Whenever we connect to the Internet through the Google Chrome browser, it starts a Windows process called Google Update which is installed by default in order to have your products updated. This is done automatically in the browser to the latest version that is available.
This is a useful function since in a certain way it avoids us having to download updates manually and allows us to keep our . But, in some cases, background tasks end up running that we might not want to run, since they end up consuming unnecessary resources in our system.
if we want uninstall these automatic updates we need to get rid of the last Google app on our system and there is no option to do this manually or to disable it. However, there are some methods that can be applied if we want to completely disable this process, which we will explain below.
Steps to disable and prevent Google Chrome from updating automatically
For all the people who have a slow internet connection, this automatic update feature ends up becoming a nuisance many times as it ends up interfering and making the network connection much slower. It also becomes a problem for those people who have to pay a high data rate.
This browser does not include within its configuration an option that allows us to modify or disable this behavior, but if we can configure it through several steps in an easy and fast way. In this way you can only set them manually.
Disable auto updater plugin
If you have a version of Google Chrome relatively new, you don’t need to do this nor will this plugin appearing to you. But, if your case is the opposite, here we will explain how to do this step by step.
*Note: This method is no longer available for newer versions of the Google browser, you can download and continue with the alternative methods.
- To begin we must open the browser, in the address bar, there we will write: chrome://plugins/ and we press enter.
- Next, a list will appear with each of the Chrome plugins or extensions that you currently have updated.
- You must select one called google updatejust clicking on the option disable, in this way you will prevent the browser from updating automatically.
- To finish we just have to restart the browser so that the changes made are saved.
It is important to highlight that this method is only valid for this browserin such a way that we must apply some of these solutions listed above to eliminate this update service completely.
It is also possible that this plugin is not installed in the browser, this will only depend on the version being used. If you have a new version you must necessarily apply the other measures.
Remove Google Updater
It is important to be clear that Google Update runs from time to time because it is among the options in the list of scheduled tasks of Windows. To be able to remove it from the tasks, you only have to carry out the following steps.
- To start you must go to the bar “Start”
- Then you must enter the option “Programs”
- Then you must enter in “Accessories”
- Once here inside the accessories folder you must select “System tools”
- Finally you click on the “Scheduled Tasks”, there we will select the Google Update tasks by clicking with the right mouse button and select the delete option.
Disable on Windows
In order to disable this service from the Windows registry you must follow the following steps, but you must know that this will work only for Windows Xp.
- To begin we must go to the Start part
- Once we are in Start we are going to click on the option Runthere we will write regedit to be able to start the Windows registry editor. Note that if we are using Windows 7 or Windows Vistawe are going to run regedit from the start menu search field.
- If you are using Windows 8you must click on
- Once we are inside regedit we are going to navigate until we find the following entries, these may vary depending on the operating system that is being used, as well as the version of Google Update that we have or in this case if we have installed the browser for one or more Windows users.
The entries that will appear within the regedit menu are the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Update
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Update
There is also the possibility that the registry entries that you find are these:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Update
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Update
Once the entries have been found, the following must be done:
Access the Update registry entry of each of the previous values, it is important that you carry out the following operation in each of the entries that will appear.
You must create the following DWORD values:
- Name:AutoUpdateCheckPeriodMinutes => Value: 0
- Name: DisableAutoUpdateChecksCheckboxValue => Value: 1
- Name: UpdateDefault => Value: 0
- Name: Update {8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} => Value: 0
If we want to add an additional value to the registry, we must click on the right side of the window and then on the New option: DWORD value.
Once this is done we are going to give the document any name, Example: Default and to finish we are going to double click on the value and we are going to write the corresponding value (Example 1).
Stop updates on Mac
Chrome has a stipulated time interval to perform checks. That is, every time a defined time passes, the system will begin to check if there is any new update available for the browser. If the system detects the new update for the browser, it will automatically download it and the installation will begin.
Many people consider this a great advantage and do not recommend disabling or stopping Mac updates keeping in mind that this can also involve great risk. If you decide to stop these updates or disable it, you must take into account that any person or some malicious program could access your system and steal your data or simply hack it.
But, if you are one of the people who are convinced and prefer to stop these updates and do them manually to each of the applications they consider necessary, Here we will explain how to carry out this simple and quick process.
To start doing this, you just have to follow the following steps:
Basically the only thing you will need to do is open the system command terminal, there you will write the following command to carry out this function: defaults read com.google.Keystone.AgentCheckInterval
Once you have registered the command, Google Chrome automatic Mac updates will be disabled instantly. This command is directly in charge of changing the flag checkInerval to a value of 0. As soon as Chrome recognizes this new flag, it will stop looking for updates automatically.
Once all these steps are done your browser’s automatic updates will stop workingkeep in mind that these must be done manually from now on, if you do not apply it, your operating system will begin to lag in the past in terms of the versions of each application, which in the long run can become a problem for your browser. It is important that it be updated from time to time. so you can enjoy all the news that each of these updates offers.
On Android devices
As we said before, automatic app updates are something that can be managed through the Google store. To do this, you just have to follow all the instructions that we are going to give you. Everything is processed through the google digital store, which we all know as . So you have to do the following:
- Open Play Store . Look for his icon and click on him to enter.
- Now, on the home screen, go to the bar where search terms are entered and click on the three horizontal lines what’s on the left
- In the dropdown menu that appears, scroll down until you find “Settings” and press it.
- The screen that appears allows you to configure various aspects of the applications. Go directly to the section “Update apps automatically.”
- By pressing on it, three options appear which you can use depending on how you want updates to work:
- “Don’t update apps automatically”
- “Update apps automatically at any time. Data charges may apply.”
- “Update apps automatically over Wi-Fi only”
- Choose the one that best suits what you want to do right nowif you decide to activate the updates, you can opt for the two options below, if you want to disable them completely, select the first option.
On iOS/iPhone
On devices with iOS operating systemthe only fully configurable plot in terms of the automatic download and installation of new versions is that of the applications. If you want to know how to enable or disable automatic updates in iOS, you just have to keep reading and, above all, follow the steps indicated below:
- Go to the iPhone settings panel. To do this, you just have to look for the menu icon “settings” and click on it. It’s on the home screen.
- After this, you have to review the list that appears on the screen and press on “iTunes Store and App Store”. By doing so, you will go to its parameter configuration screen.
- The first thing that appears is what we are looking for, the “automatic downloads”, which is located under the area with your Apple ID. Inside it, go to the point of “updates” and activate or deactivate depending on what you prefer to have.
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