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How to stop an automatic redirect from “http://” to “https://” in Chrome
My problem came from having a .dev domain, which was apparently recently registered as a gTLD and put in a commit to Chrome Canary. I found this out from a recent post I came across as I searched for ...
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How to delete specific autofill entries from Google Chrome?
Hopefully I haven't oversimplified but I think there'll be enough to answer your question.
Step 1 - For example, click in the "Username" field/input box and press the down arrow (this will bring up a ...
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Why does putting a dot after the URL remove login information?
Adding the dot to the end of the domain name makes it an absolute fully-qualified domain name instead of just a regular fully-qualified domain name, and most browsers treat absolute domain names as ...
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Why does Chrome sometimes download a PDF instead of opening it?
Basically, this happens because the website tells the browser to do it. Occasionally, it's because the website developer decides they want this behaviour, e.g. common on file sharing sites. Other ...
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How do I disable the warning Chrome gives if a security certificate is not trusted?
You can tell Chrome to ignore all SSL errors by passing the following at the command line:
--ignore-certificate-errors
I start Chrome from bash using this:
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/...
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How to disable Google One Tap sign-up prompts?
You can disable these prompts from your Google account's Third-party apps & services settings page:
https://myaccount.google.com/connections/settings
Or go into your Google Account Settings and to ...
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How to delete address bar suggestions
Highlight the entry and:
Shift+Delete on a PC
Shift+FN+Delete a Mac
To disable autocomplete in general
open the Chrome Settings
Show advanced settings (at the bottom)
Under Privacy, uncheck
"Use ...
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How do I change the character encoding for a webpage in Chrome?
Unfortunately… a Christmas-box from Google Chrome: Chrome encoding options gone?:
…
Chrome 55 has removed the Encoding menu and Chrome will do
auto-encoding detection now:
https://bugs....
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Remove Chrome Network timeline
"Show overview" Button Toggles the network timeline, a screenshot may helps:
Edit: Thanks for xypha's comment, the screenshot was taken at Chrome Version 52.0.2743.116 m
Update (August 2019)
From ...
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Google Chrome: Remove all 'Other Search Engines'
Changed to work with the new inactive shortcuts.
Go to chrome://settings/searchEngines, hit F12 and paste this into the Console tab:
for (const el of document.querySelector("body > settings-ui&...
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How can I check the version of Google Chrome without it upgrading itself without asking me?
How can I check the version of Google Chrome without it upgrading itself without asking me?
Below are some possibilities.
Type chrome://version in the Chrome address bar
The version number will be ...
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Switching back to last *used* tab on Chrome
Press Ctrl+Shift+A and then press Enter.
On Mac it is Command+Shift+A then Enter.
Uses Chrome's native tab history feature and does not require any extensions or registry hacks. When you hit Ctrl+...
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Customize Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts?
If you're on a Mac then you can do this with the Mac System Preferences→Keyboard→Shortcuts. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/create-keyboard-shortcuts-for-apps-mchlp2271/13.0/mac/13.0
Here are ...
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Chrome 68 "Not secure" How to make it in red color?
Yes, we do have that option
Result
The result being all non-HTTPS pages in red color:
Setting it up
Access internal settings:
chrome://flags/
Look for:
Mark non-secure origins as non-secure
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Chrome uses 80% CPU when I visit a specific website
Yes, it’s a crypto currency miner. Hosted at www.datasecu.download, implemented in Web Assembly, communicating with its host via Websocket:
It’s distributed using a compromised advertising network:
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How to view SSL Certificate details on Chrome?
You can now find this information in Developer Tools. Three Dots Menu > More Tools > Developer Tools, then click the "Security" tab and you'll get a "Security Overview" with a "View certificate" ...
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Google Chrome DevTools failed to parse SourceMap: chrome-extension
For me it helped to only enable current context in devtools.
Caveat: It is not sticky. You have to reset it every time you open DevTools.
Caveat: API calls to other domains won't show any errors as ...
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How do websites block selecting text and how do I unblock that?
https://www.angst-panik-hilfe.de/angst-panik.css shows:
body{-webkit-user-select:none;-moz-user-select:-moz-none;
-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none}
So, that effect applies to the entire BODY ...
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Chrome not saving passwords (and not auto filling existing login/passwords)
If the settings to store passwords are enabled, but it still doesn't work, removing the password database might help.
Here are steps:
Quit Chrome.
Go to the directory where Chrome stores its user-...
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Disable auto-refresh tabs in Chrome Desktop
The OP is right. This has started happening in the latest release (Chrome Stable Version 48). I was also going bonkers due to this new 'feature' and then I did some research. It is not due to any ...
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How do I view a specific date in my Google Chrome history?
I would recommend that rather than using a third party extension just browse your activity from https://myactivity.google.com.
You can use the +Filter by date & product option below Search to ...
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How do I delete ALL Chrome/Google Account stored website passwords at once?
Found it. Clearing all the saved passwords in Chrome from Clear browsing data... also deletes the synced passwords in the Google Account. The setting can be revealed by clicking on the Advanced Tab.
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How do I deal with NET:ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID in Chrome?
First thing's first:
DO NOT DO THE FOLLOWING IF YOU DO NOT TRUST THE CERTIFICATE ISSUER
Doing this allows a man-in-the-middle to see all of your communications. This fix should only be employed if ...
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How to delete specific autofill entries from Google Chrome?
For macOS:
Shift + Fn + Delete (backspace)
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Deceptive site ahead: unanalytics.com
Now I'm reading why Better History is no longer available in the Chrome Web Store:
Better History Chrome extension goes rogue, hijacks browsers and displays ads
A third-party Chrome extension, ...
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How to paste text into input fields that block it?
Simply highlight the text and drag it into the text field. Try it here!
This works for me in Firefox and Chrome.
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Chrome address bar no longer shows protocol or www subdomain
The chrome://flags entries are temporary and will be removed in the future versions of Chrome.
The current solution in Chrome 83+
Right-click inside the address bar and enable "Always show full ...
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"Private key is missing or invalid when importing a certificate" in Google Chrome
I think what you may be trying to do is add it to the wrong certificate store. If you're attempting to add it under "Your Certificates", you're gonna have a bad time. That tab is for adding identity ...
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