Like many modern Web-focused apps, Google Chrome uses an online installer by default for new users looking to acquire the Windows version of the popular browser. This means that the file a user downloads when they visit the is actually just a tiny installation utility — usually about 1MB in size — that, when run on a user’s PC, reaches out to Google’s servers and downloads the latest version of Chrome (this does not apply to Macs, as Chrome for OS X is only offered as a standalone download). This is beneficial because if the user saves the initial installation utility and runs it at a later date, the user will still receive the most up-to-date version of Chrome, including patches to critical security vulnerabilities that may have been discovered and fixed in the time between the initial download and the eventual installation process. But the Chrome online installer also has its drawbacks. First, unlike traditional self-contained software installers, you need to have an active Internet connection in order to install the browser.
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This may seem like a minor issue, especially since a Web browser like Chrome is nearly useless without the Internet, but there are several scenarios in which a user installing Chrome wouldn’t need or necessarily want Internet access. Examples include IT management and service, where a technician deploys software to one or more PCs that may not yet have Internet connections set up, or installing a Web browser on a PC that will be used for browsing local HTML resources in an organization’s intranet but won’t have access to the wider Internet. Even in cases where the Internet is available, some users may prefer a standalone offline installer, such as those working with networks and connections that offer very limited bandwidth. The full Chrome installer is only about 50MB in size, but that could still take some time to download in cases where the only network connection is dial-up, or in cases where bandwidth is metered or otherwise limited. Thankfully, Google provides an option to download a standalone Chrome offline installer, but you need to know where to look. To download the Chrome offline installer, at Google’s support website and select your desired version of Chrome. Like the online installer, Google will attempt to automatically detect the version of the operating system you’re running and offer you the corresponding version of Chrome.