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Disable Google background automatic updates

Overview​

About this category

This category contains privacy scripts for Windows.

These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.

This category includes scripts to manage the automatic updates of various Google products in background. These products include Google Chrome, Google Earth, along with other applications 1.

This category aims to give users control over the automatic update processes running in the background, without disabling manual updates or affecting the overall functionality of Google products 1.

Google Chrome checks for, downloads, and installs updates in the background 2, without requiring user interaction 2. This includes constant network communication in background with Google servers, which reveals data about your device and usage behavior.

By using the scripts provided, users can stop automatic update services and scheduled tasks related to Google software updates. This empowers users to initiate updates at their discretion, ensuring they have the final say in what gets installed on their systems.

Caution: Mixed Risk Levels

Be careful running these scripts. This category includes scripts with high impact:

  • 🟡 Some recommended scripts only if you understand its implications. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this this category.
  • 🟢 Some safely recommended scripts. Safe-to use for any user.
Implementation Details

  • Language: batch

  • Scripts Count: 2 scripts

  • Required Privileges: Administrator rights

  • Compatibility: Windows only

  • Reversibility: All changes can be reverted

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These scripts are written using Batch (batchfile) scripting language.

Choose one of two ways to apply:

  1. Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
  2. Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.

Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy​

privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.

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It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application. Additionally, you can apply only the recommended scripts, instead of applying all of the scripts.

privacy.sexy instructions
  1. Open or download the desktop application
  2. Search for the category name: Disable Google background automatic updates.
  3. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
  4. Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.

Alternative 2. Download​

You can choose to apply only scripts with less impact or also those with higher impact:

Standard

Recommended for all users. It helps to improve privacy without affecting stability.

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Strict

Recommended if you understand its implications. It may cause some non-critical features to no longer function correctly.

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Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.

Reversible

This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state. The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.

If something goes wrong, use the Revert script provided above.

Standard​

This script includes only Standard recommendation level.

Safe for General Use

Standard scripts in this category is recommended for all users. They help to improve privacy without affecting stability.

Download only standard scripts by clicking on the button:

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Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

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Strict​

This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.

Use with Caution

This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.

Download Strict scripts:

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Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

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Explore further​

This category includes total of 2 scripts but no subcategories.

Explore its 2 scripts:

Disable "Google Update Service" services

This script disables the "Google Update Service" services. These services are identified as "gupdate" and "gupdatem". They are responsible for keeping Google software up to date by initiating updates. They are linked to the "GoogleUpdate.exe" executable located in the "%PROGRAMFILES%\\Google\\Update" directory. The services operate based on a client/service model, where the client requests services to conduct updates. Despite both services being named "Google Update Service", they are associated w...

Disable Google automatic updates scheduled tasks (breaks Google Credential Provider)

This script disables the scheduled tasks used by Google to automatically update its software on Windows. The Google Update service creates two main tasks: "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore": Initiates automatic updates. • "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA": Corresponds to "Updates app". In newer versions of the Google Update service, these task names have random suffixes appended to them. Both of these tasks call the executable file "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Update\\GoogleUpdate.exe". This process is of...

Explore Categories​

This action belongs to Configure programs category. This category configures Windows using 111 scripts. These scripts are organized in 22 categories. The category includes 5 subscripts and 9 subcategories that include more scripts and categories. Read more on category page ▶

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