[HOWTO] Fix Chrome Annoyances - Comments Page 2

sometimes it switches back to previously open page by itself when I backtrack..... very annoying

Opera for a couple of years is Chrome- (Blink-) based browser, so it doesn't count anymore.

Sometimes Chrome doesn't remember the desired previous state, especially if previous start was unsuccessful - in that case the previous state would be with the only empty tab. To fix that completely there is extension Session Buddy that fixed that problem for me.

I tried something like Great Suspender and found out that it killed real URLs of opened, but suspended tabs and after a crash you can get a bunch or empty tabs without any chance of returning to original state since they were in "memory" of that extension that naturally was lost after reboot. When I bumped into that problem I switched to Session Buddy I already mentioned and in case of slowing down just go to Task Manager and kill most resource-hungry Chrome instanses (except multy-tabbed once). Those tabs will have their original URLs, so you'll always can be able to refresh them.

Why Roboform, when Chrome itself can save passwords? Maybe it's not so flexible, but remember Occam's razor.

Also many annoyances can be avoided by Ghostery extension.

I also can not agree that Bob is an idiot, but frankly, if you compare technical level of Bob's articles from Internet Tourbus era... Sorry, Bob, but I feel that way...

Speaking of Internet Tourbus - I loved Southern Words... They can not be outdated as any of technical stuff, right?

My complaint may be trival but still it's a pain. I don't like that shortcuts you make through Chrome all look alike. It makes it harder to find the shortcut you want on your desktop. Does anyone know a way to eliminate this problem.

RoboForm does not work with the new version of Windows. Thank MS Windows for this.

Chrome starts slow.'
Is there a fix for that?

Have had roboform on chrome since I started using it and never had any problems

Jim, here's your fix for Chrome desktop shortcuts.

In the Omnibox type Chrome://flags
Find “the new bookmark app system” (use CTRL + F to find)
Change to Enabled
Click the RELAUNCH NOW button at the bottom. Chrome will restart.

To set a shortcut: More Tools > Add to desktop > add or cancel from the popup box

Hi Bob,
I've been using Roboromf & Chrome for years & usually don't encounter problem but one thing I have noticed recently is that the little pop-up box that used to appear in the top right corner of a web page now no longer does so. Not a major problem because I can still just log in by clicking the main Roboform button at the top in the row of extensions.
Thanks.
Paul

Having used Chrome for at least one year as my "backup browser", I cannot say I dislike Chrome, but find its sparse menus require frequent use to become familiar. For years, my default browser has been Firefox, whose menu system is fairly logically arranged, and menu items are-- by option-- either on display or hidden.

Recently, to resolve a Chrome issue, I had to venture deeply into "Advanced" features to find the relevant control, and turn it off or on. This is what I mean by "sparse" menus-- ordinary features are buried deeply for no particular reason, all because Chrome wants to maintain a clean, bare look.

I use LastPass with Chrome and have never had a problem. I haven't tried Roboform.

I know Chrome will now turn off extensions that either didn't come from the Chrome Web Store, or that were installed without your permission.
I was having the same problem with LastPass, so I switched to Vivaldi, which seems to be much more forgiving.
An updated LastPass still won't run on Chrome, but runs perfectly on Vivaldi.

I've been using Roboform for years but have no issues like that. I do wish it would work with Waterfox which I need to use with SQL-Ledger which doesn't work with Chrome

I used RoboForm at one time, had a lifetime membership. But when I first started using Chrome RoboForm would not work with it. I tried LastPass until they had the data breach.
I switched to Dashlane, which I still use. I love it and on the couple of times I have had problems, their support team has been outstanding. I would highly recommend Dashlane to anyone looking for a password manager.

I am having issues with Flash Player crashing in Chrome while playing on-line games. CHROME is the recommended browser. Is there a way to correct or fix this issue ??? I can say that the more TABS I have the more frequent the crash. When I click RELOAD it only reloads the current TAB. I have to clear the CACHE to reload all the tabs. Loading just one TAB at a time is best, but a pain. Does CHROME have a setting to stop or delay this from happening ?

Re 'Keeping Current' info. There are no 3 dots anymore - my Chrome has changed this to an up arrow.

When the "three dots" changes to an "up arrow" that means there is a Chrome update available.

The three dots are on the far right in the latest version of Chrome. The "up" arrow on the left is actually a house which brings you back to your Homepage. I have had no issues with Roboform, and am now using version 8.

My pet peeve is that there is no key combination that flips between two open tabs, useful when comparing two items on separate pages for example.

I use Blur from Abine. For some reason, Chrome often does not keep my passwords. Also, the free version of Blur does let you use masked email and has a password keeper. I use the paid version as it also blocks trackers, beacons of "light"-right! Tracking drives me nuttier than normal and that is saying something! However, I still think Chrome is the best and thank,Bob, for your once again, great article of advice.

How can the most widely used browser (by a wide margin, he says) have so many 'annoyances'? I was a Firefox user and still am, but when I started using Chrome (had to for certain applications, like uploading pics to ebay which FF won't do anymore) I realized it is exactly like Firefox (OK not exactly, but practically speaking, the same). All googul did was hide the toolbar and switch around all commands (same commands as firefox has) and put some commands as subheadings under others. Big deal. They did a switcharoo. I still don't see what's so great about Khrome, over Firefox.

Is there a way to find out which extensions are no longer being updated or supported? Thanks for the tip to select 'Developer Mode' for upating.
I'm also trying the 'Great Suspender' now. I tried 'OneTab' which simultaneously closes and saves all open tabs, but it's essentially just a lazy way to bookmark. You have to remember to go to it to reopen tabs instead of them being there waiting for you.
I switched from Roboform about 6 yrs ago to LastPass which has always worked fine in Chrome for me. Use it on my iPad too.
Instead of the default new tab I prefer 'Start - A Better New Tab' which is very customizable.