Google Chrome

[Smitty37]

Did anyone else get a surprise update to Google Chrome that messes up more than it helps. Mine started opening up a new page with a task bar on it showing mail etc. It lets me hide it but it comes back. It takes up my whole screen and hides the task bar I want.
If you did do you know how to get rid of it

 

[Mortalis]

I use Google Chrome predominantly. No new page for me.

In Chrome you'll find what looks like a spanner or three horizontal bars in the top right-hand corner of your browser window. Click on this icon and select "More Tools" > "Extensions" > Disable or turn off any that may allude to a taskbar or toolbar.

 

[hcpens]

Yes, then it stopped doing it on Thursday.

 

[tbroye]

Chrome here on an iMac nothing has changed here will check my Window 10 box later and see. Just fire up the 10 box all looks good on it also.

 

[dthayer]

I use Chrome almost exclusively (on Windows boxes of various flavors) and nothing new here...

dirk

 

[Smitty37]

It's called an App shelf for Windows 8 users and they sent it out with a known bug in it. We are supposed to be able to hide the shelf -but that feature does not work.

 

[tbroye]

That explains it. Went from 7 to 10 as I got an iMac before 8 came out.

 

[TurtleTom]

I read that Chrome had a power outage seriously affecting operations.

 

[PR_Princess]

It's called an App shelf for Windows 8 users and they sent it out with an elf on it. We are supposed to be able to hide the shelf -but that feature does not work.

There ya go Smitty,...fixed it for you! :tongue:

You probably already know this - but thought it might be worth a shot
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Disable Chrome's Windows 8 mode - CNET

 

[Edgar]

For what it's worth, I don't allow automatic updates on any of my computers - Mac or Windows. Not that that's a guarantee of not getting a buggy update, but at least I can control when updates do get installed.