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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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