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How To Setup Default Web Page In Chrome

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Type the URL to the page you wish to set as your homepage in the address bar, then tap 'Go' on the keyboard. Press the 'Menu' button. Select the 'Add to Home screen' option. Type a desired title, then tap 'Add'. Now you will have an icon added to your Homescreen that you can use anytime to open Chrome directly to the desired website.

Under the 'Tools' menu, select 'Internet Options'. On the options screen, select 'General' from the menu tabs along the top of the screen. Within the 'General' screen, you will see a text box under the heading 'Home Page'. Within the text box, type in the web address you would like as your default homepage then click 'Apply' to save the changes. The process for setting Chrome as your default browser varies depending on your operating system. While you can set Chrome as a default browser through the settings, it's much more reliable to use the system settings to ensure the change. How To Make Google Chrome Default Browser In Windows 10.This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operatin. Open Google Chrome. On upper-right corner, click on More (three dots). Click on Settings; On Startup, choose Open a specific page or set of page. And then click on Set Pages. If you have an open window or tab with that preferred page, just click on Use current pages and choose the website that you want as homepage. If not, just add the URL and then OK.


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You can customize Google Chrome to open any page for the homepage or startup page. These two pages aren't the same unless you set them to be.

Default
  • Your startup page is the one that shows when you first launch Chrome on your computer.
  • Your homepage is the one you go to when you click Home.
If your startup page, homepage, or search engine has suddenly changed, then you may have some unwanted software.

Set your startup page

You can control what page or pages appear when you launch Chrome on your computer.
Have a new tab open

You can tell Chrome to open to a new tab page.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click Settings. (If you're using a Chromebook, click 'Show advanced settings' at the bottom of the page.)
  4. Under 'On startup,' select Open the New Tab page.

How to watch set tv on laptop. By default, the new tab page shows Google's logo, a search bar, and thumbnails of your most visited sites. You can choose a fun themefor your new tab page instead, though.

You can tell Chrome to re-open the same pages you were looking at when you quit.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click Settings. (If you're using a Chromebook, click 'Show advanced settings' at the bottom of the page.)
  4. Under 'On startup,' select Continue where you left off.

Your cookies and data are saved, so any websites you were logged into before (like Gmail, for example) will open again. If you don't want to be automatically signed in to these pages, follow the steps below:

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click Settings.
  4. At the bottom of the page, click Show advanced settings.
  5. Under the section 'Privacy,' click Content settings.
  6. In the dialog that appears, under the section 'Cookies,' choose Keep local data only until you quit your browser.
  7. Click Done.

Note: If you're on a Chromebook, your tabs won't restore when you close and reopen the Chrome browser. To continue where you left off, restart your Chromebook.
Open a specific set of pages

You can tell Chrome to open to any webpage.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click Settings. (If you're using a Chromebook, click 'Show advanced settings' at the bottom of the page.)
  4. Under 'On startup,' click Open a specific page or set of pages.
  5. Click Set pages.
  6. Enter the web address of the page you want to see when you open Chrome.
  7. Click OK.
Problems with your startup or homepage
Web
  • Your startup page is the one that shows when you first launch Chrome on your computer.
  • Your homepage is the one you go to when you click Home.
If your startup page, homepage, or search engine has suddenly changed, then you may have some unwanted software.

Set your startup page

You can control what page or pages appear when you launch Chrome on your computer.
Have a new tab open

You can tell Chrome to open to a new tab page.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click Settings. (If you're using a Chromebook, click 'Show advanced settings' at the bottom of the page.)
  4. Under 'On startup,' select Open the New Tab page.

How to watch set tv on laptop. By default, the new tab page shows Google's logo, a search bar, and thumbnails of your most visited sites. You can choose a fun themefor your new tab page instead, though.

You can tell Chrome to re-open the same pages you were looking at when you quit.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click Settings. (If you're using a Chromebook, click 'Show advanced settings' at the bottom of the page.)
  4. Under 'On startup,' select Continue where you left off.

Your cookies and data are saved, so any websites you were logged into before (like Gmail, for example) will open again. If you don't want to be automatically signed in to these pages, follow the steps below:

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click Settings.
  4. At the bottom of the page, click Show advanced settings.
  5. Under the section 'Privacy,' click Content settings.
  6. In the dialog that appears, under the section 'Cookies,' choose Keep local data only until you quit your browser.
  7. Click Done.

Note: If you're on a Chromebook, your tabs won't restore when you close and reopen the Chrome browser. To continue where you left off, restart your Chromebook.
Open a specific set of pages

You can tell Chrome to open to any webpage.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click Settings. (If you're using a Chromebook, click 'Show advanced settings' at the bottom of the page.)
  4. Under 'On startup,' click Open a specific page or set of pages.
  5. Click Set pages.
  6. Enter the web address of the page you want to see when you open Chrome.
  7. Click OK.
Problems with your startup or homepage

Google Chrome Default Web Page


If you're seeing a homepage or startup page that you didn't set yourself, your computer may have malware.
Choose your homepage

You can control what page appears when you click in the top left of your screen the Home button.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Select Settings.
  4. Under 'Appearance,' check the box Show Home button.
  5. Below 'Show Home button,' click Change to choose your homepage.

How To Set Default Homepage

The Home button will appear to the left of your address bar.


For more information, please visit the Google Support website.

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