Windows 10: MS update ruined my shortcut display on chrome home page

I just finished with a cumulative update from MS..When laptop restarted my eight shortcuts on Chrome homepage were all in one rowPrior to the update restart they were in two rows of four. How do i fix this and PLEASE do not send me to Google forum.Somehow the update caused this and it's not the first time. I don't remember how to correct it. I have customize settings set to "show my shortcuts" but it's not helping.don't see appropriate categoryThanks

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Shortcut access to Chrome Bookmarks

Hi JohnXI_W10,

Sorry to hear that you're experiencing this issue!

I am Bhavik, a Microsoft user like you. Please note, I am not a Microsoft employee and don’t have direct access to your account, but I will do everything I can to help you with your queries.

Since you can't pass "Chrome Inbuilt URLs" as a parameter in a BATCH file (check the screenshot - that will not work) - the easiest workaround would be to set the Bookmarks page as the default page to open on startup and then assign the shortcut keys to Chrome shortcut by going into settings.

Step 1: Open Chrome and go to this page:

chrome://settings/onStartup

Step 2:

On the right side, select this radio button: "Open a specific page or set of pages"

Step 3:

Click on "Add a new page" and add this in the textbox: chrome://bookmarks/

Step 4: Save and settings and exit the Chrome

Step 5: Search for Chrome in Start Menu, right-click on it and select "Open file location"

Step 6: That will show you the shortcut icon, right-click on it and go to Properties

Step 7: Put the cursor in Shortcut field and press CTRL + SHIFT + O

Step 8: Save it and exit

Step 9: Press CTRL + SHIFT + O

Let me know in case of any further assistance is required, I will be glad to assist.

Thanks

Bhavik

 

Desktop chrome shortcut icons turned into blank papers!!!

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

It's possible that the antivirus app you installed, RAV endpoint protection, caused the issue with your Chrome shortcut icons turning into blank papers. Antivirus apps can sometimes interfere with the functioning of other programs, including changing the appearance of icons.

To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:

1. Restart your computer: Sometimes, a simple restart can fix minor issues with icons.
   
2. Rebuild the icon cache: The icon cache is a database that stores the icons for all the files and programs on your computer. If the cache becomes corrupted, it can cause issues with icons. To rebuild the icon cache, follow these steps:
   
   • Open File Explorer and navigate to the following folder: C:\Users[Your Username]\AppData\Local
     
   • Locate the "IconCache.db" file and delete it (you may need to enable the option to show hidden files and folders in File Explorer settings).
     
   • Restart your computer.
     
3. Reset Chrome shortcuts: If the issue persists only with Chrome shortcuts, you can try resetting them by following these steps:
   
   • Right-click on the blank paper icon and select "Properties."
     
   • In the Properties window, click on the "Shortcut" tab.
     
   • Click on the "Change Icon" button.
     
   • In the "Change Icon" window, click on the "Restore Defaults" button.
     
   • Click "OK" to save the changes.
     

Please note that these steps are general suggestions, and it's always a good idea to back up your important files before making any changes to your system.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any further updates, thanks.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Chrome won't open any page [Solved]

I started my laptop and found out that chrome did not load any page for some reason, not even settings pages.
I've tried re-installing chrome, and disabling comodo firewall, it does not help.
Anyone having suggestions how to fix this?