{"id":5042,"date":"2026-02-13T18:39:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/?p=5042"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:39:06","slug":"how-to-turn-off-google-chrome-automatic-updates-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/how-to-turn-off-google-chrome-automatic-updates-on-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Turn Off Google Chrome Automatic Updates on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google Chrome is pretty good about keeping itself up to date, downloading and installing updates automatically in the background. At least, most of the time it works smoothly, so you&#8217;re always running the latest security patches and features. But that can be a headache if someone actually wants to hold back updates\u2014maybe for testing, compatibility, or just control freak reasons. Whatever the case, Chrome doesn\u2019t give you a straightforward toggle in the settings to disable auto-updates, so you gotta get a bit crafty.<\/p>\n<p>Most people probably shouldn\u2019t mess with this, since staying current is crucial for safe browsing. Still, if you\u2019re determined to prevent Chrome from updating itself, you\u2019ll have to stop the services that run the updates. Here\u2019s how to do it\u2014trust me, it\u2019s just a couple of steps, but you need to be comfortable with Windows services. Just don\u2019t go messing with random stuff if you\u2019re not sure, or things might break.<\/p>\n<h2>Prevent Chrome from automatically updating itself<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT:<\/strong> We do not recommend disabling Chrome auto-updates unless you really know what you&#8217;re doing. Security risks are real, and Chrome is sort of obsessed with patching vulnerabilities. But if you\u2019re aware of the risks and need to do it, here\u2019s the way.<\/p>\n<h3>Finding and disabling the update services<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Open the Services window<\/strong>: Hit <strong>Start<\/strong>, type <code>services.msc<\/code> into the search bar or Run box (<kbd>Win + R<\/kbd>), and hit <kbd>Enter<\/kbd>. This pops open the list of Windows services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Locate Google update services<\/strong>: Scroll down to find <strong>Google Update Service (gupdate)<\/strong> and <strong>Google Update Service (gupdatem)<\/strong>. They&#8217;re usually near each other, but on some setups, they might be missing if Chrome wasn\u2019t installed properly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disable gupdate<\/strong>: Double-click on <strong>Google Update Service (gupdate)<\/strong>. Under <strong>Startup type<\/strong>, change it to <strong>Disabled<\/strong>. Click <strong>Apply<\/strong>. This stops it from launching at startup.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disable gupdatem<\/strong>: Repeat for <strong>Google Update Service (gupdatem)<\/strong>. Double-click, switch startup type to <strong>Disabled<\/strong>, then hit <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes, on a fresh reinstall or weird Windows setups, these services might not be there or might refuse to disable. It\u2019s kind of weird, but on some machines, this fails the first time, then works after a reboot. So, if it\u2019s not working right away, try restarting your PC and doing it again.<\/p>\n<h3>What to expect<\/h3>\n<p>Once these services are disabled, Chrome won\u2019t auto-update anymore. It\u2019ll just keep running the version it was on when you turned them off. Be aware\u2014you\u2019ll miss out on security fixes, and Chrome might even flag itself as outdated sooner rather than later. So, it\u2019s not a permanent solution if security or new features matter \u2014 just a temporary workaround.<\/p>\n<h3>Want to turn updates back on later?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Just go back into <strong>services.msc<\/strong>, find the same Google services, and set the <strong>Startup type<\/strong> back to <strong>Automatic<\/strong> or <strong>Automatic (Delayed Start)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to click <strong>Apply<\/strong> after changing them. Next time you restart Chrome, the updates will kick back in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To re-enable auto-updates, you can also do the reverse: set the services\u2019 startup type to <strong>Automatic<\/strong>. Sometimes, Windows can be persnickety and re-enable services after updates, so keep an eye out if you want to keep control.<\/p>\n<h2>Enable Google Chrome auto-updates in Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p>If later you decide to let Chrome update again, just open <strong>services.msc<\/strong> again, find the same Google services, double-click, and change the startup type back to <strong>Automatic<\/strong>. Hit <strong>Apply<\/strong> and restart Chrome. Easy as that.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering about importing passwords from CSV into Chrome, that\u2019s a separate thing. It involves going into <strong>chrome:\/\/settings\/passwords<\/strong> and using the import feature. But that\u2019s another story.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, controlling Chrome updates isn\u2019t super clean or officially supported, but these service tweaks do the trick if you\u2019re hell-bent on it. Just keep in mind that missing out on updates isn\u2019t ideal, especially for security. Better to weigh the pros and cons before diving in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Chrome is pretty g<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5042\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}