Thursday, June 14, 2018
How to Remove Googleupdate exe completely
How to Remove Googleupdate exe completely
Most of us use at least one Google software. Be it Google chrome, Gtalk, Google Earth or other.
Yes they are awesome, but it is annoying to see �googleupdate.exe� whenever we check Task Manager.
When all other software gets updated in 5-10 minutes, Why Google needs to update all the time?
If you read security articles frequently, some Android(google supported) Apps reported to Upload privacy data via updates
And if you end it, it will again come and irritate you.
Solution
How to remove googleupdate.exe completely?
Well you have to take lot of pain to remove it completely. Follow these steps:
1) Block at Firewall
Go to: Control Panel -> Windows Firewall -> Exception tab
Uncheck �googleupdate� from there if present
2) Block at Task Schedular
Go to: Control Panel -> Schedule Tasks (win xp)
Control Panel -> System and Security -> Task scheduler (win 7)
Find �GoogleUpdateTaskUser� kind of entry -> Delete it
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| Task Schedular |
(if it comes again after reboot, then disable it)
3) End process in Task Manager
Alt+ctrl+Del -> Task Manager -> �Process� tab -> Right click on �googleupdate.exe� -> End processes
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| Task Manager |
4) Stop its service
Run -> type �Services.msc� -> Double click �googleupdate� -> select �Disabled� in start up type
5) Remove �googleupdate.exe� completely
Open �Run� type following paths :
%userprofile%local settingsapplication datagoogle
c:Program FilesGoogle
Open �Update� folder -> delete �googleupdate.exe� from there (can delete everything there)
Go back to google folder -> right click ->properties -> Security tab -> edit
In the new �Permission and Update� window
Select a user -> in Permission section, check �Deny� in Full control
Repeat this for each users(must have Administrator rights) -> Apply -> OK
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| Permisssion |
6) Remove from start up
Run->msconfig->Startup tab
Uncheck �Googleupdate� from there
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| Msconfig |
apply -> ok -> restart
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| Restart |
After restart, Check Dont show... thing in the window that will come after start up and click OK.
Done!!
This will surely remove Googleupdate.exe and do all the changes to prevent it from coming.
still after reboot, check these two paths in registry:
(These part is used by Windows to auto run processes on startup)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun
(Run->Regedit-> go to specified path by expanding each parent Entry name)
if you find the Google Update value, simply delete that one, and the process wont be started again on next Windows reboot.
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