Chrome Help Please

[Prudie]

Can anyone help me, in simple terms, to restore my settings on tabs for Chrome? This is what I had and want back - a new tab would have six of my favourite sites displayed in boxes across the screen, one of them was google. Something has happened, I don't know how, and now a new tab still has those sites but in much smaller boxes at the bottom of the screen.and the google home page is above it all.

[daffy654]

It will go back to normal tomorrow I think. They are just promoting some Doctor Who thing today.

[Prudie]

No daffy, it's been like it for about a week, that Dr Who thing is showing at the moment though

[bednobs]

i don't think you can change it - chrome has "updated"

[daffy654]

Oh, I never use new tab so last time I clicked it by accident it was as you describe it 'before'. I fear it may be how they intend it to be now if it has been that way for a week.

[Alex_Higham]

Sorry Prudie.....What Google decides we are to have.....Well that's it.

[Prudie]

So can you confirm that this is a google upgrade and we now must have it as the homepage of any tab?? The thing I hate most is when I start typing in the search box in the middle of the page it goes straight to the top of the screen with the suggestions in the address bar, all have an icon similar to a magnifying glass beside them, the top suggestion is highlighted in blue.

[Jomlett]

What version are you using? I don't understand your problem but will this help...

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214?hl=en

[Prudie]

OK jomlett that explains it thanks. It must be an upgrade. If you look at your link and select new tab link then faster and simpler search then you get an example that looks exactly as I have now. Before it was just the 6 thumbnails without the google homepage sitting above it.

[daffy654]

I just found this on the Google help website:

One probable solution: "How to switch back to Chrome's old 'New Tab' page"

1. Type chrome://flags into your browser's address bar.

2. Search for the option labeled "Enable Instant Extended API."

3. Change its setting from "Default" to "Disabled."

4. Restart your browser.

[daffy654]

What I posted above works, I have now got the page I remember back.

[Prudie]

daffy you're a star. Thanks that has worked perfectly. x