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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, February 19, 2022.
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to restart Chrome without losing your open tabs
• Q&A: Do I need to back up my SSD like I did my hard drive?
• Q&A: How can I quickly find a specific word or phrase on a long web page?
• How to prevent your car’s headlights from clouding up and turning yellow
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
How to restart Chrome without losing your open tabs
Have you ever been viewing a web page in your Chrome browser when some glitch occurred, forcing you to close the browser and then relaunch it?
If so, you probably had to look for the pages that were open before and then reopen them, one by one.
Well, I’m going to give you a handy tip for restarting a glitchy Chrome browser and having it automatically relaunch with the previous browser tabs already open. Just follow the steps below:
1 – With Chrome open on your screen, open a new tab by clicking the + (plus sign) located on the far-right side of the tab row.
2 – Type (or copy and paste) the following into the address bar:
chrome://restart
3 – Press the Enter key.
That’s all there is to it. Chrome will now close and then relaunch with all of your previous browser tabs already open.
Just close the blank tab and the others will be right there waiting for you.
By the way, if you find yourself using this procedure to restart Chrome on a regular basis you can easily create a Bookmark for the restart procedure. Here’s how:
1 – Click the Customize and control icon in the top-right corner of the Chrome window (it looks like three vertical dots).
2 – Click Bookmarks and lists>Bookmark manager.
3 – Click the three dots located on the far right beside the “Search bookmarks” field.
4 – Click Add new bookmark.
5 – Type Restart Chrome into the “Name” field.
6 – Type (or copy and paste) the following into the “URL” field:
chrome://restart
7 – Click Save.
You should now have a brand new bookmark on Chrome’s Bookmarks bar.
Just click that bookmark every time you need to restart Chrome and the browser will close and then relaunch with all your previously open tabs restored.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: Do I need to back up my SSD like I did my hard drive?
A reader wants to know if SSDs need to be backed up the same way you back up a hard drive. This post has the answer.
• Q&A: How can I quickly find a specific word or phrase on a long web page?
A reader asks if there’s a quick and easy way to search for a specific word or phrase on a web page. The answer is yes, and this post explains how.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
How to prevent your car’s headlights from clouding up and turning yellow
You’ve probably seen plenty of cars with dull headlights that are all clouded up and yellow. This post explains how to prevent that from happening to yours..
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Windows 11 Pro will soon require a Microsoft Account
• This ‘Cosmic Sail’ could blast spacecraft to new star systems at hyperspeeds
• Skype users in the US can now make 911 calls from their computers
• Intel shows off the chip tech that will power your PC in 2025
• Walmart is expanding autonomous delivery pilot with GM’s Cruise this year
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