Google Chrome updates depend on your platform:

• Google Chrome on Windows and Mac auto-updates itself on a regular basis. The auto-update is performed by Google Update.
• Google Chrome on Linux does not auto-update; it relies on your package manager to update it.

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:

• Use the Google Update ADM template, as described in Google Update for Enterprise.
• Set the value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Update\UpdateDefault to the REG_DWORD value of "0".

Turning off auto-updates on Mac

For a Mac network, use Google Software Update to turn off auto-updates.

Turning off auto-updates on Linux

Google Chrome is not auto-updated automatically on Linux; your package manager handles this.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I know if there's an auto-update happening soon?
  You can subscribe to the Google Chrome release blog, which lists every dev, beta, and stable release of Google Chrome.
   
• How often do auto-updates happen? How many can I expect this year?
  Major version updates to the stable channel of Google Chrome tend to happen about four times a year, although security fixes can come at any time.
   
• Are there release notes with each version?
  The Google Chrome release blog provides an overview about what changed, plus revision logs showing all the fixes made.
   
• Is there a particular reason to keep auto-updates on?
  Yes. Turning off auto-updates means you may miss an update that includes security fixes, leaving your users at risk.
   
• Can I turn auto-updates back on later?
  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").
   
• How can I update my users without turning auto-updates back on?
  You can deploy the latest release for your platform. For more information, choose your platform:
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
• I need auto-updates turned off so I can test new versions of Google Chrome before everyone else gets them. What do you suggest I do?
  • Turn off auto-updates as described above, and push the group policy to your network.
  • Watch for updates on the Google Chrome release blog.
  • Whenever you see a new version that you want to release, download and deploy the latest version on your test machines. See the previous question for instruction links.
  • Do your verification tests.
  • Once Google Chrome is certified, deploy the new Chrome to the rest of your network.