thanks for info, it's time to backup current chrome version and block it's update.
Here's what I'd do:
Copy Chrome to directory named after it's version number. So for Chrome 125:
From:C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application
to:C:\Browserprofiles\Programs\Chrome 125
Sometimes the program is in c:\users\<your account name>\appdata\local\google for single user install so copy from there.
Copy your Chrome profile:From:[/b]
C:\Users\<Your account name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data
To:C:\Browserprofiles\User\Googlechrome\templates\125Template"
Copy chrome shortcut and edit:Shortcut:
Target:"C:\Browserprofiles\Programs\Chrome 125\chrome.exe" --user-data-dir="C:\Browserprofiles\User\Googlechrome\templates\125Template"
Start in: "C:\Browserprofiles\Programs\Chrome 125"
Once it starts with everything clear what you don't want.
Also find softwarereporter.exe and delete.
May not be necessary as it should only update in the folder it was installed in:and C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleUpdater
Find Task Scheduler and remove the tasks
Copy your extensions (developer mode in extensions and load unpacked)
C:\Browserprofiles\User\Googlechrome\templates\125Template\Default\Extensions
Find out their names according to the extensions tab and rename in the copy what they are.
The problem with that is when installed you may get a nagging message on startup about them and whether you want to disable them.