| How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Dave_47 | 11/15/11 8:05 AM | I would like Google Chrome's New Tab to open another Google Search page automatically. I understand the usefulness of showing previously opened pages in the New Tab but that is what I use my bookmarks bar is for. I don't want to have to first click |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Mossdeep2 | 11/15/11 10:03 AM | I looked through the options and settings that let you personalize chrome, and could find no way to do so. I do remember an older version of chrome having this ability, but I believe they took it off due to the fact when you open up a new tab, the om |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | †Dragontatt† | 11/15/11 2:42 PM | You would need an extension from the Web Store to change the New Page tab. |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | StephiumWalkide | 11/19/11 8:47 PM | The old extension for making the new tab go to a certain URL doesn't work anymore but if you go to this URL below: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/icpgjfneehieebagbmdbhnlpiopdcmna?hl=en-US&utm_source=chrome-ntp and install it, just go to |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | mariah06 | 11/26/11 6:37 AM | Hurray! It works now. Thank you, thank you, thank you! |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | sweetie_candykim | 12/14/11 11:49 AM | It is stupid that you have to install an 'extension'. You shouldn't have to install anything for these basic features. I like google chome, but it seems to have less basic features than internet explorer unless you install an additional program. |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | nickname10 | 10/27/12 4:39 PM | Went thru the same process, and had the same difficulty that many others have had in setting google search as my start up page. Competing browsers can easily set google search as the home page and new tab page, but not google chrome! So, at least now |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | farmkatt38 | 11/9/12 9:50 PM | I just read your post and LMAO!!!! WELL SAID!!! Absolutely well said!!! |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | William Lara Mathies | 12/17/12 4:27 AM | Finally, an easy solution to my 6 month problem. Thxs. |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | vikki222 | 1/2/13 1:43 AM | Thanks so much to the New Tab Extension! This has been driving me crazy! Why Google didn't make it an option in Preferences I'll never know. Too much change for the sake of change - Hello, Google, give options! Anyway, I made a donation to the cre |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Easywolf32 | 1/6/13 6:31 AM | I cant believe these MORONS at google still have not made it easier to fix this idiotic problem. |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | aliendude chillin' | 1/9/13 5:29 PM | Thank you so much! |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Mon Dieu | 1/11/13 11:27 AM | thank you! :D |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Martins Balodis | 1/29/13 2:00 PM | thanks bro it works, now i dont have to get pist off every time i open a neu tab |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | mollyoxxen | 1/30/13 10:24 AM | Perfection! Thank you so much! |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | gleason fernandes | 2/23/13 6:09 AM | StephiumWalkide you are a genius. Cheers mate |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | caspervanheck | 2/24/13 7:13 AM | Search page? Why not use the Omnibox? |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Miles Yang | 2/24/13 2:11 PM | Now you can set preference in the Google Search. https://www.google.com/preferences For Chrome, "Open each selected result in a new browser window" actually is opening in a new tab. |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Ehsan Moallem | 3/9/13 11:49 AM | Oh Thnak you! It works! You add a few days to my life!! I don't waste time like before to click on the Google search bar anymore, Thank you! |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Ehsan Moallem | 3/9/13 11:50 AM | Oh Thank you! It works great! |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Jane Wilson | 3/16/13 2:58 AM | Thank you! Has been driving me nuts. |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Debbie Mueller | 3/20/13 12:12 PM | thanks much for this help! was so annoying not being able to fix it before! |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | brittbailey0000 | 4/11/13 9:20 PM | thank u sooooo much :) |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Pugazz Pugazz | 4/14/13 6:12 AM | Thank you very much. |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Luke Nick | 4/27/13 3:00 PM | what extension is it |
| Re: How to make Google Chrome New Tab open directly to the Google Search home page | Otto Blocks | 5/16/13 12:23 PM |