Windows 10: Change Startup Page in Google Chrome for Windows

How to: Change Startup Page in Google Chrome for Windows

How to Change Startup Page in Google Chrome for Windows


The startup page is the page(s) that open when you open Google Chrome.

You can set your startup page for Google Chrome to open the New Tab page, previous pages from last browsing session, or specific page(s).

This tutorial will show you how to change the startup page in Google Chrome for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.



Here's How:

1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Click/tap on the Customize and control Google Chrome (More)

button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)

*note If you like, you could also enter chrome://settings into the address bar and press Enter to directly open settings.



3. Do step 4 (New Tab page), step 5 (previous pages), or step 6 (specific page(s)) below for what you want your homepage to be.


4. To Use the New Tab Page as your Startup Page
*note This is the default setting.
A) Select (dot) Use the New Tab page under On Startup settings. (see screenshot below)





5. To Use Previous Pages as your Startup Page
A) Select (dot) Continue where you left off under On Startup settings. (see screenshot below)





6. To Use Custom Specific Page(s) as your Startup Page
A) Select (dot) Open a specific page or set of pages under On Startup settings. (see screenshot below)



B) If you would like to Add a new page, click/tap on the Add a new page link, enter the URL (ex: www.tenforums.com ) of the webpage you want to add, and click/tap on Add. Repeat if you would like to add another new page. (see screenshot below)



C) If you would like to add all currently opened pages (tabs), click/tap on the Use current pages link. (see screenshot below step 6A)
D) If you would like to remove an added page, click/tap on the More actions

button to the right of the page you want to remove. and click/tap on Remove. (see screenshot below)



7. When finished, you can close the Settings tab if you like. (see screenshots above)



That's it,
Shawn


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problem uninstalling google chrome

Hi,

Since you already uninstalled Google Chrome using the Programs and Features, Google notifications may still be running in the background processes. We suggest that you follow these steps on how to end the Google Chrome process:

• On your keyboard, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
• Select Task Manager.
• Under Processes, locate Google Notifications or Google Chrome.
• Right click on them and select End Task.
• Double check under Programs and Features if Google Chrome is completely gone.

Let us know if these steps worked.

 

Windows 10 and Google chrome problems

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

As you have mentioned that now you rolled back to windows 7 ultimate.I would suggest you to follow the steps given below and check.

Uninstall and reinstall Google Chrome and check

To uninstall and reinstall Google Chrome follow the steps given below.

• 
  Press start button.
  
• 
  Select Control Panel.
  
• 
  In Control Panel , Click on
  Programs
  
• 
  Then Click on Programs and features.
  
• 
  Select Google Chrome and Click Uninstall button
  

Uninstall Chrome prompt dialog appears and the further uninstallation process continues if you click uninstall button. Once Google Chrome gets uninstalled, you can download and install Google Chrome from its official website,
and check if issue persists.

If issue still didn’t get resolved by the above mentioned steps, I would also suggest you to post the query in Google support forums for more help.

Get help from the Chrome community:
Google Chrome Help

Hope this helps, if you need further assistance on Windows let us know we will be glad to help.

 

Google Chrome not responding? Windows 10

Hi Jenna,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

• Are you facing any issues with Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer?
• Is the issue confined to Google Chrome?
• Have you tried uninstalling/re-installing Google Chrome?

There could be several reasons for this cause. I would suggest you to try the steps below and check the result.

Step 1: Place the computer in clean boot state to avoid any third party software conflict.

To help troubleshoot error messages and other issues, you can start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This kind of startup is known as a "clean boot." A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

Placing your system in Clean Boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. You need to follow the steps from the article mentioned below to perform a Clean Boot.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows

Note: Refer "How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting" to reset the computer to start as normal after troubleshooting.

Step 2: Uninstall Google Chrome and then re-install

Press Windows key + X and click Programs & Features

Right click Google Chrome and click Uninstall

Re-install Google Chrome and check.

If the issue still persists, please contact the developer of Google Chrome.

Google Chrome Support Forum

Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to reply in case you face any other issues with Windows in future.

 

Google chrome starts automatically on windows 10 startup !!

Thank you for the update, Judy.

In this case, we suggest that you follow the troubleshooting steps provided by
DaveM121 on this thread. The step provided by DaveM121 will provide you more
detailed view of apps and processes starting in your system. The said post was marked as the answer and may help in sorting out your issue as well.

Let us know how it goes after performing the suggested steps.

 

Google Chrome not working windows 10

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

• Are you facing any issues with Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer?
• Is the issue confined to Google Chrome?
• Have you tried uninstalling/re-installing Google Chrome?

There could be several reasons for this cause. I would suggest you to try the steps below and check the result.

Uninstall Google Chrome and then re-install

Press Windows key + X and click Programs & Features

Right click Google Chrome and click Uninstall

Re-install Google Chrome and check.

If the issue still persists, please contact the developer of Google Chrome.

Google Chrome Support Forum

Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to reply in case you face any other issues with Windows in future.