How can I downgrade to Chrome 42.0.2311.90?

1. Uninstall your current chrome version.
2. Remove all Chrome data for current version from: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome
3. Download your particular version from chrome_installer.
4. Disable chrome updates using instructions given on this link.

Following steps help you to install your desired google chrome version :

1 - Uninstall your current google chrome version.

2 - Download your desired google chrome version from here : Google Chrome Download

3 - Restart PC once so if any registry or temp file stored of previous google chrome then it will get refresh.

4 - Install your downloaded google chrome. And then turn off automatic chrome update.

I struggled with this same problem on Mac, trying to downgrade, and stay downgraded from Chrome 53 to 52 due to a serious bug affecting webaudio.

None of the other recommendation appear to apply any more (or on Mac OS X at least). The app attempts to upgrade itself and there doesn't be a way to configure that in a "Chrome-friendly" way.

Eventually I resorted to force...

• Close and uninstall Chrome

• Edit your /etc/hosts file to prevent update checks from working by overriding the DNS entry:

  0.0.0.0 tools.google.com

• Find and download an old release. This is left as an exercise, this was actually hard and fraught with fear of bad binaries. I was able to cross-reference MD5s from one site that didn't have downloads with another that had downloads.

• Install and run the older version
• Important: Check the "About" page, and point and laugh at Chrome's attempts to check in.