# How to fix chrome update loop “Nearly up-to-date! Relaunch Google Chrome to finish updating. Relaunch”

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**Created:** [November 14, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-fix-chrome-update-loop-nearly-up-to-date-relaunch-google-chrome-to-finish-updating-relaunch/62141 "2019-11-14T01:12:58Z")\
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# How to fix chrome update loop “Nearly up-to-date! Relaunch Google Chrome to finish updating. Relaunch” 😠

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/0/f/0f393e680c3f0a28439ea20715e9074bcb4543ec.png)

This is a guide on how to fix chrome update loop message “ **Nearly up-to-date! Relaunch Google Chrome to finish updating**. **Relaunch** ”

Current version: **49.0.2623.39 dev-m (64-bit)**

To verify open chrome and check the version in “ **About** ” page and then check if you get the above message with a Relaunch button. Then, recheck your chrome version in “ **About** ” page and see if it gives the same message.

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/7/5/75148d9d5e113509d692dd151820c6f4d4680b5b.png)

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/0/f/0f393e680c3f0a28439ea20715e9074bcb4543ec.png)

If its still giving you the error message “Nearly up-to-date! Relaunch Google Chrome to finish updating. Relaunch”, then you can follow these steps to resolve this issue:

[**IMPORTANT** : Please backup all your chrome bookmarks and other chrome related data before attempting this troubleshooting just to be on the safe side.]

**Step 1**. **Close all active chrome windows**

Open task manger to check if there are any instance of chrome running.

If you are on Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 machine, Press CTRL+ALT+DEL together in your keyboard, and click “ **Task Manager** “.

Now, you will find chrome in the list, right click that and select “ **End Task** ” for any process that says “Google Chrome”.

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/8/f/8f90b63bbb4959285d49530c718bce7669858b03.png)

**Step 2**. **Delete old chrome’s executable and folder**

Now, Browse to the following folder:  
\*_C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\*_

You will see two executable files there: **chrome** and **new\_chrome**

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/3/2/32857962da7854bd8792ef04293b2c30b845717d.png)

Right click on **chrome** and select “ **Delete** “.

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/8/5/855cf411171c28f375bf2fc723b422ea1d0a739a.png)

Now, rename executable file “ **new\_chrome** ” to “ **chrome** “. So after renaming it will look like this:

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/8/f/8f9f243d1fa544872831d0b6561027982aefe851.png)

Now, Delete the folder with the older version number. In my case, I deleted the folder “ **49.0.2623.39** “.

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/d/3/d3ed2e70b019a109894c209778c29f25ca81cc68.png)

**Step 3**. **Verify chrome version**

Open up your chrome browser. Check the “ **About** ”

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/0/2/02091c195a3570c94c3a60d2944a13f4add05700.png)

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/3/a/3a2ab04c8fa85cac874544725b63d781d8f5feda.png)

It should now display the message “ **Google Chrome is up to date**.”

**Ohhh yeaaa!** You have successfully fixed the update issue! 👍

> Credit: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTdvZE7vwi4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTdvZE7vwi4)