Chrome updates now happen so frequently, and they so rarely cause problems, that I no longer have any qualms about the browser’s auto-update mechanism. Of course, if a Chrome update makes the browser unusable, I can use another browser for however long it takes Google to fix it, which would not be the case for a bad Windows update.
The release announcement for Chrome 44.0.2403.155 doesn’t provide any details, which is starting to become the norm, sadly. And Google was doing so well with this…
Parsing the change log reveals that the new version contains fixes for a few minor issues, including at least one related to stability.