{"id":13245,"date":"2017-11-09T13:28:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T07:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=13245"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:40:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:10:23","slug":"chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Chrome Updates are disabled by the administrator in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Getting Chrome &#8220;Updates are disabled by your administrator&#8221; error? Here\u2019s how to fix Google Chrome Updates are disabled by the administrator in Windows 10 PC.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/your-connection-is-not-private-chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google Chrome<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>is one of the most popular and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fastest-web-browser-windows-10-8-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fastest web browsers<\/a>\u00a0which are used by millions of people across the globe. User-friendly updates, very less resource consumption, and regular software updates are some of the features which make Google Chrome web browser the choice of millions of people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we all know, Google pushes updates for the Chrome web browser from time to time to ensure that all the bugs and vulnerabilities are fixed and safe web browsing experience is delivered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But there are times when you see Chrome \u201c<strong>Updates are disabled by the administrator<\/strong>\u201d error message out of nowhere and due to which you can\u2019t update Google Chrome browser.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13248 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator.png\" alt=\"chrome updates are disabled by the administrator\" width=\"659\" height=\"396\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator.png 659w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fix Updates are disabled by the administrator Chrome error to update Google Chrome and keep it up to date\u00a0<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are using Chrome browser for a long time then you might be familiar that there are plenty of <strong>update problems<\/strong> and <strong>update failed errors<\/strong> (<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #333333;\"><em>An error occurred while checking for updates: Update server not available, An error occurred while checking for updates: Update check failed to start, An error occurred while checking for updates: Download failed<\/em> <\/span>etc.) associated with Chrome browser and Google <strong>Chrome Updates are disabled by the administrator<\/strong> error is also one of these errors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In case, if you are getting this error on your computer while using <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-google-chrome-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Chrome<\/a><\/strong> then you won\u2019t be able to install all the latest updates which are available for this web browser. To resume Google Chrome updates, you will have to fix Updates are disabled by your administrator error first.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Do you know? <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/your-connection-is-not-private-chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix \u201cYour connection is not private\u201d Error in Chrome<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator\/#How_to_Fix_Google_Chrome_Updates_are_disabled_by_the_administrator_in_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Fix Google Chrome Updates are disabled by the administrator in Windows 10\">How to Fix Google Chrome Updates are disabled by the administrator in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator\/#Solution_1_Reset_Google_Chrome_to_Default_Settings\" title=\"Solution 1: Reset Google Chrome to Default Settings\">Solution 1: Reset Google Chrome to Default Settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator\/#Solution_2_Fix_Updates_are_disabled_by_the_administrator_using_Registry_Editor\" title=\"Solution 2: Fix Updates are disabled by the administrator using Registry Editor\">Solution 2: Fix Updates are disabled by the administrator using Registry Editor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_Google_Chrome_Updates_are_disabled_by_the_administrator_in_Windows_10\"><\/span>How to Fix Google Chrome Updates are disabled by the administrator in Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before following the below-explained solutions, there are few things which you can try to get rid of Google Chrome Updates are disabled by the administrator error on Windows 10 PC such as <strong>restarting<\/strong> your computer, <strong>removing programs<\/strong> (like <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #333333;\"><em>BrowseFox, SearchProtect, PullUpdate, SmartBar<\/em> <\/span>etc) that might change your settings and cause problems, <strong>checking for malware<\/strong>, and reviewing antivirus, firewall, or <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/set-google-chrome-parental-controls-extensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parental control settings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have already checked all these settings and still facing the Chrome update disabled error then you need to follow the below-mentioned solution for resolving <strong>Google Chrome Updates are disabled by the administrator<\/strong> error. You can follow any method out of these two and continue installing the updates for Chrome.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_1_Reset_Google_Chrome_to_Default_Settings\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Solution 1:<\/span> Reset Google Chrome to Default Settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Resetting Google Chrome to default settings is the simplest way and prime step which will help you in solving Google Chrome Updates are disabled by the administrator problem. Here\u2019s how to <strong>reset Google Chrome to default settings<\/strong> in Windows 10 PC:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, open <strong>Google Chrome<\/strong> browser on your computer and click on three dots <strong>Menu<\/strong> located at the top right and then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13247 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-settings.png\" alt=\"chrome settings\" width=\"659\" height=\"515\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-settings.png 659w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-settings-150x117.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-settings-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> On the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Settings<\/span> window, scroll down and click on the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> option to see all the advanced settings of Chrome web browser.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13246 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-advanced-settings.png\" alt=\"chrome advanced settings\" width=\"659\" height=\"594\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-advanced-settings.png 659w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-advanced-settings-150x135.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chrome-advanced-settings-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now scroll down again and at the bottom, you will see <strong>Reset settings to their original defaults<\/strong> option. Click on it and then click on <strong>Reset<\/strong> button to confirm the resetting process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13250 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator.png\" alt=\"updates are disabled by the administrator\" width=\"659\" height=\"594\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator.png 659w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator-150x135.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This action will <strong>reset Chrome to default settings<\/strong> and will fix Google Chrome Updates are disabled by your administrator error in Windows 10 operating system.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like to see: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-google-chrome-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Top 5 Methods to Make Google Chrome Faster<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_2_Fix_Updates_are_disabled_by_the_administrator_using_Registry_Editor\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Solution 2:<\/span> Fix Updates are disabled by the administrator using Registry Editor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also use Windows Registry Editor to resolve <strong>Chrome &#8220;Updates are disabled by your administrator&#8221;<\/strong> error on Windows 10 computer. If you are not able to resolve Chrome update disabled error after following the first method then you can try this method. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1): <\/strong>At first, open <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box by pressing <strong>Windows + R<\/strong> keys together and type <strong>regedit<\/strong> in it and then hit <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enter<\/span> key to open <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Registry Editor<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11764 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10.png\" alt=\"regedit-windows-10\" width=\"399\" height=\"207\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10.png 399w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> On the Registry Editor window, navigate to the following location:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Google\\Update<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now in the right pane of the Registry editor, double-click on <strong>Default<\/strong> option and set its Value data to <strong>1<\/strong> and then click on <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13249 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/google-chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator.png\" alt=\"google chrome updates are disabled by the administrator\" width=\"662\" height=\"363\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/google-chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator.png 662w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/google-chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator-150x82.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/google-chrome-updates-are-disabled-by-the-administrator-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once all these changes are done, close the registry editor window and then try opening Google Chrome web browser. This time, Google Chrome Updates are disabled by the administrator in Windows 10 issue should be fixed.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can see how simple is to fix <strong>Updates are disabled by the administrator Chrome<\/strong> error which appears while updating Google Chrome browser on your computer. 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