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| Thread ID: 150581 | 2022-04-08 01:31:00 | Problem with Google Chrome. | mzee (3324) | Press F1 |
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| 1485436 | 2022-04-08 01:31:00 | Google Chrome as been updated to version 100.0.4896.75 on Debian & Windows, it is driving me nuts! *When I do a search it asks me if I am a Robot, and requires me to play a little game spotting buses, bicycles, and boats! The last straw was when I asked for “cures for swollen feet”. Apparently, only Spies, and hackers have swollen feet! *When I download a file it asks me if I “really want to keep the file”. Apart from being annoying I lost a large ISO file because I was elsewhere while it was loading, the battery ran out and the laptop closed down. The Linux is not a problem because I have earlier versions of Chrome, and can also use Chromium. Windows installs Chrome automatically so I don’t have any earlier versions. Where can I get one, and how do I prevent it from updating? |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1485437 | 2022-04-08 03:08:00 | You can get older versions of Chrome from www.slimjet.com ( just tried V90 in Windows sandbox and it went fine - till it upgraded to 100) :mad: To stop the Auto updates -- try reading stackoverflow.com (stackoverflow.com ons,set%20Startup%20type%3A%20to%20Disabled.) Scroll through till you get to the Services options. Open the Computer Management app with elevated rights: type it in the taskbar search, then click Run as administrator on the menu Go to Service and Applications -> Services Find Google Update Service (gupdate) and Google Update Service (gupdatem) For both services, right-click, select Properties and set Startup type: to Disabled. SUGGESTION, turn off the updates BEFORE installing the older version :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1485438 | 2022-04-08 03:44:00 | Guess you could try this, it should be ok as a Portable App but if not just delete the folder it installs to and all problems gone without hassle. portableapps.com Because of privacy etc concerns with Google Chrome I prefer to use SRWare Iron, which is derived from Chromium, the same as Chrome but without the issues. portableapps.com |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1485439 | 2022-04-10 08:00:00 | I returned to Linux to install Chromium, only to find that it had been buggered up as well. Tried Opera but it is full of junk. I am changing to Firefox, will have two profiles, one for General use, and the other for VPN stuff. | mzee (3324) | ||
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