It may be that according to what you have Google Chrome right now it is enough for you and you do not want to get into everything that is the advanced configuration. But we can refute that decision because there are certain functions that are really very useful for better browser performance. Let’s see what they are.
To say that Google Chrome is the most famous and used browser in the world is something that does not reveal any secret. Many of us use it on a daily basis, but we don’t really get the most out of it.
The advanced settings of Chrome are a part where we can make the browser more powerful, but it is also true that it is a part of the software in which few feel comfortable, since it is the least affordable area of it.
In this configuration we have options that will help us substantially improve Chrome navigation, so it would be nice to know how they work.
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How do you get into the advanced settings of Google Chrome?
If you have never entered the advanced settings of Chrome and think that it is a complicated task, we must tell you that it is quite the opposite. Entering is extremely simple, much more than you could imagine.
You just have to click on the three vertical dots at the top right of Chrome and then select Setting in the dropdown that appears.
Then we will see the option Advanced settings in the left sidebar, where we must click to expand and see everything that this part of Chrome can offer us, focusing on all of its options.
Languages
We can choose the language in which the Google Chrome interface is displayed, as well as another that will be used to translate pages, but we also have the option of add other languages and order them according to our own preferences of use.
In addition, you can activate the option translate pages into languages that you normally don’t read in order to save yourself having to translate them manually. It is quite practical, but if you are not convinced, you should know that you can disable this ability without problems.
In regards to the spell checkin this advanced configuration we also have options such as the basic spell checker or replace it with an improved one that is capable of checking the text that we have written in the browser itself.
But we can also choose the languages that we are going to use for this case and, something that is extremely interesting, such as the possibility of personalize the experience that each one has with the spell check, leaving it just as it suits us best.
downloads
In this part we can change the default location for downloadssomething that can be quite good, being able to use the folder that best suits us, that is, the one we want.
In any case, Chrome has thought of everything and for those who don’t know very well where to leave the downloads, it has created an option that we can have active.
If you look, just below the area where we choose the download folder, we have an option to activate where it says Ask where each file will be saved before downloading. This means, as is evident, that the system will ask, every time we download something, where we want to save it.
This option is very practical if when you download any file you usually put it in different folders depending on the type of file it is.
Accessibility
This is the part of Chrome dedicated to those people who have some type of disability or visual impairment, with the aim of making everything easier for them within the browser.
In these advanced options there are several functions that will be able to be installed from Chrome Web Store and that can be very useful.
But, apart from that, we can have options as interesting as the one to inhabit live subtitles by clicking on anonymous captions, although we have to say that this function only works with the English language. We can also customize them in size and style.
Two other functions that we can use will be to highlight a selected object for a moment or to scroll through the pages with a text course, in addition to all those that we can download and incorporate through the Chrome Web Store, as we have already told you commented.
System
If we enter the system section we will see how we can activate or deactivate two options such as Keep running apps in the background when closing Google Chrome or Use hardware acceleration when available.
Using hardware acceleration helps the browser load results faster, run with greater fluidity and to achieve higher performance.
If we talk about proxy settings, we can say that improve private web browsing and makes it safer. The latter is achieved by activating and configuring a firewall and a web filter.
From here we will also be able to enter the proxy configuration of our computer, in case we need it.
reset and clean
This is the place where we will have the opportunity to return to the predetermined values that was in the advanced settings of Chrome. We can do this if at a given moment we have changed something and it is generating an error, but we do not know what it is exactly. Everything will be returned to the default values.
Furthermore, if we go into clean computer, we will find a harmful software search engine for the computer, being able to even eliminate it. At the same time (as long as we mark the option) everything we do from this section will be sent in the form of detailed report to Google so that you have a record of what we have found.
As you have been able to see, thanks to the advanced configuration of Google Chrome, we are able to improve aspects that will help us to make the big G browser work better.
If we add to these advanced configurations the experimental functions called Flags, which we have already told you about in Computer Today, we can turn it into a complete display of speed, fluidity, and innovative functions, so it is very good to know both possibilities.
Also, if something you don’t like or doesn’t work as expected, you will always be able to reset everything and make it work again as it came by default.
George is Digismak’s reported cum editor with 13 years of experience in Journalism