This is just a trick to stop auto update of Google Chrome in Mac OS. Go to Applications Folder in Finder. Right click Google Chrome and select Show Package Contents. Go to Contents directory. Open Info.plist file with XCode or other text editor. Change the value of the key: KSUpdateURL to an invalid URL.
Something like. Overwrite Info.plist file. Restart Google Chrome. Finally go to Google Chrome Settings / About.
You will see Update always fails because the update url was set to an invalid one. 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.
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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. TL;DR Delete the folder C: Program Files Google Update Here is what I do to stop auto update of chrome. Since you want to disable auto update, you may be installing chrome using the. If not, then I recommend that you use that; it makes more sense for you anyway!
Select the second option that says 'Alternate installer for all user accounts', but you may also choose the other option. Anyway, this process should work for all kinds of installation of chrome. Install chrome and go to about page with the internet connected. This is to trigger the update process. Open task manager, go to Processes tab and look for the process named something like google updater.
You may need to click on 'Show processes from all users' button if your uac is turned on. Right-click on google updater process name and select open file location. Once location is opened in the explorer, end the process. Delete the file corresponding to that ended process (by now it is located and selected in the explorer, as was done in step 3; for most this is C: Program Files Google Update, but will be different if you had chosen to install for a single user).
open Scheduled tasks (by typing sched. In start perhaps).
Click on 'Task Scheduler Library` on the left and on the right side search for entries corresponding to google product updates. Disable or delete those tasks You should be good to go! Auto update is not only disabled but killed forever.
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P.S.: step 5 and 6 are simply for overkilling:-).