Disabling Google Chrome update in Windows 7 did not work

Larkspur said:

Knowing how often Google Chrome introduces a change I hate, I disabled Google Update Service (found in ms.config/Services) way back in 2019. Although it still shows disabled, it clearly did not take.

The latest change Google has introduced is that blasted, obnoxiously intrusive focus border. I disabled it in chrome://flags/-->Web Platform Controls updated UI, but that too did not take. At this point I am frustrated beyond measure that nothing I do will stop Chrome from automatically updating itself. Any working solutions would be greatly appreciated.

Larkspur

Google Chrome is becoming more stubborn as the years go by.
That's one reason I started searching for a different web browser.

Now that I'm stuck using a Windows Vista 32 bit laptop that had Windows 10 Pro 64 bit with a 74-80gb HDD, 4gb ram, etc.
I'm having to completely get away from Google Chrome. (very non-lightweight)

I don't see Microsoft using Chrome browser as their default browser anytime soon.
That means that Microsoft is gonna continue to view any other browser as a "3rd-party browser".

Microsoft Configuration Executable (msconfig.exe) would seem an unlikely "go-to" when enabling or disabling "3rd-party" services.

I believe you would have a better result through services.msc.

Code:

press Windows+R
type services.msc
hit Enter
right-click on the service and choose properties
change the startup type to "Disabled"
hit Apply and Ok
restart the pc

Alejandro85 said:

That already happened. Recent versions of Windows 10 (and I suppose Windows 11 too) bundle Edge as the default browser, which is nothing but a Chrome-clone with a few changed things. Everything you love and hate of Chrome is in Edge too and for all practical purposes, they're equivalent. The only major difference is that the built-in spyware reports to Microsoft instead of Google, but that's it.


Once you've identified a malicious task, there is no reason not to delete it, unless you plan to reenable it some time after.

Any sane program would not create a scheduled task without explicit user permission and consent.

Thank you, as I was unaware of that.

But all due respect, the OP inquired about Google Chrome and so I meant Chrome browser specifically, and no other browser even when the other browser's share some of the same things.

I think Torchwood wasn't talking about malicious items, but trusted items.
Thus, disable rather than delete or uninstall the item.

If it's a trusted item, but causes problems on a user's pc, I can see where disabling would be chosen over deleting or uninstalling, unless disabling would cause other problem's.