Which Google Updater is the one that I should allow to run?

After installing Chrome in a fresh VM and checking autoruns, these are the only entries created:

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Services are no longer registered. But Google takes updating still very seriously.

Here are the two tasks listed in the Task Scheduler: enter image description here

The upper task points to:

C:\Users\Oliver\AppData\Local\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe /c

The lower task points to:

C:\Users\Oliver\AppData\Local\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe /ua /installsource scheduler

And the legacy services can be deleted from the machine using Microsoft's sc command line tool from an elevated command prompt:

C:\Windows\system32>sc delete gupdate
[SC] DeleteService SUCCESS

C:\Windows\system32>sc delete gupdatem
[SC] DeleteService SUCCESS

C:\Windows\system32>sc delete gusvc
[SC] DeleteService SUCCESS

For computer security I used a product call Deep Freeze. I keep my Windows 7 C drive frozen except when I want to make a change to my system about monthly. Since my C drive is frozen, every time I reboot my computer the C Drive is returned to it original state removing unwanted junk including viruses, cookies, etc. All documents and data files are kept on other disk drives.

I have found the Google Update Task Machine UA very annoying. It has been costing me 15 seconds every 10 minutes. I have a very fast and powerful desktop Dell PC and have been wondering for a week now what devious software was stopping work for 15 seconds every 10 minutes like clock work. Today I discovered it was the Google Updater. My solution to this problem is:

  • [Control Panel] / [Administrative Tools] / [Services]
  • Rt-Click on Startup Type and change it to Disable for the following:
  • Google Software Updater
  • Google Update Service (Gupdate)
  • Google Update Service (gupdatem)
  • [Control Panel] / [Amdinistrative Tools] / [Task Scheduler]
  • [Task Scheduler Library]
  • Rt-Click on these two top records:
  • GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore
  • GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA Now I am back in control of my fast computer without interruptions every 10 minutes.

Turning off automatic updates for other software packages has been generally less annoying than Google Updates.

PS. I removed Google Drive and the Firefox Browser before I discovered the real problem was Google Updates. Hope this helps others save hours of frustration trying to regaining control of their computers.

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