Chrome can be run with multiple switches easily enough so pair the profile switch with the full screen one. You can then use another switch to run Chrome in that particular profile. If that’s a problem for you, it’s a good idea to create a separate profile and setting the start page to a specific website for that profile. This will apply to Chrome as a whole which means that even if you’re not using the shortcut you created above to open Chrome, it will still open this website. In the shortcut tab, click on the Shortcut.

This is where you can assign a keyboard shortcut to open Chrome. Go to the Shortcut tab in the properties window. This is where you can change a lot of settings related to the program shortcut. Enter the URL of the website you want to open. After creating the shortcut, right-click on it and select the Properties option. Scroll down to the On startup section and select the ‘Add a new page’ option. Click the more options button at the top right and select Settings from the menu. If you need to define which website Chrome should open when you open it in full screen mode, you can do this from Chrome’s own settings. Depending on what your start up settings for Chrome are, it will open either a new tab, or a specific website. Next, use the shortcut you created to open Chrome and it will open in full screen. If you have any Chrome windows open, you’re going to have to close them first. At the very end of this field, add one space, and add the following at the very end -start-fullscreenĬlick Apply and, then OK. Go to the Shortcut tab and locate the ‘Target’ field. Next, right-click the shortcut and select Properties from the context menu. Look for Chrome and then drag & drop its app tile on to your desktop.

Open the Start menu and go to the apps’ list.

On Windows 10, you can create this shortcut from the Start Menu. If you’re on Windows 10, you will have to forgo launching Chrome from the Start menu.Ĭreate a desktop shortcut for Chrome. In order to launch Chrome in full screen, you will have to run it from a desktop shortcut. If you want to run Chrome in full screen on launch, and set it up so that it always opens a certain website at launch, you can do so with the use of a switch and a little change in the browser’s settings. You will have to exit it, select a different tab, and then tap the F11 key again to return to full screen. This full screen mode is exclusive to the tab you’re in i.e., you can’t switch to a different tab while you’re in full screen mode. In order to switch to full screen, you have to tap the F11 key. Chrome has a full screen mode that you can switch to regardless what you have open.

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