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Chrome default size and position when opening a new window
Currently, when you open a new window of Chrome (by middle clicking the shortcut on Windows, or using Ctrl+N) it will be placed above the last opened window if there is one and will have the same size....
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Chrome opens last session despite all tabs being closed individually
I have Chrome set to open to one tab only -- Google. However, after closing every tab and relaunching Chrome, all the previously-closed tabs are loaded instead. Not the last tab from the last session, ...
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How to auto-refresh Chrome in kiosk mode
I've a computer (windows 10) with a link in the startup directory to launch a web page with Chrome in kiosk mode.
It opens correctly but displays a blank page, until I press F5, at which point the ...
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Google Chrome hangs for 20+ seconds before loading URL
When opening Google Chrome, I can interact with the UI and task manager shows no significant resource usage, but when I navigate to a URL there is a 20+ second delay. I can open multiple tabs and ...
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How to stop running a program (like Chrome) from an external SSD
A few years ago, I did something that enabled me to install the Chrome browser on an external SSD and run it from there. Apologies for being about as unspecific as it gets!
Because I don't remember ...
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Full screen in multiple windows in single screen
I have 65 inch tv which I use as monitor for windows.
I want to open multiple windows and each windows must have full screen , which I use for Stock market trading charts.I can hide address bar and ...
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Why can't Google Chrome update without someone logged in?
I have a number of Windows 10 machines in an AD environment that host Chrome. If someone logs into the machine and goes about their business, it appears as if Chrome runs its updates just fine. If ...
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How to change the font size of Menu bar, popup and navigation bar in Chrome?
The menu bar, popup and navigation bar are too tiny font in Chrome
How can I change the font size?
I already tired settings>custom font
but that does not change menu font size at all
My display ...
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Opening PDF previews with Chrome on an Optiplex 7010 or 7000 results in a grey square in the preview pane
As the title states. Opening PDF previews with Chrome on an Optiplex 7010 or 7000 results in a grey square in the preview pane.
Notes:
This issue does not occur for any other Optiplex series (5060, ...
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Chrome is hiding some tabs if I have too many tabs open
I am not sure when it started.
Earlier behaviour: If they are too many tabs open, chrome will reduce the width of each tab to show all the tabs in the title bar.
Current behaviour: If they are too ...
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Chrome browser: Two tab search drop-down menus. How to disable any of them?
I am using Chrome 116.0.5845.82 beta (64-bit) and a few days ago I ended up with two tab search drop-down menus.
There is no chrome://flags/#enable-tab-search for me to disable.
How can I disable one ...
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How to set Chrome Window Name on launch via CLI or other automation
As of Chrome 90, there is a built-in feature under "(three dots menu) > More tools > Name window..." which allows you to rename a window. This can be very handy for a multitude of ...
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Using multiple secondary displays as a separated chrome/edge kiosk
Using a computer with several secondary small screens,
Is there a way to enable Chrome\Edge Kiosk mode for a specific URL,
Each display (except the main one) has a separate profile and full-screen ...
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How to prevent Computer going into sleep mode after Youtube's "Are you still watching?" is on screen for a while
Just like the question says, I have been experiencing issues watching YouTube through Chrome browser. Basically after a while Youtube/Chrome will put the pc to sleep without warning. Just to clarify, ...
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Can't use some Alt+ keyboard shortcuts in Google Sheets like I did in Excel on some computers
In Excel there are some Alt shortcuts like:
Alt+E+S+V: paste special value only
Alt+I+R: insert a new row
In Google Sheets, they can also be used. When I press Alt+I for example, I see this popup at ...
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Is there a way to view the Chrome DNS cache?
Just like in Windows we can view the dns cache by executing ipconfig /displaydns, is there a way to view the DNS cache of Chrome?. In chrome://net-internals/#dns?
We can see the button "Clear ...
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How to exit Chrome full screen on a Win tablet
I have a tablet with Win10 on it and it works.
When I open Chrome it opens. Now, I want to go to full screen mode (NOT just maximize). Usually, I would do this with "F11" on the keyboard but this key ...
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Mysterious HDD startups
I am running Windows 10.
I have a WD blue HDD which I use to store video clips and nothing else. When it hasn't been accessed in a while, it goes to sleep. When it's asleep and I go to access the ...
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Chrome bookmark bar background with high contrast
When using high contrast mode in Windows 10, Chrome updates the text color of items on the bookmark bar from black to white. More, the background of each item becomes black:
How can I change the ...
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Deleting %LocalAppData%\Google will delete cached passwords for Chrome, correct?
I have tried to force logout of all devices, but am not sure if it worked or not. I do not have access to the machine, but have asked a former coworker to delete %LocalAppData%\Google from my old work ...
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How can I open an ftp server in Chrome?
When I open an ftp address (e.g. ftp://localhost/some/path) it open "Choose an app" in Chrome. I've tried passive-ftp and some other things in internet options which didn't work. Is there a ...
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Transfer Google Chrome profiles from Ubuntu to windows
I have to use both Ubuntu and Windows. Consequently I also need to use Google Chrome on both. I have tried to transfer my chrome profiles FROM Ubuntu 20.04 to Windows 10 unsuccessfully despite ...
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Edge and Chrome suddenly stopped working
My father called me today. His Edge and Chrome stopped working since yesterday.
He showed me the Problem and Edge immediately closes itself after opening it.
Chrome shows an Error page, similar to the ...
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How to pin Google Chrome with a specific user (profile) to Windows 10 taskbar?
I am running Google Chrome v71 with two profiles. How do I pin it to the taskbar with both, specific profiles?
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Emoji became invisible in Google Chrome bookmarks and address bar
After a recent Windows 10 update, emoji became invisible in Google Chrome bookmarks and address bar. How do I fix that?
I compared the font seguiemj.ttf to a backup of that file that I happen to have ...
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Why my Chrome Extensions directory is empty in Windows 10?
Why my C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions directory is empty?
Even though I have several extensions installed
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Chrome browser says "No devices found" when I try to cast to a Chromecast
I just set up a Google Chromecast using the Google Home app on my iPhone. Then I tried the Cast feature in the Chrome browser on my Windows 10 laptop PC, which is connected to the same Wi-Fi network ...
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Can ping websites but not view them in a browser
So I'm having internet browsing issues hoping this makes sense to someone.
I reboot my PC windows 10 and it works fine, but leave it on overnight and come back to it, the internet seems to drops out, ...
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How to clear everything from a single website in Chrome?
Is there a way to clear everything from a single domain (let's say .foo.com) in Chrome?
I mean
History
Website Cache
Any Credentials
Any Cookies
Anything else I missed
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Google Chrome crashes upon entering fullscreen
I'm using the most recent version on a fully-updated system. The crash is caused by both F11 and sometimes simply opening the video in fullscreen (e.g., YouTube).
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Chrome window don't show in the alt tab menu when chrome in fullscreen mode, it appears and diseapears randomly?
when I was working with codepen, and because my screen is a bit small, I needed to enable the fullscreen mode to have more space, so I used the alt-tab key combination to switch to the other window of ...
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Chrome doesn't show in list of browsers when setting default in Windows 10
After an update to both Windows 10 and Chrome (51.0.2704.103), my default browser has cleared:
and clicking the "+" button to choose the default only gives me the option of Edge and Firefox:
Does ...
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Video 'artifacting' in Chrome for 7 seconds, black video in Edge and IE for 7 seconds (Facebook, YouTube Gaming) - also on some GIFs
This is something I've noticed on Facebook mainly, and I believe it's caused by Windows 10 upgrade + latest AMD 15.7 drivers, because those are the only two things that have really been changed ...
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How do I install browser extensions to Firefox, Chrome or Edge browsers in Windows 10 as a regular user?
Since morning I have been trying to install add-ons for Firefox, Chrome and the Edge browsers, but I have achieved little success. I have only been able to install these to administrator accounts but ...
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Does making hundreds of Google Drive files available offline slow down my computer?
I collaborate on many Google documents: Docs, Sheets, Slides. I've made hundreds of them available offline (File → Make available offline). What are the performance implications of doing so?
I am not ...
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How to automate setting Chrome as default browser in Windows 10
I've tried setting default in the reg keys:
hkeycu>software>microsoft>windows>shell>associations>urlassociations>http and https.
Tried using master_preference file.
Tried using ...
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Google Chrome missing icons and high CPU usage
I recently found that icons in Google Chrome (EG next to tab names, and also in bookmarks bar), which were previously working fine, were not being rendered and instead showing the "Globe" ...
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Where is the recently closed tabs stored on chrome for windows?
Where does chrome store the recently closed tabs on windows 10? I have managed to pause history but not the recently closed tabs. I've also marked the History-logs file as read only, but that didn't ...
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Chrome is displaying only a white screen but it's clickable (not frozen)
we just began experiencing this problem today. Chrome opens a white window with the _ and X visible in the top right corner. No tabs, address bar, etc.
I can position the cursor and click where the ...
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Ctrl-Shift-T shortcut stopped working in ALL programs (Windows 10)
At least, it stopped working in Chrome and VSCode. I use this shortcut frequently so this is pretty painful. I'm using a new computer but I'm pretty sure it was working at some point, right now Ctrl-...
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"Downloading proxy script" even though "Automatically detect settings" is disabled?
I had just seen "Downloading proxy script" message in Chrome status bar, and that's highly suspicious, and seems to be impossible, because I had disabled proxy automatic configuration.
I ...
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AXIS Network Camera not able to connect to a shared folder for storage on Windows 10
Trying to set up a storage for my Axis Camera to a shared folder, but getting this error:
The folder is shared properly with full access to everyone, and I can access it no problem \\MYPCNAME\Camera ...
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Batch file. Open a set of Crome tabs in a new window
I have the following batch file that opens a set of few tabs in separate Crome window for the specified profile.
@echo off
start chrome --new-window --profile-directory="Default" "...
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How to make google search in browser adjust to window size?
I generally use my browser side by side with some application(s) so that I could make a google search while doing some work. But the problem is that the google search page doesn't adjust according to ...
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Fonts almost unreadable on Chrome & Firefox (windows 10)?
Some websites display text in a weird way (borderline unreadable).
For example:
Facebook or Ebay don't display text correctly
Google, Gmail, other websites are ok.
Screenshot illustrating my issue:...
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Web Camera not working in Chromium based browsers only in Windows 10
I've been having this problem for quite a while now but didn't really pay attention to it, since the camera works just fine with all desktop apps I use.
Now I need to use stuff like MS Teams as a ...
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Two installations of Chrome with different download notification styles?
I have Chrome installed on two different Windows 10 laptops. The laptops are identical - same hardware, same Windows version, and same Chrome version (all up to date).
A couple of months ago one of ...
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Typing doesn't work, shortcut keys work
I get into this problem often, almost once a week. All on a sudden my keyboard isn't typing anything. Not on any software. I try to open notepad, press every letter, nothing gets typed on notepad, ...
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I Need to Keep a Window Active
I need to keep a browser window active while I use another window.
"Keep-on-Top" is not what I'm looking before because when I switch pages, it still goes inactive.
I'm trying to keep a page ...
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How to remove the "(1)" suffix from the name suggestion in Windows 10 save/download dialogs
When I download a file with Chrome, I have configured Chrome to always ask where I want to store the file. So every time I download something, I'm prompted with a save dialog.
If the folder that is ...
