Set the Startup Type to Disabled and click OK. 84 (Official Build) Built on Ubuntu, running on Ubuntu 16. Right click at Google Update Service (gupdate) and choose Properties. $cmdDiff <(cat '$strPref' |sed -r <(cat '$strBkp' |sed -r on chromium: Version. If grep '$strUpdUrl' '$strPref' then echo FAILED >&2 exit 1 fi StrUpdUrl='/service/update2/crx' #change this if needed #TODO should match any URL. 6 Is there a way to turn off Chrome's auto-update feature There are 3 possible solutions: Disable Chrome Update scheduled tasks. Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Google > Google Chrome > Extensions, and double-click Extension management settings. On Ubuntu for Chromium: $.`date +'%Y%m%d%H%M%S'`.bkp' On MacOS: Open /Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions/EXTENSION-ID/VERSION/manifest.json in a text editor. For any OS: Just type chrome://plugins/ at address bar and turn Google Update plugin off. On Windows: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\\\manifest.json (find out the extension's ID by enabling Developer Mode in the extension settings page)
You can do this by editing the extension's manifest.json file: