Disable browsers "what's new" window after updating

[Rigo]

All browsers now relaunch to a what's new window/tab after updating.
Anyway to disable this?
Pretty annoying when one only wants to get back to work after accepting relaunch the browser

 

[britechguy]

Perplexity.ai: Is there a way to disable the "what's new" tabs that open when relaunching a browser after an update?

I suspected this would be an "it varies by browser" thing, and it is.

 

[britechguy]

It looks like Edge has the equivalent of Chrome, and following the same instructions as noted for Chrome:

 

[britechguy]

And in digging further, this appears to be a "Chromium thing." Brave and Vivaldi both have the same checkbox as Edge does, but both have the Chromium logo next to the word "Settings."

 

[Rigo]

Thanks Brian
Nothing of the like in Edge.
Below is the closest in Chrome:

 

[britechguy]

Rigo,

You're looking in the wrong place. You must follow these steps, shown by Perplexity.ai:
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Chrome Solution​

Access Chrome's Developer Tools with F12 or Ctrl+Shift+I, then open the gear icon for settings. Navigate to Preferences > Appearance and uncheck "Show What's New after each update" to prevent the tab from appearing post-relaunch.
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This is NOT a part of regular settings, but the settings that show only once Developer Tools are opened and the Settings there opened afterward.

 

[ThatPlace928]

@britechguy , thank you! I also find the What's New tab frustrating. Is there a setting for turning off Chrome updates? Mine updates nearly every week and it's annoying.

 

[Rigo]

Rigo,

You're looking in the wrong place. You must follow these steps, shown by Perplexity.ai:
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Chrome Solution​

Access Chrome's Developer Tools with F12 or Ctrl+Shift+I, then open the gear icon for settings. Navigate to Preferences > Appearance and uncheck "Show What's New after each update" to prevent the tab from appearing post-relaunch.
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This is NOT a part of regular settings, but the settings that show only once Developer Tools are opened and the Settings there opened afterward.

My bad,
I had only looked at the screenshots without following your link.
Got into the developper tools and unticked the relevant box in Chrome.
Fortunately there was a pending update for testing, re-launched to apply and STILL got the "What's new" thing

 

[britechguy]

Is there a setting for turning off Chrome updates?

Only what I can find via Perplexity.ai: Is there a way to turn off auto-updating in the Chrome browser?

 

[ThatPlace928]

Only what I can find via Perplexity.ai: Is there a way to turn off auto-updating in the Chrome browser?

Thanks for trying. I did a little research on it a couple months ago but never found anything. I would love to change the frequency of the updates.

 

[HCHTech]

I would love to change the frequency of the updates.

Chrome updates are part of the patch management in our RMM, so we technically control those, although we have them on auto-approval. I can't remember a Chrome update breaking anything.

 

[ThatPlace928]

Chrome updates are part of the patch management in our RMM, so we technically control those, although we have them on auto-approval. I can't remember a Chrome update breaking anything.

They're not breaking anything. I never said that. They're just annoying and I'd love to change the frequency of them, is all.

 

[britechguy]

I never said that.

And I don't think @HCHTech was saying, nor implying, that you did. It is possible to make observations based on experience without making any implications about the comments that triggered them.

And I can agree with you that the frequency of updates in a very great many web browsers is annoying. I've just gotten used to either doing an immediate update and restart (with my tabs restored) or intentionally ignoring the prompt. My partner seems to be able to ignore those prompts along with the Restart button that sits in the browser toolbar, often for days.

 

[ThatPlace928]

And I don't think @HCHTech was saying, nor implying, that you did. It is possible to make observations based on experience without making any implications about the comments that triggered them.

And I can agree with you that the frequency of updates in a very great many web browsers is annoying. I've just gotten used to either doing an immediate update and restart (with my tabs restored) or intentionally ignoring the prompt. My partner seems to be able to ignore those prompts along with the Restart button that sits in the browser toolbar, often for days.

Chrome will only sit for so long with the message to restart to update, then it will do it on its own and usually overnight. I wake up in the morning and any programs I had open on the desktop are all closed. I always save my work so that's not a problem. I just prefer that Chrome doesn't do that. If I could put it on a set schedule, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

 

[britechguy]

I wake up in the morning and any programs I had open on the desktop are all closed.

Then you are having behavior I've literally never seen from any Chromium-based browser update. I've never seen them need anything other than a restart of the browser itself; certainly not a Windows system restart.