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diff --git a/chromium/docs/website/site/administrators/turning-off-auto-updates/index.md b/chromium/docs/website/site/administrators/turning-off-auto-updates/index.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6af08afa3ec..00000000000 --- a/chromium/docs/website/site/administrators/turning-off-auto-updates/index.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,109 +0,0 @@ ---- -breadcrumbs: -- - /administrators - - Documentation for Administrators -page_name: turning-off-auto-updates -title: Turning Off Auto Updates in Google Chrome ---- - -Google Chrome on Windows and Mac auto-updates itself on a regular basis. The -auto-updating procedure is performed by Google Update, which is based on the -open-source [Omaha](https://github.com/google/omaha) project. Auto-updated -provide fixes to sometimes critical issues, limiting exposure. - -<table> -<tr> -<td><b>Warning: Turning off auto-updates should be done with caution. You may not receive the latest security updates if you do not auto-update.</b></td> -</tr> -</table> - -**Turning off Auto-Updates on Windows** - -To turn off auto-updates of Google Chrome on Windows, you need to instruct -Google Update to not update it. To do this, you can either: - -1. Use the **Google Update** ADM templates provided [on this - page](/administrators/policy-templates) or as described in [this - article](https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6350036). -2. Set the value of - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Google\\Update\\AutoUpdateCheckPeriodMinutes - to the REG_DWORD value of "0". - -Warning: To prevent abuse of this policy, if a device is not joined to an Active -Directory domain, and if this policy has been set to 0 or to a value greater -than 77 hours, this setting will not be honored and replaced by 77 hours after -August 2014. If you are affected by this, and still want to disable Chrome -updates (NOT RECOMMENDED), you may do so by using 'Update policy override' as -described [here](https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6350036#Policies). - -More information about Google Update's group policy support is -[here](https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6350036). - -**Turning off Auto-Updates on Mac** - -More information about turning off auto-updates on a Mac network is -[here](http://www.google.com/support/installer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=147176&ctx=go). - -**Turning off Auto-Updates on Linux** - -Google Chrome and Chromium are not auto-updated automatically on Linux; your -package manager handles this. - -**Frequently Asked questions** - -**Q: Does Chrome on Linux auto-update too?** - -A: Google Chrome on Linux does not auto-update itself; it relies on your package -manager to update it. - -**Q: Does the open-source Chromium browser auto-update like Chrome?** -No. Chromium does not have its own auto-update process, so if you are deploying -Chromium, do you not need to worry about turning off auto-updates. - -**Q: How do I know if there is an auto-update happening soon?** - -A: You can subscribe to the blog at <https://chromereleases.googleblog.com>, -which lists every dev, beta, and stable release of Google Chrome. Chromium does -not auto-update. - -**Q: How often do auto-updates happen? How many can I expect this year?** - -A: Major version updates to the stable channel of Google Chrome tend to happen -about every six weeks, although security fixes can come at any time. See -[Release Early, Release -Often](http://blog.chromium.org/2010/07/release-early-release-often.html) for -more information. - -**Q: Do you have release notes with each version?** - -A: Yes, see the Chrome Enterprise Release Notes. Also, for a granular list of -what's changed and links to all the fixes made, see -<https://chromereleases.googleblog.com>. - -**Q: Why would I not want to turn off auto-updates?** - -A: Turning off auto-updates means you may miss an update that includes security -fixes, leaving your users at risk. - -**Q: Can I turn auto-updates back on?** - -A: Yes. Just set the value of the registry key you changed back up to a -reasonable number of minutes between update checks (greater than "0"). - -**Q: How would I update my users without turning auto-update back on?** - -A: You can deploy the latest MSI, which is available -[here](http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?msi=true). - -**Q: I need auto-updates off so I can test new versions of Google Chrome / -Chromium before everyone else gets them. What do you suggest I do?** - -A: Turn off auto-updates via the steps above, and push the group policy to your -network. Then download the latest MSI -[here](http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?msi=true). Deploy it on your test -machines, and do your verification. Once it is certified, deploy that same MSI -on the rest of your network. And watch for updates on -<https://chromereleases.googleblog.com> for new versions of the MSI to test and -deploy. Enterprise customers can find additional downloads, such as ADMX -templates to manage Chrome policies -[here](https://cloud.google.com/chrome-enterprise/browser/download/).
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