Windows 10: What’s new in Google Chrome 90 for Windows

Google Chrome 90 is now gradually rolling out to users on Windows 10, macOS, Linux, and mobile with multiple consumer-centric features and security improvements. Chrome 90 is also the first version of the browser to automatically load all URLs via the more secure HTTPS protocol.

In Chrome 89 or older, if you enter URLs in Chrome’s address bar (Omnibox), the browser will first ping the HTTP (non-secure) version of the website before redirecting users to the HTTP (secure) version. After applying Google’s latest update, Chrome 90 will ping the HTTPS version of the website instead of the non-secure protocol.

As you may know already, Google Chrome already blocks downloads of files delivered via HTTP protocol on an HTTPS page. Currently, only Google Chrome is automatically loading URLs via HTTPS protocol and it’s not yet clear if this feature is also heading to other Chromium browsers like Edge.

New features in Chrome 90


Here’s a list of all other new features in Chrome 90:

AV1 Codec


AV1 is an open-source codec designed to enable better quality video streaming across different form factors and platforms. Firefox already supports AV1 and Google Chrome is also getting the feature in the latest update.

In addition to better video quality, AV1 also reduces data usage, especially on mobile devices (Android and iOS) or when you have a slow internet connection.

AV1 isn’t just about improving streaming quality. In theory, this feature could offer better compression efficiency and screen sharing on services like Discord and Microsoft Teams (web).

However, AV1 support in Chrome is not enough to improve the visual quality. Content also needs to be encoded in AV1 on websites instead of H.264 or other formats.

Window naming


Google Chrome is getting a new window management feature to make it easier to identify multiple browser windows. To access this feature, you need to open Chrome’s menu (…), click on “More tools” and select “Name window”.



Or you can also right-click on the browser’s window to access the feature.

Chrome 90 will remember the names you have configured for windows and they’ll be restored when you open the browser next time or if it crashes abruptly.

This feature is also coming to Microsoft Edge with version 90.

Other improvements in Chrome 90

• WebXR Depth API: Chrome is getting a new API based on the existing WebXR Device API to improve the browser’s experience in AR. Using this API and depth buffer information, Chrome-based apps will better understand the user’s environment.
• URL protocol setter is being enabled for improved standards compliance.
• Performance overlay: For developers, Chrome is getting an optional new overlay that will highlight the performance of the website using Core Web Vitals and other metrics promoted by Google.
• Security: Chrome will now block connections to HTTP, HTTPS or FTP servers on port 554 to mitigate NAT Slipstream 2.0 attack.

How to get Chrome 90


Google said that Chrome 90 is rolling out and it’s likely that it will become available for download in the next few days.

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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 Crahses and suspended in task manager

Hi GSsswuw8,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Could you please help me with the below information:

1. Do you have any antivirus installed on the computer?
   
2. Are you aware of making any changes to the computer or browser prior to the issue?
   

This issue is because of profile data corruption on google chrome or because of cookies, extensions, plugins and History. I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below to resolve this issue.

Method 1: Rename Google chrome file.


Before proceeding I would suggest you end all the task related to Google Chrome from task manager.

Step 1: Rename Chrome User Data file.

1. Press Windows and
   E key together on your Keyboard.
2. Navigate to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome.
   
3. Search for User data folder. Rename this folder to UserData.old
4. Open the chrome now and check if it is working.
   

Note:
The new user data folder will be created automatically, but
new profile will not have any of your previous data in it. To access the data back, try signing out and signing in back to the application. Or you have to manually copy the data from old profile.

Step 2: Copy the previous data to New Profile.


I would suggest you end all the task related to Google Chrome from task manager.
Then follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows and
   E key together on your Keyboard.
2. Navigate to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\UserData.old\Default.
   
3. Open a new tab and navigate to: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default. (Make sure this is the new user data folder)
   
4. Now copy the file one by one, once the copy is done. In-between Reopen Chrome browser and check if there is issue same issue.
   
5. If the issue reoccurs, then the culprit is one of the file copied above.
   

Method 2:
Troubleshoot on google chrome.

Note: The Uninstall and Reinstall option might reset security settings or privacy settings that you added, this will also clear the history, favorites, cookies and password. We recommend
that you note these sites and settings before you use the Reset on chrome.

I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned in the article on
Fix Chrome if it crashes or won't open.


Hope it helps.

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Roohi Taj S

Microsoft Community - Moderator