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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 ...
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Chrome option to save passwords greyed out

A colleague of mine is having issues with Google Chrome. The option to have Chrome save passwords is not available, the tick box and label are both greyed out. Chrome was previously saving the ...
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Google Search not showing all Images

How do I fix an issue with Google Search not showing all images? If I search using Microsoft Bing or Yahoo!, images are showing but when using Google Search, 3rd row onwards is faulty. I have tried ...
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Web browser application running javascript, will idle and stop processing in Chrome after Windows 10 lock

A website written in JavaScript with a loop, times out on windows when windows 10 lock screen comes up. When a person logs backs in, JavaScript will then continue, as if it did not stop. So this ...
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Alt-Tab Switch does not show Chrome Full-Screen window in Windows 10 - Bug?

Probably a bug in Chrome or Windows 10? Open Chrome, several instances at best. Hide the bookmark bar with Ctrl Shift B. Go to Fullscreen Mode in one Chrome window by hitting F11. Switch between ...
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Top bar missing from applications in windows 10

User on my estate is having a strange issue in that the entire top bar of applications vanishes. Completely too, so not hidden and just contains a white box. Its happened at first to just chrome and ...
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How to create a shortcut for special characters?

I have to frequently use the Greek letter mu (μ) and punctuation mark Em Dash (—). How can I easily add them through a keyboard shortcut? Is it possible to create a shortcut in Windows 10?
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On google chrome, Is it possible that an incomplete download appears as a file?

I tried to download a .exe today. It did not run properly (invalid signature, and Windows refused to run, then compatibility mode suggested Windows 8.1 mode, then again the run failed). Then, I ...
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Presence of certain cookies restrict me from accessing websites

I have a problem on a refurbished computer that I haven't use in a long time (Windows 10). First time I booted it after the refurbish it worked as intended. Since then, anytime I try to access a ...
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Set Default Browser Using Command Prompt on Windows 10

This command no longer works: chrome.exe --make-default-browser How can I change the default browser via command line in Windows 10
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Show the Google Chrome tray icon after accidentally hiding it

I have right clicked the Chrome tray icon and accidentally clicked 'Hide from tray' instead of 'Quit'. I tried looking into 'Task bar' -> 'Notification area - select which icons appear on task bar', ...
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Windows opens links in new browser window, instead of switching to existing browser window in other virtual desktop

I use Windows 10 virtual desktops to separate my activities. I have Chrome open on desktop 1 and MS Teams open on desktop 2. ------ ----- Chrome Teams ------ ----- Desktop 1 ...
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How to hide the windows OS.default dark theme setting from chrome so that I can force sites to think `prefers-color-scheme` is `light`?

I want a dark theme for everything except READING DOCUMENTATION, so I have no choice but to set my OS default to dark. In most editors for documents and reading, the background is often still white, ...
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Allocate the same CPU resources to minimized Chrome as if it were maximized

I am a chrome extension developer and struggle with the problem that my automation tools are not working properly when the chrome window is minimized. I tried a lot of different things like using ...
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How to rename a Google chrome extension or completely hide it in ‘Manage extensions’?

I want to rename or hide an extension on the family computer on Google Chrome. I am on Windows 10. How do I do that ? Thanks for any help
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Corrupted or broken favicons in Google Chrome

The other day I noticed some of my bookmarks in Google Chrome looked a bit off, the icons in my toolbar were seemingly corrupted. It seems this only affects certain websites, Outlook and Facebook's ...
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How can I restore the original default window size for Google Chrome in Windows 10?

Per the answers to this question, I closed Chrome from the taskbar, ensured there were no chrome.exe entries in Task Manager, opened C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\...
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why chrome open's without com/edu/org suffixes?

This address continues with company domain name like http://redmine.company.com.tr but somehow chrome can resolve when I enter this http://redmine. I wonder how chrome does this while firefox, edge, ...
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Multiple browsers failing on certain web pages

Suddenly multiple browsers are failing to load certain pages (consistently). Brave is showing an Aw, Snap error. Edge is showing a similar error. Internet Explorer seems ok, as does Firefox. Pages ...
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How do I use any webapp as a Chrome app in Windows 10 that doesn't close, just minimizes as a background app, when I click the top-right x?

I have my Google Calendar and Gmail setup as apps (they're Chrome apps / websites shortcuts created in Chrome using Settings > More tools > Create application shortcuts...) in my Taskbar in ...
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Downloaded file's names are not updating after download

I have a user that when he is downloading a csv file from a specific website, the file does not get it's name changed properly after download. In chrome the file name looks like XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-...

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