Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--simulate-critical-update

What does --simulate-critical-update do?

Simulates a critical update being available.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --simulate-critical-update using CLI

chrome --simulate-critical-update

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --simulate-critical-update using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-critical-update']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --simulate-critical-update using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-critical-update']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --simulate-critical-update using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--simulate-critical-update')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)