How to Reset Chrome to Default State

You can use the advanced settings of Chrome to reset the browser of Google Chrome to the default state. The instructions listed below cover macOS, Chrome OS, Windows platform and also Linux.

Advanced Settings: Reset Google Chrome

1. Open the browser of Google Chrome
2. Select the main menu button of Chrome that is placed in the right corner of the window of your browser.
3. Select ‘Settings’ from the ‘drop-down’ menu
4. The bottom of the page has ‘Advanced’. This needs to be selected.
5. After scrolling down, you need to select ‘Restore settings to their original default’.
6. You will get a ‘confirmation’ dialog. This details the components that are going to get restored to their original state in case of you continuing with the process.

What will happen?

If you decide to go in for the ‘reset’ of Chrome here is what can happen

• Theme and extensions can get ‘inactive’
• After the reset the main toolbar of Chrome will not show the button of home page.
• Chrome will be deleting the URL’s of the custom homepage
• Changes that are made to the default search engine of Chrome and any other search engines that were installed return to the original state.
• You will lose the tabs of custom start-ups
• Chrome clears the New Tab page
• The cache, cookies, browsing history will be deleted by the reset. Other website data is also deleted.

If the above mentioned changes are acceptable to you, you can press on ‘Reset Settings’. This completes the process of restoration.

When you reset the browser setting of Chrome, the following items are shared with Google. User agent, locale, startup type, Chrome version, installed extensions, default search engine, and whether the home page is New Tab page. If you are uncomfortable sharing the settings, you need to remove the ‘checkmark’ next to ‘Help make Google Chrome/Chromium better by reporting the current settings’ option before you click on the ‘Reset’.

Resetting Chrome

With the passing of time, the browser of Google Chrome has evolved. There are also changes on the level of control an individual can have on the behavior. You have a number of settings available that allow you to customize. You can also tweak the functionality of the home page or use the services of prediction and web. Chrome is able to provide an experience of browsing according to your liking.

At times, the Chrome browser that is installed in your computer becomes unstable, slow, quits unexpectedly or gets stuck often and even crashes. This is, normally, due to change in ‘Settings’ of the browser. This can happen due to rogue programs installed in the computer. Resetting the browser is an easy way to solve this issue.

You have the option of reporting Google about the current settings of Chrome that are causing issues.

There are some inherent pitfalls you can experience. There can be problems with Chrome due to the changes made. You can solve this by resetting it to the default state.