The Google Update process was the bane for many Internet users as it seemed to come up again even if it was disabled on the computer system. The process googleupdate.exe was running all the time on the computer system trying to connect to Google to see if there were any updates for Google software available. It could even happen that the updating process was still running if no Google software programs were installed on the computer system.
It also did feel strange that Google needed a process to update their programs while other companies like Mozilla did not. Especially if the only software by Google was their web browser Google Chrome.
Google has announced changes yesterday that will please many computer users. They basically changed Google Update from running in the background permanently to a process that would check for updates periodically which basically eliminates the googleupdate.exe process in the background as it will terminate after the check for updates.
Users can check the Task Scheduler in the Windows Control Panel to change the frequency of the update checks. The Google team points out that the process might be running continuously on some computer systems if problems are encountered with the task scheduler and Windows Services.
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Definitely a *huge* improvement. But as far as I’m concerned : no google update at all.
Those automatic update functions are usually for users who have no clue about computer security. We both know when a new version of a software which means that the automatic update check is not necessary at all, especially when implemented this way.
That’s a step in the right direction. It would be better if their programs simply checked for a new version independently when they are started, but I’ll settle for this.
So what the process change will happen on its own or when we update a google app or if we download a new app?????