Windows – How to stop – Google chrome window opening bottom right of screen

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When I open a new Google Chrome window, the window itself opens at the bottom right of my screen. I should clarify that this happens after first window is open of chrome.

I have never used dual monitors on this laptop, and am running Windows 7.

I have tried re-sizing, windows adjustments to no avail.

The first window when opening chrome opens full size, however every subsequent window opens to the bottom right. Using CTRL+N to open new window

Window is not dragged open using Win7 snap controls.
It is being dragged upwards by title bar and expanded by moving borders outwards.
Initially this works for the second and 3rd windows. However upon closing Chrome and re-opening I am presented with the same issue.

has any one been able to fix this issue. i have found nothing that works from Google's Dev sites.

Best Answer

Exit Chrome, navigate to your User Data folder (eg C:\Users\IanN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default), then open the file Preferences and look for the following section

"browser": {
   .
   . <there will likely be a few sections here>
   .
   "window_placement": {
      "bottom": 1149,
      "left": 0,
      "maximized": false,
      "right": 1600,
      "top": 406,
      "work_area_bottom": 1149,
      "work_area_left": 0,
      "work_area_right": 1600,
      "work_area_top": 0
   },
   .
   .
   .
},…

Either adjust the number, or just delete the whole window_placement block—make sure to be careful not to delete other stuff; use the curly-braces as guides and make sure to match them. (Make a backup copy of the file, just in case.)

Now run Chrome. It should be displayed in the default location. If not, then you could delete the other window_placement_* blocks from Preferences and …\User Data\Local State (Local State is a file in the parent folder of Default.)

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