It looks and feels like a personal computer, finally, where before it was little more than a full-screen browser. There's an actual desktop that looks a bit cribbed from Windows 7, with Chrome-the-browser pinned to the far left of the Launcher, and other apps pinned right next to it.
The desktop itself shows only your background by default, but a Tic-Tac-Toe-style icon on the Launcher reveals all your installed apps over the desktop background. When you install an app, it'll appear here. The lower-right corner shows the time, Internet connection status, battery status, and shows your Google account avatar to indicate who's logged in. Click the avatar to show shutdown options and reveal more information and settings.
You can customize the background with one of several dozen options, or upload your own image. However, it must be either locally stored or in your Google Drive -- it won't pull in an image from a service like Facebook. All the Settings have been moved to open in their own tabs, but you probably knew this from using Chrome-the-browser.
Changes made in the browser tend to be reflected in Chrome OS about a month or so later. The look of Chrome has changed remarkably little since its surprise debut in September On Chrome OS, the upper-right corner of the browser hosts a square icon and an X.
The X is to close the browser window. Drag the box down to minimize the browser, drag it to the edges to "snap" it to the side and make it half the width of your screen, or click it to switch from windowed mode to full-screen mode. The window snap is another cue taken from Windows 7, but it's a clever and intuitive one, and works well in Chrome.
The interface's strongest point is also its weakness. What works well in the browser works well here, but the faults of one are reflected in the other, too. Some controls, such as page zoom, are readily available from the "wrench" options menu.
Others, such as the extension manager, are hidden away under a Tools submenu. Hiding essentials like that remains an odd design choice to make. As is true about every aspect of this operating system, updates are much more likely to tweak the layout and design of the interface.
Chrome's extensions are fairly limited in how they can alter the browser's interface. Unlike Firefox, which gives add-on makers a lot of leeway to change the browser's look, Chrome mandates that extensions appear only as icons to the right of the location bar. The benefit maintains a uniform look in the browser, but it definitely restricts how much the browser can be customized. Even with its limitations, the browser interface design has remained a contemporary exemplar of how to minimize the browser's screen footprint while remaining easy to use and versatile.
The new desktop, on the other hand, finally brings to Chrome OS a sense of familiarity that is essential for any new PC experience. Features Chrome OS isn't quite as reliant on the Internet as it was before, but it's still reasonably crippled without it.
This is a vehicle, first and foremost, for leading a Web-based existence. As such, what Chrome OS does is create a space where Web-based applications can function and thrive. The operating system itself doesn't do much -- it's a browser. However, it's a heavily modded browser, and it achieves its main goal of getting you on the Web as fast as possible. This comes from both the solid-state drive SSD on your Chromebook or Chromebox, and the various optimizations that Google has been building into Chrome.
This is where the second bit of genius in the Chrome OS comes in: because everything is Web-based, you can log in to any installation of the operating system and instantly have all of your apps, settings, and other personalizations at your fingertips. That's still an incredible feat. It's an important one, too, as Chrome OS improves with each regular iteration of the operating system. In Chrome OS's first year, it updated eight times. Things that were buggy originally, such as touch pad support on the demo hardware Cr, started to work properly.
It's currently on a six-week update cycle. Google has also leveraged its successes in other departments to benefit the Chrome OS. Google's notorious for not always having good integration between its services, so this -- and solid Google Play integration for Books, Movies, and Music -- are welcome improvements. Also welcome is Google's decision to expand everybody's Google Drive to GB when it detects a Chromebook associated with your account.
When you take a screenshot using the Ctrl-Next Window button, for example, you'll find it saved locally via the File Browser. Find Downloaded Files on an iPhone. Use Your iPhone as a Webcam. Hide Private Photos on iPhone. Take Screenshot by Tapping Back of iPhone. Should You Upgrade to Windows 11? Browse All Windows Articles. OneDrive Windows 7 and 8. Copy and Paste Between Android and Windows.
Protect Windows 10 From Internet Explorer. Mozilla Fights Double Standard. Connect to a Hidden Wi-Fi Network. Change the Size of the Touch Keyboard. Check Bluetooth Device Battery Life. Reader Favorites Take Screenshot on Windows. Mount an ISO image in Windows. Boot Into Safe Mode. Many chrome. To run Windows Update, please follow these easy steps:. If Windows Update failed to resolve the chrome. Please note that this final step is recommended for advanced PC users only.
If none of the previous three troubleshooting steps have resolved your issue, you can try a more aggressive approach Note: Not recommended for amateur PC users by downloading and replacing your appropriate chrome. Please follow the steps below to download and properly replace you file:. If this final step has failed and you're still encountering the error, you're only remaining option is to do a clean installation of Windows To avoid data loss, you must be sure that you have backed-up all of your important documents, pictures, software installers, and other personal data before beginning the process.
If you are not currently backing up your data, you need to do so immediately. Google typically does not release Google Chrome EXE files for download because they are bundled together inside of a software installer. The installer's task is to ensure that all correct verifications have been made before installing and placing chrome. An incorrectly installed EXE file may create system instability and could cause your program or operating system to stop functioning altogether.
Proceed with caution. You are downloading trial software. Subscription auto-renews at the end of the term Learn more. Average User Rating. All rights reserved. View Other chrome. However, you can change the folder location from the Settings menu. Step 6: Check the current Downloads location. Click on Change select another folder as the default location from File Manager. Select a relevant folder and click on Select Folder on the dialog box. The steps to change Chrome download location is identical as mentioned above.
Instead of selecting a folder from File Manager, the only difference is that you need to select a new folder from the Finder menu. You can either create a new folder in Finder or select an existing one.
If you have OneDrive or Google Drive integrated with Finder, you can select a folder from these cloud storage services and keep downloaded files in sync among all platforms. We save these files directly to OneDrive so that they are readily available on other devices.
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