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Force Chrome to Ignore a "weak ephemeral Diffie-Hellman public key”

With the update of Chrome to v45, it's blocking access to pages with weak ephermeral Diffie-Hellman public keys. I understand that this is due to Logjam. I understand that switching from https to http ...
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Show history from all devices in Chrome

I have Chrome set up to sync history between my devices work PC home PC laptop Android phone Pulling up the history on any of these shows only the history for that specific device, but it also ...
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Where are the Chrome theme files saved?

I want to change my Chrome theme from time to time. But whenever I download a theme in Chrome, it installs it and the downloaded file is missing from the destination. I want to maintain a collection ...
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Open Google Chrome Specific Profile From Command Line Mac

I have been trying to open Google Chrome from command line but with no luck! I have tried How do I start Chrome using a specified "user profile"? My goal is to open Google Chrome with a ...
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Large image to clipboard freezes computer

So I was messing around with some height map images and found this one: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Srtm_ramp2.world.21600x10800.jpg This image is 21600x10800 when I right ...
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How to set Default Browser on Ubuntu from command line?

I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 with Fluxbox. Since I installed Chromium-browser, it has been set as the default system browser (don't know why, don't know when, maybe I clicked accept somewhere without ...
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Open PDF links in external application on Chrome

I want to change the default behavior of Chrome so that when I click on a pdf link it opens in Adobe Acrobat instead of Chrome’s PDF viewer. Is this possible?
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Maintain different set of extensions in Chrome, on different PCs [duplicate]

I use my GMail account both at home, and in the office, to sign in to Chrome. In my PC at home, I have a set of Extensions that I use a lot, like YouTube Actions, AdBlocker, HoverZoom, etc. But on my ...
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How to force Chrome to use integrated GPU for decoding?

I want Chrome to utilize iGPU (GT630 on i7-8700k) for video decoding, especially VP9 decoding on YouTube. My discrete GPU is GTX970 and it is not capable of decoding VP9. Currently, VP9 is software ...
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Google Chrome save web passwords option is disabled

I am using Google Chrome "Version 34.0.1847.131 m". I used to be able to save web passwords, but the option is now disabled. How can I re-enable?
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How do I increase the available bookmark folder limits in chrome

As another user asked about firefox: Increase limit of bookmark folders in Firefox? I would like to increase the number of folders that you are presented with when you press the add bookmark star in ...
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How to prevent JavaScript alerts that fire when leaving a page?

Lots of pages have alerts when you leave them: if you close tabs, navigate away without saving, etc, there are numerous reasons why a site would alert/block you from leaving until you confirm an alert,...
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How can I modify data stored by Chrome extensions?

Various chrome extensions store data about their settings and other persistent information (whitelists for adblock and ghostery, scripts for tampermonkey, styles for stylish, etc). Where do they store ...
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How to get a browser that supports Java?

All the major browsers seem to have dumped Java. I frequent some sites such as 2draw.net that allow you to use Java applets to create art on the web, but some of these seem to be failing with recent ...
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How to open a set of tabs together quickly?

How to open a set of tabs together quickly? I normally use "Pin Tab" in a session, and if Chrome is closed normally, the previous set of pinned tabs will be opened pinned automatically next time. ...
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Why isn't Helvetica Neue rendering properly?

I installed some new Helvetica variations the other day and since then Helvetica Neue isn't rendering how it should (in Chrome or Firefox). I tried deleting all the Helvetica fonts and installing ...
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Creating new tab in Chrome when typing into address bar

This is something that other browsers can do by default, or at least Firefox. And up until recently I could accomplish the same thing with an extension called Chrome Toolbox by Google. However, it ...
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Moving chrome window to another monitor turns it black

Since upgrading to windows 10 Whenever I move a chrome window to my external monitor from my laptop monitor my chrome goes black. It only happens when the chrome window is maximized and I currently ...
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Why does google chrome need so many ports open?

I just did a port check with CPorts and I find that google chrome has so many local ports open in the range of 7713 - 7794. They are all connects to 80 or 443 on the other end. Why does google ...
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Delete duplicates from over 150,000 bookmarks on Google Chrome

I believe I tried all the bookmark management apps on the Chrome web store, deleted part of the bookmarks manually (yes, I even attempted that), organize them within folders and all, but they just ...
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Why does Chrome install itself under user directory instead of Program files?

On Windows 7 (x64), Chrome is installed in: C:\Users\userid\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\ Is that better that Program Files? Is it a general best practice? I suppose it's good (and more ...
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PC version of Google Chrome doesn't recognize ".local" domain name

With Bonjour installed in PC, I can access my server in Mac with ".local". For example, I can access my mac with the name "prosseek.local". The problem is that in Chrome for PC, it doesn't recognize "...
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Stop Chrome from opening pdfs in Google Docs Viewer

Some time ago my Chrome started to open PDFs in Google Docs viewer. I don't really know if I did something to force this behaviour, but I would like to view it as I was before (using Foxit Reader ...
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Does Chrome Remote Desktop work through LAN aswell?

Assuming both my Client and Server are on the same LAN, would the connection for Chrome Remote Desktop go through the LAN only, or would it still travel through Google Servers thereby adding to the ...
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Where does Chrome store its cookie file?

AFAIK Google Chrome uses an SQLite file to save cookies. I've tried to locate this file under my Windows 7 but couldn't locate it. I've found one file only, under C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Local\...
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Set Chrome to go to last used tab after tab is closed

I'm an ex Opera user so, simply because of how I am used to certain behaviors, I wanna create them in chrome. For instance: All new tabs should open at the end of all tabs, not next to the current. ...
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Google Chrome loses (does not show) stored password after an upgrade

Google Chrome loses stored passwords after an upgrade. The situation is different from the one described here. A few days back, at one point, no remembered passwords were being offered during a ...
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Google Chrome not saving passwords (prompting to save but not saved)

Chrome does prompt and offer to save passwords. However every time I click Save, it doesn't actually save. The Manage passwords - Saved passwords is an empty list. In chrome://settings/search#...
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Pinned tab on Google Chrome has a rippling or highlighting effect

On Google Chrome I have a tab with twitter.com on it and it's show a "rippling" effect. Here are a couple of screenshots: . You can see the lighter area at the top of the tab to the right of the ...
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Control Chrome completely with the keyboard

Chrome has generally great keyboard support, but there are a few things that you can't do with the keyboard in Chrome: Open the previous page in a new tab. (Ctrl-click on the back button does this, ...
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Why has Google Chrome lost all of my saved passwords?

I have a Dell laptop running Windows Vista. A few days ago I had a problem with Google Chrome saying "Your profile could not be opened correctly. Some features may be unavailable." I believe that the ...
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Volume Low in Chrome Browser

Volume for audio and video sounds too quiet in Chrome, e.g. on YouTube. I have tried restarting it (via the actual exit option) and then I tried restarting the computer. Running Windows 8.1. Volume ...
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How to stop 7-Zip from automatically downloading and opening a zip file in Chrome?

I have checked the "Ask where to save each file before downloading" option in Chrome settings yet after installing 7-Zip, every time I click on a link which targets a .zip file: chrome doesn't fire ...
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Configuring proxy settings for Google Chrome on Linux

How do I configure proxy settings for Chrome on Linux? It doesn't have a configuration interface like Firefox. I'd like to configure it in a way that I don't have to type every time, the login and ...
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Google Hangouts Stuck and Unable to Sign in

So, my Chrome Hangouts extension seems to be stuck trying to sign me in to an account, but I can't try signing into another account. All I get is a message saying: Unable to sign in This ...
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can I turn off Chrome's "Page(s) Unresponsive" dialog?

Ideally for some pages. I get this message constantly in Chrome 39 for youtube pages. Happens at home and at work, so it's not a CPU problem, both systems have plenty of horsepower, more than enough ...
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How to disable Google Chrome download bar?

How to disable Google Chrome download bar from popping up every time I download something? I prefer to ctrl+j to see my downloads status when I actually want it, not to see a log of every thing I ...
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How can I make the Page Up and Page Down keys scroll a full screenful in browsers?

For as long as I can remember I have been frustrated by the browser behavior whereby using the Page Up and Page Down keys on the keyboard doesn't scroll the web page by a full screenful. Whenever I am ...
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Your connection is not private - Attackers might be trying to steal your information

I would like to know what does this error message means in the chrome and when I try to access in my case hotmail and I get this below message and if I try to access gmail or yahoo or facebook I do ...
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How do I mute certain tabs in Chrome? [duplicate]

In Google Chrome, can I mute sound in a single tab? Suppose a tab has a youtube video that I would like to silence. However, I still want to hear the audio from another tab.
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How to change TAB font size in ANY BROWSER

I just can't work near PCs anymore my eyes hurt - I am developer. I use browser a lot. I tried all of them: IE, Safari, FF, Chrome - they all are bad at the most simplest thing - large font size for ...
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Chrome stop saving addresses and keep filling those saved before

I am a web developer, I create loads and loads of different forms with autocomplete option. During the process, I save a lot of dummy addresses, emails and phone numbers, and all of those are saved in ...
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Make chrome put http:// in the browser

I'm working with a local server that spits out some XML. Whenever I go to change the url, say from myserver.local:8080/servlet?p1=foo&p2=blah to myserver.local:8080/servlet?p1=foo&p2=otherblah ...
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If it possible to force websites to automatically use English language if you are in a non-English speaking country

I have an annoying problem. I live in a foreign country. Every time I visit a new website, it set the foreign language as default. Is it possible to set some settings or any preference or any special ...
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Chrome 33 shows ugly, blocky, pixelated fonts in Linux

After updating to the latest version of Chrome (33) on my Gentoo Linux box, certain sites such as GitHub have started rendering with ugly, pixelated, non-antialiased fonts. Small text is now basically ...
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Google Chrome Missing from Volume Mixer

I have Windows 8.1, and Google Chrome is missing from my Volume Mixer (it does not show up on it). I cannot hear any audio from that program. I've tested both Flash audio (e.g., YouTube) and HTML5 ...
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Does opening a lot of tabs in Google chrome cause a performance issue?

I have heard that each tab in a Google chrome is a separate process. So if any tab crashed it won't be affected to the whole browser. So if you open so many tabs there will be as many processes in the ...
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Is there a common browser shortcut for jumping to a website’s search bar?

I know Ctrl+L moves focus to the browser address bar, and I use it all the time across browsers. What would be useful though, on sites such as this one, Amazon, or even Google, is a shortcut which ...
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Entering Unicode characters in Google Chrome?

I would like sometimes to enter Unicode characters such as a right arrow (→). Currently, the only way I know is to use the Unicode Input application, but it's about as cumbersome as the Windows ...
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Number Tabs in Chrome or Firefox

I like to use the Ctrl or Alt + Number shorcut to jump quickly to a specific tab. Problem is: When you have a lot of tabs open it is hard to look at them and quickly know which one is tab number 7. ...
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