If you do not want google's Chrome browser to automatically update, you can disable it via Windows settings. Here are the steps to disable Chrome auto-update in Windows.

By default, whenever it comes with an update available, the Google Chrome browser updates itself without anyone's knowledge. When you relaunch the browser, the update will install automatically. Actually, the update is really seamless that most Windows users don't even notice or know how and when Chrome updates itself. For the most part, the auto-update is fairly awesome as it makes sure that the browser can be date when it comes to bug fixes, security patches, and new features.

Though the Chrome updates are pretty seamless and pain-free, there might be times when you need to steer clear of the auto-update. Many of the useful if the new updates are causing problems or if you want to use a particular Chrome version without installing new updates automatically in the background. Thankfully, it is pretty simple to disable Chrome auto-update.

In this quick and simple post, let me demonstrate the steps to disable Chrome automatic updates in Windows 10.

Steps to Disable Chrome Auto Update in Windows

To disable the Chrome auto-update, you have to disable the "gupdate" and "gupdatem" services within the Windows Service Manager. Useful responsible for checking and trigger the backdrop update process. Here're the steps you need to follow.

Open the Run window. You can do that by pressing the "Win + R" shortcut or looking it up in the Start menu.
Type "services.msc" and press the Enter key on the keyboard.
After opening the Services window, find and right-click around the "Google Update Service(gupdate)" service.
Select "Properties".
Select "Disabled" from the "Startup type" dropdown menu.
Click on the "Apply" and "Ok" buttons.
Next, discover the right-click on the "Google Update Service(gupdatem)" service.
Select "Properties".
Select "Disabled" from the "Startup type" dropdown menu.
Click the "Apply" and "Ok" buttons.
Close the services window.
Restart Windows 10.

After restarting the machine, the two services will no longer start automatically or manually. Since the services aren't running in the background, the Chrome browser won't update automatically.

That is all. You've successfully disabled the Google Chrome automatic update in Windows 10. If you ever wish to let the auto-update feature, simply follow the same steps but select "Automatic (delayed)" and "Manual" for "gupdate" and "gupdatem" services respectively. Restart the system after changing the status from the services to make the changes affect Windows 10.