For those who do not feel comfortable with the Windows Registry Editor, I have also created a Registry file that enables manual updates for Google Chrome and another one that enables Chrome's default update policy of using silent updates.

This guide will provide instructions on using both methods as not every version of Windows has access to the Group Policy Editor. The second method is to manually modify Windows Registry keys that control the behavior of Google applications in regards to how they update. The first is through a Group Policy Editor administrative template that is provided by Google. There are two methods to control how updating occurs in Windows Google applications. In fact, some of the steps described here will work for almost all Google applications available, but for this guide we will focus entirely on Google Chrome.

With this in mind, this tutorial will provide instructions on how to turn off the silent and automatic updates in Google Chrome. Regardless of your reasons, it is every users right to know what program is running, when it is running, and why it is running. Whether that be because the machine is in an enterprise setting and you need to have perform patch testing or because your a consumer who wants to be notified and give consent when a program is being updated.

When you install a program on to your computer it is important that the owner has full control over what actions are performed by this program.

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