How to open the Chrome Developer Tools in a new window?

When I try to use the Chrome Developer Tools, it seems I can no longer view it in a new window.

Is this a bug or was that really an intended change in an update?

How can we open the Chrome Developer Tools in a new window?

Here’s a screenshot of what I’m talking about.

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As of Chrome 52, the UI has changed. When the Developer Tools dialog is open, you select the vertical ellipsis and can then choose the docking position:

Select the icon on the left to open the Chrome Developer Tools in a new window:

Previously

Click and hold the button next to the close button of the Developer Tool in order to reveal the «Undock into separate window» option.

Note: A «press» is not enough in that state.

1. click on three dots in the top right ->
2. click on «Undock into separate window» icon

You have to click and hold until the other icon shows up, then slide the mouse down to the icon.

Just type ctrl+shift+I in google chrome & you will land in an isolated developer window.

If you need to open the DevTools press ctrl-shift-i.

If the DevTools window is already opened you can use the ctrl-shift-d shortcut; it switches the window into a detached mode.

For example in my case the electron application window (Chrome) is really small.

It’s not possible to use any other suggestions except the ctrl-shift-d shortcut

Automatically open Chrome developer tools when new tab/new window is opened

I have HTML5 application which opens in a new window by clicking a link. I’m a bit tired of pressing Shift + I each time I want to logging network communication to launch Developer tools because I need it always. I was not able to find an option to keep Developer Tools always enabled on startup.

Is there any way to open Developer tools automatically when new window is opened in Chrome?

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UPDATE 2:

You can also now have it auto-open Developer Tools in Pop-ups if they were open where you opened them from. For example, if you do not have Dev Tools open and you get a popup, it won’t open with Dev Tools. But if you Have Dev Tools Open and then you click something, the popup will have Dev-Tools Automatically opened.

UPDATE:

Time has changed, you can now use —auto-open-devtools-for-tabs as in this answer – Wouter Huysentruit May 18 at 11:08

OP:

I played around with the startup string for Chrome on execute, but couldn’t get it to persist to new tabs.
I also thought about a defined PATH method that you could invoke from prompt. This is possible with the SendKeys command, but again, only on a new instance. And DevTools doesn’t persist to new tabs.

Browsing the Google Product Forums, there doesn’t seem to be a built-in way to do this in Chrome. You’ll have to use a keystroke solution or F12 as mentioned above.

I recommended it as a feature. I know I’m not the first either.

Force Chrome to open new pages in new window, not tab? (when opened from a program)

Whenever I click a link from something like outlook or a program opens a web page (not when I click a link from within chrome). It opens up in Chrome since it is my default browser but if I already have a page open it will open in a new tab on that same window. I can’t tell you how many times I forget about this and close the window out, accidentally losing the other tab too. Ofcourse, I can open a new chrome window and find it under recently closed tabs but I would really just prefer if they opened in their own window so I can prevent this.

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Problem

For Linux, if you have multiple VNC servers, this same problem will occur.
That is,

And no google chrome window will appear in the current X VNC session (a new tab will appear in the X session with the first instance of google-chrome).

Solution

A simple workaround is to run

This sets a unique user directory based on the X VNC instance in use. The user directory will be created as needed. The new google-chrome process will display within the current X VNC session.

Tested using Google Chrome version 22 on Ubuntu 12.04.

There doesn’t appear to be a user-friendly option to change this inside Chrome (presumably because most people prefer the new tab).

However, you can change this manually by editing the command specified in your Windows registry used to open an http url.

To do this, open regedit and:

1. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http\shell\open\command
2. You should see one key, named (Default) . Double click this to get an editing popup.
3. At the end of the Value data: field you should see the text — «%1» . Change this to —new-window «%1» .

That will instruct Windows to open all http links in a new window of Chrome instead of a new tab.

Presumably, the same general idea is true for Mac and Linux, but I don’t know offhand where they store the command to open urls.

Mike Hardy posted a solution for Mac OS X. I’m using it in 10.7 Lion and it works fine.

The solution involves a small AppleScript application:

Setting this application as your default browser will cause external program links to open in a new window in Chrome.

Updated for Windows 7 pro x64 , following Cerin above —

You should see one key, named (Default). Double click this to get an editing pop-up.

Change the key value from :

In case any Linux users are wondering the same thing, I did this by copying /usr/share/applications/chromium.desktop to

/.local/share/applications and then editing it as follows:

If you’re using the Debian chromium package, and you don’t mind setting this as the default for all users on the system, you can instead edit /etc/chromium/default and add —new-window to the CHROMIUM_FLAGS variable.

You can use the «New Tab, New Window» extension for this. They way it works is moving the newly created tab quickly to a new window. So there is a bit of redrawing, but it does work pretty well (for me at least).

Note, as @John mentions below, this extension makes the default behavior for all new tabs (even ones created from inside Chrome).

the answer by Cerin above is the good one but there is an edit needed: the proposed key to change is not specific to Chrome and varies according to the logged-in user. this is the working solution:

1. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ChromeHTML\shell\open\command
2. You should see one key, named (Default). Double click this to get an editing popup.
3. Change the key value into «C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe» —new-window «%1» .

This command line option should work for you

/.local/share/applications/chromium.desktop , change Exec to below

For the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ChromeHTML\shell\open\command method, note that this will NOT work if Chrome is not already running, at least for me, using win 10.0.19042.8404, Chrome 89.0.4389.90 64bit.

If Chrome is already running, the method works. But if Chrome is not yet running, and if you have Chrome set to for example «open where you left off» the new url will still open in a new tab on an existing window.

I verified that the command that Windows used to open Chrome in that situation does indeed contain the —new-window switch. That may be a bug in Chrome, or it might be intentional for god only knows what reason. It’s probably a bug imho related to how Chrome deals with restoring the session.

You can test it by simply running Chrome from a command line with the switch, when Chrome is not currently running.

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How can I make Google Chrome open links in a new maximized window?

How do I get Chrome to open new windows maximized when I do right-click and open link in new window? Note: I’m not talking about when you open the browser itself, so the answer is not to change the properties of a shortcut to Chrome.

Adding the start maximixed startup switch to the end of the target line makes a difference. I also clicked on the Run: dropdown menu and selected maximized.

Now the key to this working is to then place this shortcut on your taskbar (or wherever you usually launch Chrome from) and it will work!

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the extension does not open them maximized.

For those interrested, I found another way to solve the problem (on my system at least, Windows Vista, but probably works for any, as it doesn’t seem related to it), that is have the new chrome window opened maximised, with ctrl+n and even with right-clic «open in a new window» function, without having to code anything in shortcuts or else .

Here’s the trick :

When you close your «last» open chrome window, it remembers the position and the status (maximised or not). So close all windows except one, make sur that one is maximised, then close it too .

Next time you open chrome, the window will be maximised (except if you modified the shortcut to do something else), AND any new window opend even with right-clic on a link and «open in new window» will ALSO be maximised !!

Gee, finally a straightful easy solution . works on my system anyways.

PS : Of course, if one day your new window doesn’t open maximised anymore, you probably inadvertenly closed once the last chrome window in a windowed mode, not maximised . and it remembered it too. Easy to re-fix now.

Fix: Chrome won’t open in Windows 10

November 17, 2020 By Sambit Koley

Is Chrome is not opening on your Windows 10 device? Well, there is no need to worry, simply follow the fixes of this article and the problem will be solved very easily. There are a lot of probable reasons behind this problem, but mainly this thing happens due to corrupted user profiles or due to some harmful softwares. But before going ahead for the bigger solutions, check out these simpler solutions.

Workarounds–

1. Restart and try opening Chrome browser on your computer.

2. Temporarily disable the antivirus and the firewall on your computer. Now, check if Chrome is opening or not.

If any of these workarounds didn’t work out, try these fixes-

Fix-1 Run Chrome in compatibility mode

1. Right click on Google chrome icon.

2. click on properties.

3. Click on Compatibility tab.

4. Click on Change Settings for all users.

5. Check Run this program in compatibility mode for:

Now, select Windows 8 from the dropdown.

6. After that, click on OK and Apply.

Fix-2 Rename Chrome and create a shortcut-

1. Press Windows key+E to open File Explorer window.

2. In File Explorer window, navigate to this location on your computer-

C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application

3. In the Application folder, right click on “chrome” and then click on “Rename” to rename it.

4. Name it “chrome1“.

5. Now you need to right-click on “chrome1” and click on “Send to>“.

6. Then, click on “Desktop (create shortcut) ” to create a desktop shortcut.

Close File Explorer window.

6. Now, right-click on “chrome1-Shortcut” in the desktop and then click on “Rename“.

7. Rename it as “chrome“.

8. Now, double click on “chrome-Shortcut” to open it on your computer.

It should open without any further error.

Now, if you have Google Chrome already pinned to your taskbar, follow these steps to pin the new one-

1. Right-click on “Google Chrome” on your taskbar, and then click on “Unpin from taskbar” to unpin it.

2. Now, double click on the new “chrome” icon on your desktop to open it on your computer.

3. Now, on the taskbar, right-click on the “Google Chrome” icon, and then click on “Pin to taskbar” to pin it.

Now, you can launch Google Chrome without any further issue.

Fix-3 Restart Chrome process from Task Manager-

Restarting Chrome process will remove any bugs or glitches in Chrome. So, follow these steps to do so-

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to open Task Manager window on your computer.

2. In Task Manager window, find out the “Google Chrome” in the list of applications.

Right click on”Google Chrome” and then click on “End Task“.

Google Chrome process will be ended on your computer.

Try to open Google Chrome again on your computer. Check if you are still facing the issue or not.

Fix-4 Remove the user profile from Google Chrome folder-

Corrupted user profile some time may cause this problem. Deleting the profile may solve this issue.

1. Press Windows key+R to launch Run window on your computer.

2. Now, to open the user Data folder, copy-paste following line in Run window and then hit Enter.

3. Scroll down to find out the ‘Default‘ folder.

4. Now, right-click on the “Default” folder and then click on “Copy” to copy the folder.

5. Now, go to a location of your choice on your hard drive and then press Ctrl+V to paste the folder.

This will be the backup of the original folder.

Wait patiently as this process may take quite a while.

6. Now, again coming back to the User Data folder, select the “Default” folder and then press “Delete” to delete the folder from your computer.

Restart Chrome browser and once it starts, follow these steps to perform reset Chrome-

7. Open the Google Chrome window on your computer.

8. In Google Chrome window, copy-paste or type this line in the address bar and then hit Enter.

9. In Google Chrome settings window, click on “Reset settings” to reset Google Chrome on your computer.

Google Chrome will be reset.

After resetting the Chrome browser, check if the error is still coming back or not.

Fix-5 Run in-built Malware and Virus Detector of Chrome-

If this problem is happening due to any virus or malware, running Google Chrome‘s malware and virus detector may solve your problem.

1. Open the Google Chrome window on your computer.

2. When the Google Chrome window has appeared, copy-paste this line in the address bar of the Chrome window and then press Enter.

3. In the Chrome settings window, beside the ‘Find Harmful Software‘ option, click on “Find“.

Chrome will detect if there are any harmful software on your computer. Now, relaunch Google Chrome and check if the problem is still happening or not.

Fix-6 Reset the network on your computer-

If nothing is working out for you, resetting the network will surely work out for you-

1. By pressing the Windows key along with the ‘I‘ key you can access the Settings.

2. Now, click on “Network and Internet“.

3. Now, scroll down through the right-hand side of the Settings window and then you have to click on “Network reset“.

Restart your computer.

After rebooting your computer, try to launch Google Chrome again.

Your problem will be solved.

Sambit is a Mechanical Engineer By qualification who loves to write about Windows 10 and solutions to weirdest possible problems.

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Comments

Mike Potter says

Fix # 1 did the trick for me. What an exhausting quirk. Thanks so much!

After reinstalling chrome didn’t work, I uninstalled once again, opened the registry editor, and went looking for any data that could be still by lying around regarding chrome. I attempted to remove the “Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google”, which I wasn’t allow to do, but a key deeper in the tree was removed.

The key ” com.microsoft.defender.browser_extension.native_message_host” == “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\platform\4.18.2011.6-0\com.microsoft.defender.browser_extension.native_message_host.chrome.json” was removed and I could see chrome again after running ChromeSetup.exe.

I hope this helps someone.

The chrome1.exe fix works. The one problem I ran into is that Amazon Prime Video will return a playback error if you try and watch something (on the other hand, Netflix still works). Changing the file back to chrome.exe solved the issue.

Just right click the icon, choose All users, Run in Windows 8 Compatibility Mode. That’s worked on every PC I’ve had for over a year. That will fix it 99% of the time.

step one worked
thanks!

I tried fix 1 – rename to chrome1 and now chrome opening from shortcuts fine when previously opened sporadically except for incognito, but url opening from other applications/shortcuts that use “default browser” is broken. Outlook dialog actually suggests “Your organization’s policies are preventing us from completing this action for you.”.

Steve Kosloske says

Fix 1: Worked great. No idea at all why.

Background: After a Windows 10 update and reboot, Chrome would not open any windows. It would show up in Task Manager, but no windows. Tried un-install/re-install, no luck. Tried turning off my firewall, no luck. Did a scan, no luck. Tried the “move chrome to chrome1” trick, that worked.

Thank you…flushing the DNS worked. Couldn’t find this answer anywhere else. Kudos.

The first suggestion to rename Chrome to Chrome1 and rename the shortcut seemed too simple to possibly make any difference but it absolutely worked. Chrome would not open at all previously and now it opens perfectly. I only wish you also included some explanation for why these things work. I would love to know exactly what caused the problem and why changing the name fixes it. Dell support had no idea what to do and wanted me to completely remove windows and do a complete reinstall of the OS. I guess I should just be happy it works!

You are my hero, I have had problems with this for weeks, you are a true hero thank you so much!