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Make PWA Running on Startup in Edge or Chrome in Windows 10

How to Make a Progressive Web App (PWA) Running on Startup in Edge or Chrome in Windows 10 

Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge now allow registering Progressive Web Apps to have startup entries in Windows 10. The change had recently landed in Google Chrome, and has subsequently become available in Edge.

Enable Windows Spellchecker in Google Chrome

How to Enable Windows Spellchecker in Google Chrome

Microsoft is working with Google in the Chromium project to add the Windows Spellchecker API to Chromium-based browsers, including Chrome and Edge. The browsers will be able to use it on Windows 8.1 and above. In Microsoft Edge, Windows Spellchecker is enabled out of the box starting in Edge version 83. In Google Chrome, you need to turn on it with a flag.

Enable Windows Hello for Payments in Google Chrome

How to Enable Windows Hello for Payments in Google Chrome

To secure online payments in Chrome, Google is now rolling out support for Windows Hello authentication on Windows 10. It will be used to authenticate purchases in Google Chrome running on Windows 10 using Windows Hello’s options, such as a fingerprint, or face recognition.

Enable Profile Picker in Google Chrome

How to Enable Profile Picker in Google Chrome

Google is working on a new experimental Chrome feature that allows opening a dialog with a list of available user profiles every time you open the browser. This can be useful if you have more than one profile, and want to differentiate your activities.

Google Starts Struggling Against Resource-heavy Ads in Chrome

Starting in version 80, Google Chrome includes a new feature, known as 'Heavy Ad Intervention'. When enabled, it blocks ads that heavily abuse PC resources, e.g. CPU, GPU, and/or abnormally utilize the bandwidth. This will become enabled by default starting in August 2020, Google said.

Enable PWAs App Icon Shortcut Menu in Chrome and Edge

How to Enable PWAs App Icon Shortcut Menu in Chrome and Edge

The two Chromium-based browsers, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, have received a new feature. When enabled, it allows progressive web apps (PWAs) to have a shortcut menu entry for their tasks. Right-clicking on such a PWA pinned to the taskbar would open a menu with actions defined by the app.

Share Page URL via QR Code in Google Chrome

How to Share a Page URL via a QR Code in Google Chrome

Google Chrome now allows generating a QR code for the page you currently browsing. The generated QR code will encode the page URL. It will be possible to read with a compatible device, e.g. with your phone's camera, and share the URL between devices quickly.

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