates to no avail.

I'm at a loss here, and my TV is now completely worthless whenever it's connected to the internet. The searching constantly interrupts everything that I'm doing, even just going into the menu. Even if I could get an app running the "searching" bar constantly popping up on the bottom of the screen makes watching anything insufferable.

Anyone experienced this problem before or have an idea what might be happening?

edit: Not sure what the status is on this issue, or if people are still coming across it, but I figured I should include some of the fixes that have cropped up since this post is coming up in google searches and what not.

For those using wireless connection: Go into Menu > Network > WPS. Once your television begins the WPS connection process, cancel out of it. This disconnects you from the network. Now reconnect to your network of choice (you will have to retype your password). This should stop the searching. It worked for me and many others.

For those using wired connection: Haven't used this myself, but others have reported success. Unplug the ethernet cable from your tv, then attempt to connect to a wireless network and cancel out of it. Now reconnect the ethernet cable. That should be it.

Thanks to unstoppablenow, ChiefDarunia and others for posting about these workarounds.