> every major browser silently installs itself into the startup process when you enable any browser push notification on Windows
Don’t they already do that for automatic background updates anyway?
Don’t they already do that for automatic background updates anyway?
Chrome iirc has two update mechanisms, the first being Google Update which is a different application that isn't as resource heavy (and is also used to update applications like Google Earth) and the second being similar to the Firefox update mechanism, but it instead happens in the background while you're using the browser (with an orange exclamation mark when the update is ready to be installed to inform you that the browser needs to be restarted).
Safari updates always have been tied to updates to macOS/iOS, with all the benefits and issues that entails (no automatic updates whatsoever outside of OS updates).
So, if you are trying to join an interview or exam and your camera and/or mic aren't working, check if you happen to have a small orange excalamtion point somewhere in your Chrome UI, chances are that's the reason.