How to reset Google Chrome to Default Settings

If your default search engine or homepage has been changed, you are having adware or pop-up ads problems with Google Chrome, resetting it can help. The reset feature fixes many issues by restoring Chrome to its factory default state while saving your essential information like bookmarks and open tabs.

Resetting your browser settings will impact the settings below:

• Default search engine and saved search engines will be reset and to their original defaults.
  
• Homepage button will be hidden and the URL that you previously set will be removed.
  
• Default startup tabs will be cleared. The browser will show a new tab when you startup or continue where you left off if you’re on a Chromebook.
  
• New Tab page will be empty unless you have a version of Chrome with an extension that controls it. In that
  
  case
  
  your page may be preserved.
  
• Pinned tabs will be unpinned.
  
• Content settings will be cleared and reset to their installation defaults.
  
• Cookies and site data will be cleared.
  
• Extensions and themes will be disabled.
  

Click on Chrome’s main menu button, represented by three horizontal lines. When the drop-down menu appears, select the option labeled Settings.

Chrome’s Settings should now be displayed in a new tab or window, depending on your configuration. Next, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Advanced link (as seen in the below example).

Chrome’s advanced Settings should now be displayed. Scroll down to the Reset browser settings

section, as shown in the example below. Next, click on the Reset settings button.

A confirmation dialog should now be displayed, detailing the components that will be restored to their default state should you continue on with the reset process. To complete the restoration process, click on the Reset button.

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