Windows Registry location for Google Chrome version

Question

Where does Google Chrome store its version information locally?

I'm developing a Lua script to access application version information found in the Windows registry, but can't find a registry key associated with the current installed version of Google Chrome Browser.

The closest I've found was this, which indicates that the version info can be found at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Google Chrome.

However, on my system, there is no Google Chrome subkey under Uninstall in the HKCU hive or corresponding HKEY_USERS paths. Any thoughts?

Broadleaf

Answer 1

It could be that your installation of google chrome is somehow messed up. I do have this registry key and it contains two values with the current version number.

Another way although not through the registry would be to check the folders in Users/[username]/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/Application. I have a folder with the latest version number in there. (and a folder with an older version).

AND I found something in the registry which might also work on every client: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID{5C65F4B0-3651-4514-B207-D10CB699B14B}\LocalServer32 The values there contain the version number in the path.

Avril

Great, this answers the question. I'll use either the registry key you listed or parse the path in "Program Files" to get the Chrome Version. – Broadleaf

Answer 2

The version can be found under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon

Corenecoreopsis

Answer 3

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\chrome.exe\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Google Chrome\

Paddie

Answer 4

That's because you are logged in under admin user and when you setup google chrome you setup it under local machine you will find value in this path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9C447DD7-5DD2-358C-90A2-1997BD1D69D1}

maybe this name will be different {9C447DD7-5DD2-358C-90A2-1997BD1D69D1}

Relish

Answer 5

I just completed a Capture the Flag challenge where the "Chrome" subkey is not present under the "Google" one. I found the version by following this path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE(Loaded Hive folder I named)\Google\Update\Clients. I searched all the folders for the Chrome version and found it, named "pv." The data contained the Chrome version I needed to solve the flag. Hope this helps.

P.S. I was given a registry file to load into Registry Editor to solve the flag.

Redpoll