Questions tagged [google-chrome]
Google's web browser available on both mobile and desktop platforms.
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Is it possible to use the IE10 App without making Internet Explorer the default browser?
Windows 8 comes with two versions of Internet Explorer: the normal desktop version, which looks just like IE9, and the Modern UI version, which is a full-screen tablet-style app. By default, links ...
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How do I start Chrome using a specified "user profile"?
I use the new built-in "Users" feature of Chrome to switch between Home/Work accounts easily. However, Chrome remembers the "last" user profile you had selected when launching new windows. This is a ...
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Multiple chrome.exe processes in Task Manager
I know that each new tab on Google Chrome have its own process, but I have 14 chrome.exe processes running actually as I can see it on the Task Manager, and only two tabs are opened on Google Chrome. ...
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How to clear/flush the DNS cache in Google Chrome?
As you probably know Google Chrome has its own internal DNS cache. Is there a way to clear it without having to wait for the time out or close the browser?
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How to make a blank page in Google Chrome at start-up?
Does Google Chrome has anything similar to about:blank page in IE and Firefox? I did not find any suitable page mentioning this?
PS: I tried about:blank but it looked like Chrome is trying to load ...
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Use Flash Player after 12 Jan 2021
I would like to use Flash Player to show web contents but since today (12 Jan 2021) Adobe is blocking it.
Is there a way to use it?
I've tried Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Brave browsers.
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Chrome: remove URL from autocomplete which doesn't show up in history? [duplicate]
I accidentally visited gist.gihub.com (note the missing t), and now that URL auto completes each time I start typing gist.…. How can I remove this URL?
I've tried removing it from my history, but ...
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How to stop an automatic redirect from “http://” to “https://” in Chrome
I had something set up wacky in our DNS setup which is now resolved.
The remaining problem is that chrome has cached the incorrect setup.
Specifically, when using Chrome http://example.com is now ...
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Can I force Google Chrome to remember passwords?
Is there a way to force Google Chrome to remember passwords for sites that have autocomplete turned off?
Clarification:
I am a programmer, but ideally, I'd like a method that I could help regular ...
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How to force refresh without cache in Google Chrome? [duplicate]
Does Chrome have an equivalent to Firefox's Ctrl+F5 refresh? I can't seem to find one.
I changed my gravatar last night, and I can see the new one in Firefox after a Ctrl+F5 refresh, but Chrome seems ...
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How to disable Google One Tap sign-up prompts?
I've recently begun seeing common pop-ups on sites on which I do not have an account.
The pop-ups prompt me with my real name and Google sign-in email, which is being provided either by being signed ...
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Stop PDFs from displaying inside Google Chrome
When I click on a PDF link in Chrome, it opens automatically inside the browser window. How can I get it to download instead and open with an external viewer?
Update:
I implemented djhowell's ...
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Change default CSS of Google Chrome
I would like to be able to change the default CSS used by chrome, such as removing the underlines for links, etc. However, I cannot find the default CSS file used by Chrome. Does anyone know where it ...
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How do I transfer my Google Chrome profile to a new PC?
Now that I have Google Chrome all set up, I got myself a new laptop. Does anyone have any idea how to transfer my settings, cookies, favorites, etc?
I checked documents and settings\me\application ...
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How to restore Chrome without "Restore" button and the files "Last Session" and "Last Tabs"?
I was using Chrome halfway when the computer crashed. Usually if I restart and re-run Chrome, there would be a Restore button to recover my lost Chrome session.
However, I restarted in Safe Mode, and ...
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How to open Google Chrome with extensions disabled / turned off?
Google Chrome is crashing when I try to open it. I'm assuming that it's probably a bad extension that's causing the problem.
How can I start up Chrome with all extensions disabled / turned off?
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How to remove one or all auto-complete text entries in Chrome? [duplicate]
Ok... so this is embarrassing.
I typed in "boobs" on EncyclopediaDramatica's search because, well, it's a really funny page.
But now I've got a problem... EVERY TIME I click a search field in Chrome ...
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Switching back to last *used* tab on Chrome
How do I toggle back to the last tab used in Chrome on Mac? Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab navigates the tabs in order. But I want to switch back and forth between two tabs similar to how how Cmd-Tab ...
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Remove auto-complete field entries in Google Chrome
Is there a way to stop the gmail address field (on the login page) from displaying all the gmail addresses that you have ever typed in it?
When logging in with Google Chrome or trying to set up a ...
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Google Chrome automatically adding websites to my list of search engines?
I have noticed that certain websites (e.g. Stack Exchange sites, Dell, etc.) are automatically added to my list of search engines in Google Chrome.
They even add a keyboard shortcut to their entry. ...
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Where are the user profile directories of Google Chrome located in?
Where are the user profile directories of Google Chrome located in?
It may seem like a very simple question, but I couldn't find it.
I checked inside %APPDATA%, but there were noting relevant there.
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Chrome doesn't start in Windows 8, gives an error message "Class not registered"
Using Windows 8 and trying to start Google Chrome from the start menu fails, doesn't show any error or open the browser. When double clicked on the desktop, it says
Class not registered
When I run ...
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How can I make Chrome stop caching redirects?
I am working on a web application that is using redirects (for pretty URLs).
I am trying to debug logic in the way the redirects are working. However Google Chrome keeps remembering the redirects and ...
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How to remove an entry from Chrome's Remembered URLs from the url bar?
I've got a URL in Chrome "local.mysite.com" that autopopulates when I start typing "local.my" into the URL bar.
Note that this URL DOES NOT EXIST in my browser history (at chrome://history/#e=1&p=...
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How to reload the page by emptying cache in Google Chrome?
I don't know what exactly it's called, by cache refresh I mean, refresh the page after clearing its cache. I don't want to clear the entire browser cache.
I can't seem to cache refresh my pages. In ...
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Revert new tab page behavior in Google Chrome 29+
I don’t like the behavior of the new tab page in Google Chrome 29+. How can I restore the old behavior?
The new tab page (if you have Google set as the default search engine) now shows the Google ...
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Force Chrome to open new pages in new window, not tab? (when opened from a program)
Whenever I click a link from something like outlook or a program opens a web page (not when I click a link from within chrome). It opens up in Chrome since it is my default browser but if I already ...
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Google Chrome Annoying Download warning
Whenever I download a .dmg, .exe file, etc. Google Chrome assumes I don't know what I am doing and asks me if I understand the risks and warns me that the file may be harmful to my computer. I get the ...
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How to disable DirectWrite in Google Chrome 37?
Today Google Chrome 37 got final and well... the fonts looking ugly. It looks unsharp like on most .NET programs. Is there a way to disable DirectWrite and get back to Chrome <= 36 font rendering?
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Text size suddenly got bigger on all sites on Google Chrome
This morning I started my Google Chrome browser as I do every day. The text size was suddenly bigger than normal, on all sites. I did not change any setting anywhere.
If I set the zoom to 90% it ...
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How can I force my browser to search Google in English? [duplicate]
I'm too bored of seeing sites like Google and such show up in my native language, I would rather like them to be in English. Yet, I have to explicitly change the URL to .com and en and that kind of ...
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Force Chrome to open URLs as URLs, instead of searching
I have a local Apache server running, which is defined through /etc/hosts as "apache". So I often open pages like:
http://apache/website/
Normally, this works fine. However, since I am using a more ...
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Disable “Ctrl”+mouse wheel zooming in Chrome?
I'm a normal-sighted person and I would like to view pages at 100% all the time. I use keyboard shortcuts that involve Ctrl a lot, so about twenty times a day I accidentally hit Ctrl at the same time ...
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Can Chrome browser history be exported to an HTML file?
In Google Chrome, is there a built-in method to make an HTML file I can save to my local machine, like the file for bookmarks?
If not, is there an extension that does the same?
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How can I get a new browser session when opening a new tab or window on Firefox/Chrome?
When opening new Internet Explorer window, a new browser session is issued. Therefore you can login with two different accounts on the same service (let's say Gmail). The same does not apply when ...
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Prevent white screen before loading page in chromium?
When a page doesn't load immediately, Chromium and every other browser I tried display a white screen before they get a response from it:
Even though chrome://settings/personal says it's using the ...
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How to restore the window of tabs crashed 1 day ago in Google Chrome
How do you restore the window of tabs crashed 1 day ago in Google Chrome? if I have used another window of many tabs in Chrome for 1 day.
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Understand structure of Chrome User Profile data to Transfer to new PC/ OS & avoid Settings corruption Error?
Older answers are not working so I'm including things that may work in pieces.
Chrome Version: 44.0.2403.155 m - 44.0.2403.157 m
I used to be able to copy entire Chrome User Profile\Default from OS ...
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How to turn off chrome's annoying auto-fill?
For example: If I type reddit.com, it autofills it to reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuu based on my history.
I wanted to go to reddit.com, not F7U12. Any way to turn this off?
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Associating/Grouping a file with a folder in Windows so that they both are moved together
I saved an HTML web page using Google Chrome. An HTML file along with a folder containing the images was saved on my computer. Now when I move the HTML file to a different location or delete it, the ...
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How do I block certain websites from being accessed through a browser?
A friend of mine (who is not a geek) asks me how to stop her little brother from playing web games on her computer. She is currently using Chrome and IE, and I have never done that before, even on FF.
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How can I change link colors in Firefox and Chrome, but leave all other colors and fonts as they are?
Some people who suffer protanomaly can hardly distinguish red text from black text on computer screens. Many web pages, like AskUbuntu.com, show visited and unvisited text links in red'ish colors. ...
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NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID and certificate is not expired
When I try to access my website using https I receive the below error. This error only occurs from my computer regardless which browser I am using to access the home page. When I try to access the ...
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How can I delete all web history that matches a specific query in Google Chrome
In Google Chrome, is it possible to delete all search history that matches a specific query (for example, en.wikipedia.org)?
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How can I create a URL shortcut in Chrome?
I'm not sure if this is possible, but I want to type in foo, hit enter, and be directed to bar.com.
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How do I delete previously entered items from Google Chrome Omnibox?
Chrome's Omnibox keeps sites that I most frequently visit - and this is good. However, one of my most visited pages has its URL changed, and I want to remove this from the Chrome Omnibox suggestions, ...
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How to allow Chrome (browser) to load insecure content?
Google Chrome, by default, blocks insecure content on secure pages. Is there any way to allow it to load the full content and have it ask me (like Firefox does)? Even if it doesn't ask me and just ...
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How to use keyboard to navigate google search results (now that instant search is dead) [duplicate]
As of today, Google Instant Search is dead.
This is what it used to look like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANVT56wlmTo
I never cared much for the instant display of results while I typed. ...
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Case sensitive searches in Google Chrome
Is there a way to perform case sensitive on page searches in Google Chrome?
Say I'm searching for "Tree" and I want to exclude all variants such as "tree" or "TREE" which don't match the case I'm ...
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Disable Google Chrome session restore functionality [duplicate]
Chrome offers to restore the last session when it did not shutdown properly (power outage, Chrome crashed, ...).
How do I disable that? (Setting or command line switch)
I'm using a batch file that ...