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How to Override System Proxy Settings in Google Chrome

If you are a Google Chrome user, you may be aware of how it works with proxies. The browser doesn't include its own proxy settings on Windows. Instead, it follows the system settings, sharing the options with Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer and the Windows OS itself. Here is how to specify separate proxy settings for Chrome.

Chrome 63 is out, here’s everything you need to know

A new version of the most popular browser, Google Chrome is out. Version 63 has reached the stable branch and now available for Windows, Linux and Mac. Although we don't cover every release of Google Chrome, we felt this one was significant. Here are the key changes.

Enable Redirect Blocker in Google Chrome

With Chrome 64, Google is going to enhance the security of the browser by blocking unwanted redirects. Unwanted redirects usually are JavaScript code which change the current URL and lead the user to another site he wasn't planning to visit. They can be added by webmasters, or can be part of third-party ads. Google wants to defeat them.

Microsoft quietly released a Windows 10 Accounts extension for Chrome

There still aren't enough extensions available for Microsoft Edge, which is mostly the company's fault — they took too long to introduce extension support at first and now they seem to be doing a very poor job on attracting developers to bring their products to the Windows Store. But this isn't stopping the company from making their own browser extensions — for third party browsers like Google Chrome.

Disable Tab Throttling in Google Chrome

Starting with version 57 of Google Chrome, which recently reached the stable branch, the browser throttles the performance of background tabs. This feature is part of the power optimization changes made to the browser. Here is how to disable it.

How To Disable PDF Reader in Google Chrome 57 and Above

As you may already know, Chrome 57 ditches the plugin configuration page. This makes it harder to disable Flash or the built-in PDF viewer in order to switch to an external application like Adobe Reader. Here is how.

Export Google Chrome Bookmarks to an HTML File

If you have a bunch of bookmarks in the Google Chrome browser, you might be interested in exporting them to an HTML file. This is extremely useful because you can have a backup of your bookmarks. Also, you can open that file later on some other PC or mobile device where Google Chrome is not installed. You can also import the HTML file in another browser on the same PC or another device.

How To Disable Page Prediction in Google Chrome

Like many modern browsers, Google Chrome is using Page Prediction to load web sites faster. In order to save your bandwidth and improve your privacy, you may want to disable this feature. Here is how it can be done.

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