Google offers Google chrome; It is a secure browser for the internet. This Browser automatically downloads and updates the latest version. Automatically update running in the background and check for an update when you connect to the internet.
You can check for the update of Google’s Chrome browser by navigating to the following:
Settings Gear Icon >> Help >> About Google Chrome
You can also check for updates in the Chrome browser by running the command “chrome://settings/help.” To run the command in the Chrome browser, open a new tab in Chrome, paste the “chrome://settings/help” (without quotes), and press Enter from the keyboard. It will immediately check for Chrome’s latest version.
You can disable this feature if you do not want to update the chrome browser automatically.
This article will guide you on disabling Google Chrome Automatic Updates on Windows PC.
How to Disable Google Chrome Automatic Updates on Windows PC?
There are three methods to disable the Chrome Automatic Updates on Windows PC.
Disable from Windows Service Manager
Step 1. Open Run command box (press
Step 2. Press
Step 3. Once the Services window is opened, scroll down the list to see Google Update Service (gupdate) and Google Update Service (gupdatem).
Step 4. Double-click on
Step 5. Again, double-click on
After that, the Google Chrome browser will not automatically be updated on your computer.
Disable by Renaming Google Chrome Update File
You can also stop Chrome updates by renaming the file responsible for automatic updates.
Step 1. On Windows 10, go to the Chrome update path “C:\Program Files\Google\Update” or “C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update.”
Step 2. Rename the “GoogleUpdate” application file to something like “GoogleUpdate1”.
Now, when you try to update Google Chrome manually also, you will see an error like the below image:
Disable from Windows System Configuration
Step 1. Open the Run command box (press
Step 2. Hit
Step 3. Select the
Step 4. At the bottom of the window, uncheck “Hide all Microsoft services.” Now, from the list of services, uncheck “Google Update (gupdate)” and “Google Update (gupdatem).”
Step 5. Click
Step 6. Now, restart your PC to stop Chrome’s automatic updates.
The three methods to disable Chrome automatic updates are in the above steps. The best way to stop an automatic chrome update is by renaming the file. It is also easy to remember. When you want to enable the automatic update, rename the file to GoogleUpdate.
That’s it.