Hi. The problem is that if Google Chrome is set as default web browser then I can't pin it to start menu because then it only opens up as metro application instead of in desktop. However if I set Internet Explorer as default browser then it works fine. I tried to pin chrome.exe to start menu and it "works" until I restart the system, then it automatically switches to metro shortcut or just disappears completely. Is there any way to solve this?
but does it open in fullscreen metro mode when you open it from the tile? that's my problem. i want it to open in desktop mode from the tile.
:[ I guess my post is not clear at all. I'll use pictures. 1) When Chrome is set as default browser the tile looks like this: and when you click on the tile it goes to this: ( = metro fullscreen mode) 2) When Chrome is not set as default browser the tile looks like this: (different background) and when you click on it, it goes to desktop chrome (the regular one) The question is: How do I keep Chrome as default browser and keep the second tile, so it goes to desktop and not metro?
Man just use ie10 until google release official version import bookmarks from chrome, I'm using ie10 and it works really good full hardware acceleration.
I have no problems using Chrome, it's just that if there's no workaround to this then the shortcut in start menu is useless.
I don't have it too but still ie10 works faster then chrome in windows 8 just test it. BTW. just reinstall chrome and then when you get shortcut to desktop drag it to taskbar.
Launching Chrome from metro will give you the full screen version if you have Chrome as default browser, however you can launch Chrome from your desktop and u will get the normal old Chrome window
Alright. That's kinda lame though. If it's a sign of things to come and more apps go metro in the future then that whole interface is going to be useless for me and either my taskbar or my desktop is going to be full of shortcuts.
why would you want a metro start menu tile for chrome anyway? it's not like you are going to stay on the metro start menu and use chrome at the same time? are you?
@ jayblok mine works one chrome shortcut for metro and one for desktop in start menu i.m using latest stable version
i only see the one chrome metro tile? you mean you have one metro tile for metro chrome but when you click on it it opens the desktop chrome,right??
1. Install Google Chrome (I used Stable) 2. Unpin any Start links to Google Chrome in Metro 3. Go to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs 4. Delete any reference to Google Chrome in there 5. Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs 6. Create a folder called Google Chrome 7. Go to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application 8. Create a shortcut of chrome.exe 9. Put the chrome.exe shortcut in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome 10. Go to All Apps in Metro 11. Pin Google Chrome to Start 12. Profit You can also rename the shortcut to Google Chrome
I did it in this way: 1. I installed Chrome and set it as standard browser. 2. Automatically there is a shortcut placed on the start screen as a tile with a dark background: this starts Chrome as a Metro app. 3. As I use Classic Start Menu I went in that menu to Chrome, right-clicked on it and choose for Attach to Start. 4. Now there is also a shortcut placed on the start screen as a tile, but now it has the normal background: this starts Chrome on the desktop.
i have 2 google chrome tiles, one i click opens metro chrome another one i click opens desktop chrome