How to disable Google Chrome auto update?

Question

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:

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

Worked for Windows Server 2008 and Chrome v64:

• Rename "Update" directory to "Update2"
• Create blank file called "Update" (without extension)

Answer 4

simple and working

goto C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\update

rename update folder name

Answer 5

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!

Answer 6

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.