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How to change default program to open magnet link in windows?
Recently I installed BitComet. Now when I click a torrent magnet link from chrome it opens with BitComet though I changed the settings of BitComet to not to be the default program to open magnet links....
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Chrome 37 UI got larger and became blurry on 125% DPI [duplicate]
Today I updated to Chrome 37 stable (64-bit, but 32-bit has the same issue).
I am using 125% DPI mode in Windows 8.1, because I need larger fonts everywhere, since my eyes are not so good :)
The ...
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My browsers won't use my full screen resolution and also use different resolutions between them
My screen resolution is actually 3200x1800, but when I'm in a browser it acts like I have a smaller resolution. How do I get my browsers to use my full resolution?
On Chrome it's using 1280x720, and ...
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Installed extension doesn't show up
I installed this extension on Chrome.
I want to uninstall it, but I can't seem to find it on the extensions page.
Note that in Chrome app market, the app shows the installation button as available, ...
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Delete all history that contains a certain word [duplicate]
I have a lot of history from a certain website that I would like to delete. It spans back many years (I believe 3). I want to be able to do this:
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Volume Low in Chrome Browser
Volume for audio and video sounds too quiet in Chrome, e.g. on YouTube. I have tried restarting it (via the actual exit option) and then I tried restarting the computer.
Running Windows 8.1.
Volume ...
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Google Chrome Missing from Volume Mixer
I have Windows 8.1, and Google Chrome is missing from my Volume Mixer (it does not show up on it). I cannot hear any audio from that program. I've tested both Flash audio (e.g., YouTube) and HTML5 ...
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Chrome Task manager not coming to foreground
When I try to open the chrome task manager it opens up in a window but it doesn't come into foreground. I can see the preview of it ihrough the Windows Task bar but I am not able to access it. The ...
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Avoid Blurry texts when having 150% of normal DPI (windows 8.1)
(yes, it is a common problem but the found solutions are not acceptable for me)
I am using one screen 1920 x 1080 and 125% of normal DPI is even little for me and prefer to have 150% on windows 8.1.
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How to run chrome in app mode without window frame?
I would like to run chrome in app mode without using a windows frame and the title bar?
At the moment I start chrome in this way: chrome.exe --app=http://url.com --app-shell-host-windows-bounds. That ...
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How can I launch Chrome in kiosk mode in a Windows 8.1 kiosk (assigned access) account?
We are trying to set up a web application in a kiosk mode using Chrome in Windows 8.1. I have been able to create an "assigned access" account (the new Windows 8.1 kiosk feature) that will log in and ...
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Chrome does not re-draw properly on Windows 8
There are a lot of problems with Chrome (24.0.1312.14 beta || But all this happened before update also) on Windows 8. Problems and explanations are listed below:
Google Chrome re-draw time: When I ...
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YouTube is stuttering in chrome on a brand new computer
So I just hooked up a brand new rig with an Asus P9X79 WS board, an i7-4820k chip, 16GB of G.Skill TridentX RAM, Evga GTX 650(soon to be upgraded in the future), and I’ve got one 1TB HDD with 500GB ...
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Choppy font rendering on Windows Chrome
So this was supposed to be fixed with Directwrite in Chrome 37, but unfortunately I think I am one of a very few people, if not the only one who it actually backfired on. My fonts were perfectly fine ...
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How to start Chrome in Desktop or Windows 8 mode based on where I start it from?
Is there a way to choose to start Chrome web browser either in classic desktop or metro mode in Windows 8.1? I know how to change it while the app is running, also if I exit the app in metro and start ...
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