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chrome browser
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Discussions tagged with chrome browser on WindowsForum cover Google Chrome's development and behavior on Windows and Linux. Topics include a new Chrome Canary first-run prompt on Windows that pushes setting Chrome as the default browser and pinning it to the taskbar, as well as Google's plan to ship a native Chrome binary for ARM64 Linux in 2026, bringing account sync, proprietary codecs, and DRM support to ARM laptops and single-board computers. These threads reflect ongoing changes in Chrome's installation experience and platform support.
Google’s decision to ship an official Chrome build for ARM64 Linux in Q2 2026 is the kind of quiet but consequential software move that will matter more than the press-release theatre suggests: for a growing population of ARM laptops, single-board computers, and alternative desktop...
Google’s Chrome is testing a new, more assertive first‑run experience on Windows that places the browser’s default‑status decision front and center — and bundles it with a one‑click suggestion to pin Chrome to the Windows taskbar.
Background
For more than a decade, browsers have competed not...