To restore Firefox to its default settings, without having to uninstall it, you had to pass through its Safe Mode: nothing long or complicated, but still something that might be avoided easily. As it is with Chrome!
In fact, restoring Google Chrome to its default settings is really easy as doing three clicks:
- On the top right of your Chrome’s screen open the Tools menu, and select Options
- There just select the last tab on the right, named Under the Hood.
- Look all the way down, and there you will find the Reset to defaults button.
That’s it! Nothing could be easier!
As Google says on the official Chrome help page, this operation will reset the following settings:
- Home page: The New Tab page is set as the home page and displays whenever you start up Google Chrome. The Home button is turned off on the toolbar.
- Passwords: Google Chrome offers to save your passwords.
- Download location: The default location for new downloads is Documents and Settings
My DocumentsDownloads . - Security and privacy:
- All cookies are allowed.
- Phishing and malware protection is enabled.
- Smart navigation error suggestions are enabled.
- DNS pre-fetching is enabled.
- Address bar suggestions are enabled.
Photo Credit: Reload Icon – Everaldo Coelho
On my mac, the restore defaults button is grayed out. What can I do?
Good share, thanks. Arnold from West Bridgford
This is out of date: my present version of chrome now makes a tab to navigate the options menu and I am unable to find the revert to default setting. In fact I seem to have been deprives of quite a few settings….I have accidentally set it to block an important function and can’t find how to unblock it, please find out how you do it *now* for me.
Out of date! i need help
What is the problem? I’ll try to help you. I’m writing right now a new guide.
Did you ever find out how to correct this? Mine is grayed out and I cannot change anything. Thx in advance for any information you may have gotten.
Mary B
this des not work with the new settings
the page goes past the bottom of my sreen it wont scroll that far down, anything else
This is out of date. anybody got the new method? I am afraid of losing bookmarks with other methods I have found. Problem began when I accidently unplugged my Mac
That button isn’t there anymore – my pages are all out of whack! I can’t get all the graphics to fit on the whole page at 100% – I have to put the % down t o 67% to see everything – please I need help badly!!!!!!
Hurray,
Just now found out that you can reset Google Chrome 15, 16 and 17 to restore default.
Go to – Options – Personal Stuff – Users – Delete User.
If you are the only chrome user, you will be the only user in the list. Click on “DELETE THIS USER” and viola…. You have reset Google Chrome to default settings.
All your addons, settings will restore to defaut.
This was what I wanted.
These instructions do not work for my problem – The right side of the page where you would normally find tools does not show so what do i do now Please
This is out of date . I have the new version of google chrome and now whenever i open new tab downloads comes up not the website options and thats really annoying
Try the settings command directly available in the tab on clicking the wrench symbol. It opens a page that allows you to reset the startup site, home page and most other settings individually. It is searchable. However I couldnt find a single-click “restore defaults” option.