How to Completely Disable Google Chrome Update

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open the Terminal in your Utilities folder.

   From the desktop, click the Go menu and select "Utilities." Open Terminal from this folder.
   
   You can also press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+U on any Finder window or the desktop to open the Applications folder.
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   Step 2: Enter the command to disable automatic updates for Google products.

   Enter the following command and hit ⏎ Return.
   
   This will disable automatic update checks for all Google products: defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval 0 , Your changes will be applied, and Chrome will no longer check for updates. , Regularly updating Chrome will help keep your computer secure.
   
   You can check for updates by opening the Chrome menu and selecting "Help" → "About Google Chrome."You can switch back to automatic updates by opening Terminal again and using the same command, replacing 0 with the interval between update checks in seconds.
   
   For example, to check for updates every 24 hours (the max), set checkInterval
   86400.
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   Step 3: Restart Chrome if it is open.

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   Step 4: Check for updates manually.

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