How to Reset Chrome (Web Browsers) settings to default - Google Chrome Help tutorials

                         

Hello Everyone!

Today in this tutorial, I am going to show you how you can repair or fix your default browser (Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Internet Explorer) settings which may have changed due to malware without using any repair tool.

Malware, adware, and pushy software installers love changing your browser settings; they will give you a new home page, a new default search engine, and obnoxious toolbars. This happens because of un-checking a check-box while installing any third party software. Usually these companies have collaborations with newly evolved search engines, websites etc. And for promotion of their products they provide these small utilities with software which install in background without getting noticed by user. And after installation, they change everything in your web browser. Whenever you search in address bar you are redirected to an unknown search engine OR you start seeing ads on all webpages, even on non commercial websites which don’t show ads. All these things are done by those small unwanted softwares.

Reverting these browser settings isn’t too difficult. But you may have to do it manually, even if you uninstall those unwanted softwares, you will still have to restore your preferred home page and default search engine.

If your browser's default search engine has been replaced by some other search engine, a different search engine will appear when you use your browser's built in search feature. You can follow the steps explained in this video and get rid of the issue and restore your default browser back.

How to reset Chrome

Repairing browsing settings changed by malware or adware is typically easy. However, you often have to do it by manually, uninstalling it probably won’t restore your preferred home page and default search engine.

Here's how to use Reset to clear your browser settings.

If you get a pop-up window asking you to "Reset altered Chrome settings?" click on "Reset." If you suspect that your settings have been altered without your knowledge, first visit "chrome://extensions/" and see if there are any extensions that you don't remember adding. Uncheck those.

Note:-If that doesn't clear up the problem, you'll have to reset settings manually.

1. In the top right corner of the Chrome window, click on the icon that looks like three stacked horizontal lines. If you hover your mouse over it, it should read "Customize and control Google Chrome." Alternately, type "chrome://settings/" into your address bar and hit "Return."

2. Scroll down to the end of the page and click the link that reads, "Show advanced settings."

3. Scroll to the end of the page again and click the button labeled "Reset browser settings."

4. You'll get a pop-up window explaining what will happen if you reset browser settings. If you'd still like to do it after reading the explanation, click the "Reset" button. If not, hit "Cancel."