Whenever you install Google applications like Chrome in your windows, a file (GoogleUpdate.exe) is also installed together. Basically this file will run in the background and its main function is to look out for updates for the installed applications. While I'm sure most people don't bother to keep this little program to run in the background, there are definitely some people who hate unnecessary processes like GoogleUpdate.exe which might take some of your memory (I doubt GoogleUpdate.exe would significantly chew up your memory).
Anyway, here is how you can get rid of GoogleUpdate.exe.
1. Go to Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks (Windows XP) or type in "taskschd.msc" in the start menu search box.
2. Find GoogleUpdateTaskUser, right-click it and select delete option. This will effectively stop it from auto restarting after reboot.
3. If it is active, you need to end the process before proceeding with the deletion.
That's it!
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