How to disable Google Chrome auto update

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Does anyone know how to disable Google Chrome for being automatic update itself  it cause my web application always change   I have tried these methods     Use the Google Update ADM templates provided on this page or as described in this article  Set the value of HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Policies Google Update AutoUpdateCheckPeriodMinutes to the REG DWORD value of  0     but there is no Google in my registry editor  so I can t set it     http   www wikihow com Completely-Disable-Google-Chrome-Update doesn t work for me

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After wrestling a lot  found an uncomplicated solution for Mac  Hope this will help   Leave it to upgrade   Then go to application  right click on chrome app and open package contents   Navigate further as  Applications Google Chrome old app Contents Frameworks Google Chrome Framework framework Versions  You will find a current folder  Delete this     Restart chrome and enjoy

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If you are using Mac OS  Keep the version that you need and then following step help you stop updating chrome permanently  To Disable auto update - Empty these directories    Library Google GoogleSoftwareUpdate   Then change the permissions on these folders named  GoogleSoftwareUpdate  so that there s no owner and no read write execute permissions  In terminal  cd  Library Google  sudo chown nobody nogroup GoogleSoftwareUpdate sudo chmod 000 GoogleSoftwareUpdate  cd   Library Google  sudo chown nobody nogroup GoogleSoftwareUpdate sudo chmod 000 GoogleSoftwareUpdate                                                                          Then do the same for the folder Google one level up  cd  Library  sudo chown nobody nogroup Google sudo chmod 000 Google cd   Library                                                                                                                      sudo chown nobody nogroup Google sudo chmod 000 Google  Hope this help

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Disable Chrome Version Auto Update - All-in-One Solution  With some of the answers here for disabling Google Chrome automatic updates  I ve come up with a solution that uses specific group policy settings and also a PowerShell startup script to rename the GoogleUpdate exe  disable the correlated services  and disable the correlated Task Scheduler tasks   I m posting as an answer in case someone else needs an all-in-one solution that can easily be expanded on  or toned down some  if needed and potentially save them some time   PowerShell  Startup Script      -- Rename the Google Update executable file  Chrome      env ProgramFiles x86   Google Update GoogleUpdate exe   If Test-Path  Chrome   Rename-Item -Path  Chrome -NewName  Old GoogleUpdate exe old  -Force     Chrome     env ProgramFiles Google Update GoogleUpdate exe   If Test-Path  Chrome   Rename-Item -Path  Chrome -NewName  Old GoogleUpdate exe old  -Force       -- Stop and disable the Google Update services that run to update Chrome  GUpdateServices    Get-Service        DisplayName -match  Google Update Service    Name   GUpdateServices            status    Get-Service -Name     Status      If  status -ne  Stopped   Stop-Service    -Force        sType     Get-Service -Name     StartType      If  sType -ne  Disabled   Set-Service    -StartupType Disabled              -- Disable Chrome Update Scheduled Tasks  GUdateTasks    Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath     -TaskName   GoogleUpdateTask      GUdateTasks      If    State -ne  Disabled   Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName    TaskName      Group Policy Settings  Computer Configuration   Be sure the Software Restriction policy blocks EXE file types at a minimum for these specific folder locations but the defaults should work fine if you leave as-is       Additional Resources   Set Chrome Browser policies on managed PCs   Be sure to check and confirm you have the latest Chrome policy templates to load into your policy definitions for group policy

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For Windows only  To completely disable automatic Chrome updates create edit the following registry keys dwords under HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Policies Google Update    Dword  AutoUpdateCheckPeriodMinutes Value  0 Dword  DisableAutoUpdateChecksCheckboxValue Value  1 Dword  UpdateDefault Value  0 Dword  Update 8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96  Value  0    This last one was the money for me  Until I added it updates were enabled in chrome   chrome   Note  On 64-bit machines running 32-bit Chrome you may need to put the dwords under the following key instead  HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Wow6432Node Policies Google Update   I created a GitHub gist powershell script to create the dwords under both Policies and Wow6432Node Policies

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We had a problem printing with v49something   I blocked tools google com on localhost temporarily so that I could install previous version and prevent updating to the version that is breaking the label printing   So  in  etc hosts I added   0 0 0 0 tools google com   Not a perfect solution  but was perfect for us

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I have tried all of these options and none seem to work  Sometimes I actually got a message  GoogleUpdate is disabled  when I checked the  About  page  but somehow a week later it was still updated   Now I just add GoogleUpdate to the firewall and block internet access  If I check the  About  page I get a message it is updating and after a few seconds that it can t update and I should check my firewall

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Sort of  official method  is listed here  http   www wikihow com Completely-Disable-Google-Chrome-Update  In a nutshell   1  download http   www wikihow com Completely-Disable-Google-Chrome-Update    2  install it using gpedit msc  click on Computer Configuration Administrative Templates  then select  Add Remove Templates     in  Action  menu     3  disable Chrome update in Computer Configuration    nbsp  Administrative Templates    nbsp     nbsp  Classic Administrative Templates    nbsp     nbsp     nbsp  Google    nbsp     nbsp     nbsp     nbsp  Google Update    nbsp     nbsp     nbsp     nbsp     nbsp    Applications    nbsp     nbsp     nbsp     nbsp     nbsp     nbsp  Google Chrome by setting  Update Policy Override  to  Disabled

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TL DR  Delete the folder C  Program Files Google Update    Here is what I do to stop auto update of chrome  Since you want to disable auto update  you may be installing chrome using the offline installer  If not  then I recommend that you use that  it makes more sense for you anyway  Select the second option that says  Alternate installer for all user accounts   but you may also choose the other option  Anyway  this process should work for all kinds of installation of chrome    Install chrome and go to about page with the internet connected  This is to trigger the update process  Open task manager  go to Processes tab and look for the process named something like google updater  You may need to click on  Show processes from all users  button if your uac is turned on Right-click on google updater process name and select open file location  Once location is opened in the explorer  end the process Delete the file corresponding to that ended process  by now it is located and selected in the explorer  as was done in step 3  for most this is C  Program Files Google Update  but will be different if you had chosen to install for a single user  open Scheduled tasks  by typing sched    in start perhaps  Click on  Task Scheduler Library  on the left and on the right side search for entries corresponding to google product updates  Disable or delete those tasks   You should be good to go  Auto update is not only disabled but killed forever   P S   step 5 and 6 are simply for overkilling  -

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Have spent a long time trying to disable updates  literally hours  reading forums and testing various  some exotic  solutions   and this was driving me crazy  But there what seems an infallible solution  see further down    Even using the official Google page with the templates did NOTHING  https   support google com installer answer 146164 hl en  I followed scrupulously the instructions of that page  the keys in the registry are all correct  but still going to the  About Google Chrome  when the program is opened  I can see the wheel going around and a few seconds later the update is forced and done    I have tried using the standalone installer of Google  on a Windows 8 1 machine 64Bits - and yes all the keys are set to    Dword  AutoUpdateCheckPeriodMinutes Value  0 Dword  DisableAutoUpdateChecksCheckboxValue Value  1 Dword  UpdateDefault Value  0 Dword  Update 8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96  Value  0  this last one requires the service s  to not be disabled - gupdate gupdatem       both in HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Policies Google Update AND HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Wow6432Node Policies Google Update since it is a  64-bit machine   So the radical solution to prevent the auto-update  if that helps anyone  is to just purely sort the program responsible for the updates itself    Just deleting it  OR saving a copy  OR renaming it OR even better just in case I one day need to do an update  Zip the content for future potential re-use    Easy solution   1- Go to  C  Program Files  x86  Google  and find the folder  update   2- There are a couple of options to choose from    A  first method  Rename the folder    - Right click   Rename   from Update bak  to Update2 bak for example  - Now launch Chrome  NO MORE UPDATES   since it can not find the update program    Finished    B  second method  Zip the folder    - Zip the entire folder by making an archive   Right click the  Update  folder   Send to Compressed  zip  folder  - A window might ask you to backup zip and place it on the desktop  click yes   message  Windows cannot create the compressed folders here  Do you want to be placed on the desktop instead   - Move the newly created zip file to the original location  New window security might pop up   click continue   message  You need administrator permission to copy this file    This will be what to unzip if one day you decide to update Chrome - Just remember that when unzipped it will have the following structure  Update   Update   then all the content of the folder  Remember to move everything from inside the second update folder  copy paste  one level up so that is becoming  Update   then all the content of the folder    - Now that you have a copy just delete the  Update  folder  - Now launch Chrome  NO MORE UPDATES   since it can not find the update program    Finished   Good luck and Enjoy

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For Ubuntu    go to  Software  amp  Updates   click  Other Software  tab  Uncheck the next checkbox  http   dl google com linux chrome deb  stable main

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For Mac OS  you ll have to remove permissions  but leave the directory    sudo chown root wheel GoogleSoftwareUpdate   sudo chmod   GoogleSoftwareUpdate

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Just add the object yourself using regedit   Under HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Policies    Create new Key   Google  In  Google   create new Key   Update  In  Update  go to that key and create Dword   AutoUpdateCheckPeriodMinutes  which automatically value set to 0  just double check and change if needed    All done    Restart might be needed

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I use Commodo Firewall HIPS feature to stop googleupdate exe even executing  I have set no rules for gooleupdate exe internet access but if somehow it does get to execute I will get a popup asking if I want to grant it internet access   Currently trying to bring myself to move away from chrome and as many google products as possible after realising the effort they have gone to  to thwart the tiny minority of people who actually regedited the old auto update and their desire to have more control over your machines than you do

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simple and working goto  C  Program Files  x86  Google update rename update folder name

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To get rid of Chrome 44 and go back to 43 I downloaded a stand-alone version of chrome 43 which is an  exe file and I just double clicked on it and it was installed on my computer WITHOUT updating to Chrome 44  to find the link to Chrome 43 have a look to  the bottom of this page Google Chrome 64-bit Offline Installer  45 7 MB  or go to enter link description here   Have Fun

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We automate the Chrome install and disable the auto update with Chef  When Chef tried to rename the entire Update directory  it failed with the  Access denied  error  Because Chef cannot click Yes when a security prompt comes up  the renaming of the entire Update directory does not work for us  We rename only the updater executable with  rename GoogleUpdate exe GoogleUpdate disabled tmp   The entire Chef resource is  batch  disable chrome update  do   code  lt  lt -EOF     cd  C   Program Files  x86   Google  Update      rename GoogleUpdate exe GoogleUpdate disabled tmp   EOF   only if  File exists   C   Program Files  x86   Google  Update  GoogleUpdate exe    end

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In addition to the most upvoted answer  it might be good to remove these as well for the sake of cleanness

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Simple hacky way is to rename Updates folder in C  Program Files  x86  Google  Done it to freeze my chrome at 44 untill proper NPAPI replacement is supported by majority of plugins

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For linux systems officially Google offers solution in Manage Chrome Browser updates  Linux  and also I wrote a script below to make it for me        bin sh      stop chrome update from repository file    sudo -s lt  lt END    touch  etc default google-chrome    echo  quot repo add once false quot   gt   etc default google-chrome    END  Also Disable Chromium Auto Update in Linux page states the same procedure

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New Answer by  12-9-2018  I am facing same problem when I am try to use GooleChrome V-68 it tryto update V-71  Then I get solution by change the name of file GoogleUpdate exe  For Windows 10 file path   C  Program Files  x86  Google Update  Just rename the the file name of GoogleUpdate exe to any name   Check my screenshot for more understand     Now it show Error when try to get update version install  P

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Worked for Windows Server 2008 and Chrome v64    Rename  Update  directory to  Update2  Create blank file called  Update   without extension

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the best way to disable Google chrome auto update is as follows   Go to oldversion dot com and download old version of google Use Advanced unsinstaller to completely uninstall current  Updated  version  This will also get rid of registry entries Download update freezer and create a shortcut on desktop Disable internet Restart PC With internet disabled  install old version of Chrome Ope Update Freezer and Disable Google auto update   You are done

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On your Chrome browser s address bar  type in  about plugins  and hit ENTER  Find the plugin called  Google Update  and click disable  Restart your browser for the changes to take effect

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This is just a trick to stop auto update of Google Chrome in Mac OS    Go to Applications Folder in Finder  Right click Google Chrome and select Show Package Contents    Go to Contents directory  Open Info plist file with XCode or other text editor  Change the value of the key  KSUpdateURL to an invalid URL  something like  https   tools google com service invalidurl Overwrite Info plist file  Restart Google Chrome    Finally go to Google Chrome Settings   About  You will see Update always fails because the update url was set to an invalid one

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For Windows users  you may follow the steps in Google Chrome Enterprise Help - Manage Chrome updates  Windows   Just follow step 1  Install Google Update  gt  Get the Google Update policy template  amp  step 2  Configure auto-updates  gt  Turn off Chrome Browser auto-updates  If everything is configured correctly  you will see  quot Updates are disabled by your administrator  quot  in Google Chrome settings About Chrome section after you reboot the pc

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For latest versions  use following steps    Go to  msconfig  from Win R Go to Service tab Uncheck both  Google Update Service  boxes  Click OK and Restart computer to save changes

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On Windows OS   1  open following file for edit  as an admin   C  Windows System32 drivers etc hosts  this file has no extension   2  on the bottom  add one line  127 0 0 1 tools google com  3  save the file  4  enjoy old Chrome

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many unstable solutions I prefer to edit the host file  etc hosts  127 0 0 1 dl google com 127 0 0 1 tools google com

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On a Mac  you can change the update frequency to a very large value   See      https   support google com installer answer 147176 hl en amp ctx go   For myself  I ran the following command in Terminal   defaults write com google Keystone Agent checkInterval 18000000

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The simplest method on Windows 10 with recent versions of Chrome as of early 2020  No registry hack  Powershell or GPO required     Open the Computer Management app with elevated rights  type it in the taskbar search  then click Run as administrator on the menu Go to Service and Applications -  Services Find Google Update Service  gupdate  and Google Update Service  gupdatem  For both services  right-click  select Properties and set Startup type  to Disabled    Tested and working on Google Chrome v 80  Win 10   1909   18363 592  as of March 2020

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To Disable Google Chrome Auto Updates in Windows    Goto  C  Program Files  x86  Google  Rename the directory  Update  to  Update2    Directory delete or rename may not be possible due to the running processes with respect to the corresponding executables in the directory  In that use the Unlocker tool to forcefully delete or rename the directory  Restart Chrome and Go to Help -  About Google Chrome   Here we can see the message as  update check failed    That s it

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Actually  you can shut down the automatic update function through Chrome browser settings  Or you can do it via altering system registry entries  You can view detailed tips here http   blog doofix com how-to-stop-google-chrome-from-automatic-update  Hope this helps

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