Fix: Chrome Installation Failed – Google Chrome installer failed to start.
Why the Chrome Installation is failed?
If you face the following installation error "Chrome Installation failed. The Google Chrome installer failed to start" or "Chrome installation failed due to unspecified error" when you try to install Google Chrome on your computer, then an invalid registry entry prevents you from installing Chrome.
To resolve the Chrome Installation failed problem, follow this guide and remove the invalid entries from Windows registry.
How to fix the "Chrome Installation Failed – Chrome installer failed to start" problem.
Important notice: Some users reported that McAfee products such the "McAfee Security Scan Plus" or the "McAfee AntiSpyware" prevents the Chrome installation. So before proceeding to modify the registry by using the steps below, uninstall any McAfee product if installed.
1. Open Registry Editor: To do that:
- Simultaneously press the Win + R keys, type regedit and choose OK.
2. At the left pane, navigate to this subfolder*:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\Clients\{430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D}
* On Windows 64bit the path is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Update\Clients\{430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D}
3. Right-click on {430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D} subfolder and select Delete.
4. Now navigate to this subfolder: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\Clients\{430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D}
5. Right-click on {430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D} subfolder and select Delete.
6. Close Registry editor.
7. Now, navigate to the following locations and delete the Chrome folder:
If you use Windows 10, 8, 7 or Vista navigate to:
- C:\Users\%Username%\AppData\Local\Google\ *
- C:\Program Files\
- C:\Program Files (x86)\
* Note: If you use Windows XP navigate to:
- C:\Documents and Settings\\%Username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\
8. Install Google Chrome.
Note: if the problem persists Check your computer for viruses, malware, etc.
That’s all folks! Did it work for you?
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July 20, 2016 @ 7:44 pm
Files you are saying to look for are not fond. I have a fresh startup of windows 10 and there is no per-existing google installation. No files as you specify,..
I am still however getting the Unspecified Error message and unable to install chrome. Have not had a successful attempt, so again, no files as you specify exist.
July 21, 2016 @ 11:49 am
@Andrew: This is strange. Try to run the Chrome installer with Administrative privileges. (Right click on installer > Run as Administrator) or try to install an older version of chrome.
February 11, 2017 @ 12:36 pm
Brand new laptop I had same issue. I just uninstalled mcafee products & in good to go!
April 15, 2017 @ 11:19 pm
Hi, I was having the same issues. I disabled the McAfee real time scanning and it worked like a charm.
July 7, 2017 @ 12:36 am
Please tell me how did u disable it! Plz help
July 7, 2017 @ 10:02 am
@Mariam: Follow the instructions from this link: http://download.mcafee.com/products/webhelp/4/3081/GUID-6BBB25F9-0109-47A9-B0E5-A39F6F874E50.html
July 15, 2017 @ 11:03 am
This has actually been one of the best articles i have read. It was actually really informative.Looking ahead for a lot more blogs of this particular in near future
September 18, 2017 @ 11:58 am
"Unable to connect to the internet. If you use a firewall, please whitelist GoogleUpdate.exe"
Can't install Chrome
September 19, 2017 @ 2:05 pm
@LenovoX: If you use a firewall program then disable or uninstall it. Then, check you Internet access with another program. Apply the instructions mentioned on the post
March 5, 2019 @ 3:58 pm
Turning off McAfee real time scanning solved the problem for me.
June 7, 2019 @ 5:55 pm
I've tried everything including this topic. I'm at a loss right now for what I can do. I've run scans with my antivirus as suggested and nothing is working. I don't have McAfee on my laptop at all as I've never been a fan of that specific brand. I can download just about any other browser but Chrome isn't letting me reinstall it.
**I've uninstalled due to some issues with it and was going to reinstall right away because that helped the last time I had the same issue. Below is what I keep getting:
https://i.imgur.com/nzVKffo.png
https://i.imgur.com/clPBirr.png
June 8, 2019 @ 8:57 am
Amy: Follow the instructions on this article to fix your problem.
January 29, 2020 @ 8:16 am
yep..if you are running windows 10 64 bit /HP COMPUTER, THIS WORK…AFTER 100TUTORIALS this is working for me…THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!…THE ONLY DIFFERENCE I DID IS THAT HE JUST DELETED SOME OF THOSE LONG NUMBER FOLDER, I DELETE ALL OF THEM.
March 14, 2020 @ 9:27 pm
When I got to this stage, 4. Now navigate to this subfolder: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\Clients\{430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D} and clicked on update, the only subfolders listed were ClientState, network and proxy. I clicked on ClientState, but none of the options matched what I was supposed to look for. What now?
March 15, 2020 @ 12:10 pm
On Windows 64bit the path is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Update\Clients\{430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D}
June 6, 2020 @ 11:17 am
this has solved my problem, thanks for the steps.