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I've noticed recently that Chrome underlines links differently, letting characters like a comma, parenthesis, and lowercase-y break the line. Did this get introduced recently in a specific version? I'm seeing it on 64.0.3282.140 in Chrome and 64.0.3282.119 in Windows 7. As you're reading this, you can hover over the question title and see the "g" and "y" break the underline as well.
See the "Hyperlink Underline Remover" in this Chrome screenshot below:
Versus the same link in Firefox below:
Unlike IE 10, there is only one "version" of Google Chrome on Windows 8, which can be run in either Desktop or Modern UI mode.
So - if you always want links to open Google Chrome in Modern UI mode, start Chrome, then when it's running select "Relaunch Chrome in Windows 8 mode" from the menu (see below).
From then on, Chrome will run in Windows 8 Modern UI mode, and links will automatically go there.
To revert back, repeat the process, which will now say "Relaunch Chrome on the Desktop"
Best Answer
This is a new default in Chrome 64, although supported since Chrome 57. See the corresponding "Intent to Ship" thread in blink-dev (the Chrome web engine's development forum).