What is the scheduled task "\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA" on my Windows 7 computer?

"\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA" is a scheduled task on Windows 7 system added as part of Windows installation.

You will see "\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA" listed on Task Scheduler with the following information:

Name: GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA
Location: 
Description: Keeps your Google software up to date. If this task is 
   disabled or stopped, your Google software will not be kept up to date, 
   meaning security vulnerabilities that may arise cannot be fixed and 
   features may not work. This task uninstalls itself when the
Actions: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe /ua /installsource scheduler
Triggers: At 4:25 PM every day

Program file information about "GoogleUpdate.exe":

File name: GoogleUpdate.exe
File path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
File size: 153752 bytes
Last modified time: 1/23/2017 4:14:19 PM
File description: Google Installer
File version: 1.3.31.5
Company name: Google Inc.

"GoogleUpdate.exe" is scheduled to run daily at 4:25PM.

It is recommended to keep "\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA" disabled.

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