Chrome Flags Reference

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

--simulate-outdated-no-au

What does --simulate-outdated-no-au do?

Simulates that current version is outdated and auto-update is off.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --simulate-outdated-no-au using CLI

chrome --simulate-outdated-no-au

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --simulate-outdated-no-au using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-outdated-no-au']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --simulate-outdated-no-au using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-outdated-no-au']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --simulate-outdated-no-au using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--simulate-outdated-no-au')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)