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Beard: /* Disable Hardware Media Key Handling */

2021-04-07T04:15:26Z

‎Disable Hardware Media Key Handling

Beard: /* Disable Hardware Media Key Handling */

2020-02-28T17:09:33Z

‎Disable Hardware Media Key Handling

Beard at 17:05, 28 February 2020

2020-02-28T17:05:04Z

Beard: /* Hidden Settings */

2016-04-10T01:50:55Z

‎Hidden Settings

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== Hidden Settings ==

Type <b><code>chrome://about</code></b> into you address bar at the top to get a list of all internal pages in Chrome or Chromium browsers. These pages give you a lot of additional configurations, developer options, and information. Many of the hidden configurations can break things, so be careful!

The major one is <b><code>chrome://flags</code></b> which has a lot of advanced configuration tweaks.

For similar hidden configurations in other browsers, read this article: http://www.howtogeek.com/139736/how-to-change-hidden-advanced-settings-in-any-browser/

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	Unfortunately, this also disables the nice feature of being able to use any media controls you have on your keyboard.		Unfortunately, this also disables the nice feature of being able to use any media controls you have on your keyboard.
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		+	== Disable "Use passwords saved in your Google Account" ==
		+
		+	Load chrome://flags in the browser’s address bar.
		+	# Search for “account data storage”.
		+	# Set the flag “Enable the account data storage for passwords” to Disabled.
		+	# Set the flag “Enable IPH for the account data storage for passwords” to Disabled.
		+	# Restart Google Chrome.

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	To disable it, go to this link, set it to disabled, and reload Chrome:		To disable it, go to this link, set it to disabled, and reload Chrome:
	[[chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling]]		[[chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling]]
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		+	Unfortunately, this also disables the nice feature of being able to use any media controls you have on your keyboard.

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	For similar hidden configurations in other browsers, read this article: http://www.howtogeek.com/139736/how-to-change-hidden-advanced-settings-in-any-browser/		For similar hidden configurations in other browsers, read this article: http://www.howtogeek.com/139736/how-to-change-hidden-advanced-settings-in-any-browser/
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		+	== Disable Hardware Media Key Handling ==
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		+	With this feature, media that is playing in Chrome will make media controls available to the Operating System, and in Windows 10 this means there will be a media control box that display on the desktop and even on the lock screen.
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		+	To disable it, go to this link, set it to disabled, and reload Chrome:
		+	[[chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling]]