Forced Chrome Update by Crashing Windows: Difference between revisions

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{{Irrelevant}}~~{{Placeholder box|~~Since August 2024 i noticed that Chrome forces its own update by crashing windows10 (bluescreen) while playling YouTube videos. }}

{{Irrelevant}}Since August 2024 i noticed that Chrome forces its own update by crashing windows10 (bluescreen) while playling YouTube videos.

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==Background==

~~{{Placeholder box|~~I have been doing electronics since the Apple ][ and the C-64. My whole life, I had no one to ask for information or help, as computing at home—and for most people at work—was completely new. So I think I can say that I know what I’m talking about because computers weren’t just my hobby; later, computers and electronics became my profession as well. I learned the most difficult and complex things, so everything else was and still is easy. With this in mind, you can understand why I believe the growing mass of truly dumb people is a problem—and that these problems will soon escalate dramatically, because holding a cellphone right does not make you intelligent. And yes, I have been coding since the Apple ][.}}

I have been doing electronics since the Apple ][ and the C-64. My whole life, I had no one to ask for information or help, as computing at home—and for most people at work—was completely new. So I think I can say that I know what I’m talking about because computers weren’t just my hobby; later, computers and electronics became my profession as well. I learned the most difficult and complex things, so everything else was and still is easy. With this in mind, you can understand why I believe the growing mass of truly dumb people is a problem—and that these problems will soon escalate dramatically, because holding a cellphone right does not make you intelligent. And yes, I have been coding since the Apple ][.

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==[Incident]==

~~{{Placeholder box|~~I have noticed that Chrome forces its own update by causing a Windows crash (bluescreen). The crash seems to be deliberately triggered to bypass update restrictions and ensure that Chrome updates itself upon reboot. This has been happening since August 2024.

I have noticed that Chrome forces its own update by causing a Windows crash (bluescreen). The crash seems to be deliberately triggered to bypass update restrictions and ensure that Chrome updates itself upon reboot. This has been happening since August 2024.

I have several identical laptops, all running Windows 10, some with Chrome from November 2024. The ones where Windows Update and Chrome Update are disabled crash while watching YouTube videos. The laptops that receive updates do not crash. I even have made identical drives to test this.

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At first, I thought this was because I had set Windows Update to pause for seven days. Then I tested completely disabling updates, and in all cases, Chrome crashes Windows to force its update. It’s as if Chrome says, *"You won’t update me? I’ll wait a few days… but then—"* You get the idea.

All Chrome versions since August 2024 behave this way, even though the updater is disabled—blocked by system permissions (`no execute, no read`) and even deleted. Windows Update is also disabled through the registry, preventing write and read access to specific files.}}

All Chrome versions since August 2024 behave this way, even though the updater is disabled—blocked by system permissions (`no execute, no read`) and even deleted. Windows Update is also disabled through the registry, preventing write and read access to specific files.

===[Company]'s response===

~~{{Placeholder box|~~I did not tell google, they surely know...}}

I did not tell google, they surely know...

~~==Lawsuit==~~

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~~==Consumer response==~~

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==References==

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-{{Irrelevant}}{{Placeholder box|Since August 2024 i noticed that Chrome forces its own update by crashing windows10 (bluescreen) while playling YouTube videos. }}
+{{Irrelevant}}Since August 2024 i noticed that Chrome forces its own update by crashing windows10 (bluescreen) while playling YouTube videos.
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 ==Background==
-{{Placeholder box|I have been doing electronics since the Apple ][ and the C-64. My whole life, I had no one to ask for information or help, as computing at home—and for most people at work—was completely new. So I think I can say that I know what I’m talking about because computers weren’t just my hobby; later, computers and electronics became my profession as well. I learned the most difficult and complex things, so everything else was and still is easy. With this in mind, you can understand why I believe the growing mass of truly dumb people is a problem—and that these problems will soon escalate dramatically, because holding a cellphone right does not make you intelligent. And yes, I have been coding since the Apple ][.}}
+I have been doing electronics since the Apple ][ and the C-64. My whole life, I had no one to ask for information or help, as computing at home—and for most people at work—was completely new. So I think I can say that I know what I’m talking about because computers weren’t just my hobby; later, computers and electronics became my profession as well. I learned the most difficult and complex things, so everything else was and still is easy. With this in mind, you can understand why I believe the growing mass of truly dumb people is a problem—and that these problems will soon escalate dramatically, because holding a cellphone right does not make you intelligent. And yes, I have been coding since the Apple ][.
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 ==[Incident]==
-{{Placeholder box|I have noticed that Chrome forces its own update by causing a Windows crash (bluescreen). The crash seems to be deliberately triggered to bypass update restrictions and ensure that Chrome updates itself upon reboot. This has been happening since August 2024.
+I have noticed that Chrome forces its own update by causing a Windows crash (bluescreen). The crash seems to be deliberately triggered to bypass update restrictions and ensure that Chrome updates itself upon reboot. This has been happening since August 2024.
 I have several identical laptops, all running Windows 10, some with Chrome from November 2024. The ones where Windows Update and Chrome Update are disabled crash while watching YouTube videos. The laptops that receive updates do not crash. I even have made identical drives to test this.
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 At first, I thought this was because I had set Windows Update to pause for seven days. Then I tested completely disabling updates, and in all cases, Chrome crashes Windows to force its update. It’s as if Chrome says, *"You won’t update me? I’ll wait a few days… but then—"* You get the idea.
-All Chrome versions since August 2024 behave this way, even though the updater is disabled—blocked by system permissions (`no execute, no read`) and even deleted. Windows Update is also disabled through the registry, preventing write and read access to specific files.}}
+All Chrome versions since August 2024 behave this way, even though the updater is disabled—blocked by system permissions (`no execute, no read`) and even deleted. Windows Update is also disabled through the registry, preventing write and read access to specific files.
 ===[Company]'s response===
-{{Placeholder box|I did not tell google, they surely know...}}
+I did not tell google, they surely know...
-==Lawsuit==
-{{Placeholder box|}}
-==Consumer response==
-{{Placeholder box|}}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-{{Placeholder box|[[mw:Help:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_categories|Add a category]] with the same name as the product, service, website, software, product line or company that this article is about.
-The "Incidents" category is not needed.}}