Go to the Chrome installation drive which is generally C: drive. This is one of the easiest methods that anyone can do without hassle in order to disable automatic Chrome update in Windows 11 and Windows 10. Rename Google Chrome Update Folder (Windows) Point all auto update URLs to localhost (Windows and Mac)ġ. Disable using registry editor (Windows). Using Windows system configuration (Windows). How to Disable Automatic Chrome Update?įor whatever reason you want to stop the automatic Chrome update, you can do so in just a few steps using one of the listed options. So you need to forcibly use the latest version whether you like it or not. There are no options in Chrome for disabling this auto update feature or reverting back to earlier browser version. There should be lot of embracement when you suddenly loose a feature which you were using for years. This type of changes will user’s life difficult. Later, this option was removed and then added back again. For example, earlier it was very easy to create shortcut of a website in Chrome. Latest version may come with changes in the functionalities. 
However, Google Chrome does not have an option to disable automatic update on metered connection.
Browsers like Chromium based Edge has an option to disable auto update on metered connection. Many users do not like the process running in background and downloading large size of file when they are doing some other important task. Auto update happens without your knowledge. The problem comes due to the following reasons: Why Automatic Update May Annoy?Īutomatic updates are good to keep your browser safe and secure up to date. You can keep track of major Chrome releases that happen once in every six weeks by subscribing to Chrome release blog. Only Google Chrome has this on Windows and Mac, even it does not have auto update on Linux platform. Read them to configure the frequency of the unattended updates.Note that the open source Chromium browser does not have auto update feature. You can change the configuration of the unattended updates by editing the file /etc/apt//10periodic, options for the configuration are in the /etc/cron.daily/apt script header. 
To check that it's working tail the log after the dry run: cat /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades.logĪnd you should see something along the lines of this in your log: Use sudo unattended-upgrade -dry-run to test, if all came clear you should be having updates to Google Chrome installed without any intervention from you. Install unattended upgrades: sudo apt-get install unattended-upgradesĮnable unattended updates on the Google Chrome repo by editing the unattended upgrades list and adding the Google Chrome repo in it: sudo gedit /etc/apt//50unattended-upgradesĪdd "Google\, Inc.:stable" to the allowed origins: Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins -backports"
0 kommentar(er)
