Chrome is the most powerful browser used by 65% of the people worldwide. Unfortunately Google forces some features on Chrome like no option to and not possible to.
Make the Menu Title be “Zoom” (it’s under the Window menu). Since Command+M is the keyboard shortcut for Minimize, let’s make the Keyboard Shortcut for Zoom be Command+Shift+M. Go back to Chrome and try it out your keyboard shortcut. But wait–if you just click on Zoom in the menu, it will continue to resize only vertically.
However, Google introduced additional options for disable bookmarks bar and remove the favicons with version 69. But still one annoying feature is forced on users that is automatic update. How Auto Update Works in Chrome? Chrome uses Google Update feature that in turns uses an open source program called for auto updating.
Automatic update runs and check for the latest version whenever you connect to internet with 5 hours frequency. The auto update also runs whenever you go to the some of the settings page. For example, go to the “chrome://settings/help” and you will see the auto update will starts immediately.
Chrome Auto Update Note that the open source does not have auto update feature. Only Google Chrome has this on Windows and Mac, even it does not have auto update on Linux platform. You can keep track of major Chrome releases that happen once in every six weeks by subscribing to. Why Automatic Update May Annoy? Automatic updates are good to keep your browser safe and secure up to date.
The problem comes when there are changes in the functionalities. For example, earlier it was very easy to. Now this has been changed to make the old user’s life difficult.
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There should be lot of embracement when you suddenly loose a feature which you were using for years. There are no options in Chrome for disabling this auto update feature or reverting back to earlier browser version. So you need to forcibly use the latest version whether you like it or not. How to Disable Automatic Chrome Update?
For whatever reason you want to stop the automatic Chrome updates, you can do so in just a few steps. This post will take you through the process of disabling the Chrome auto updates. Rename the update folder Windows. Using Windows system configuration Windows. From Windows service manager Windows. Disable using registry editor Windows.
Change the auto update URL Mac. Point all auto update URLs to localhost Windows and Mac.
Modify plist file Mac 1. Rename Google Chrome Update Folder Windows This is one of the easiest methods that anyone can do without hassle. On Windows 10, go to the Chrome installation drive which is generally C: drive. Then navigate to “C: Program Files Google ”.
You will see the “Update” folder. Try to rename this folder; if you can then this will disable the Chrome update. In most of the cases, you can’t. Open “Update” folder and rename the “GoogleUpdate” application file to something like “GoogleUpdate1”. Run Command for Opening System Configuration. On the system configuration window, select the “Services” tab.
At the bottom of the window, uncheck the box on the left of “Hide all Microsoft services”. Navigate the list of services and uncheck both “Google Update (gupdate)” and Google Update (gupdatem)”. Click the “Apply” and then “Ok” button to save the changes. When prompted to restart the PC, click on “Restart” for the changes to take effect.
Disable Chrome Updates from Windows Services Manager Windows. Open the “” command by searching “Run” from the Cortana or pressing the “Win + R” keys on the keyboard.
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Type “services.msc” and click “Ok”. This will open services manager window. Open Services Using Run Command. Alternatively, type “control” on the and select the “Control Panel”, select “System and Security” and scroll down then click on “Administrative Tools”. Double click on “Services” to open the service manager screen. Look for “Google Update (gupdate)” and Google Update (gupdatem)” on the list. Double click on both (each at a time) and on the “General” tab under “Startup Type” choose “Disabled” option then click ok.
Restart the PC. Disable Chrome Updates from Registry Editor Windows You can also stop Chrome from automatically updating by editing the registry keys. From the “Run” utility “Win + R” keys, type “regedit” and click “OK” to open the.
On the registry editor open the “HKEYLOCALMACHINE” folder. You may double click on the folder or click on the arrow to open. Open the “SOFTWARE” folder and scroll down to “Policies”.
Right-click the “Policies” folder, select “New” then click “Key”. Rename the newly created key to “Google”.
Right click on the “Google” folder, select “New” then click on “Key” and rename the key to “Update”. On the right hand side of the registry editor, right click on the white space below the “Default” option and select “New” then choose “DWORD”. Rename the new key to “Updatedefault”. Double click on the “Updatedefault” to edit the DWORD value and set the “Value data” to 0.
Click “Ok” to save your changes and exit the “Registry Editor”. If this does not work, try creating additional DWORD keys and set the values like below.
DWORD: AutoUpdateCheckPeriodMinutes and Value: 0 DWORD: DisableAutoUpdateChecksCheckboxValue and Value: 1 5. Change Chrome Auto Update URL Mac On Mac, you can try to change the Chrome auto update URL to disable the updates. Open Finder and go to “Applications” folder. Right click or control + click on the Google Chrome folder and go to “Show Packaged Content”.
Click “Contents” folder and open “Info.plist” file. Remember you need to have editors like Xcode to open plist file. Also you should have write permission for both “Contents” folder and “Info.plist” file to edit.
Conclusion The automatic Chrome update is not a problem for most users but it is possible to stop them whenever you need to. Google does not recommend stopping of these updates, as they are critical to improving your browsing experience and security.
It is important to understand that by disabling the Chrome updates you could be vulnerable to serious security issues and at the same time missing on some new helpful features. If for some reason you want to disable the Chrome auto updates, always remember to check for the available updates manually and update them when you want. Moreover, you may enable the automatic updates by reversing the above procedures.
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