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Developer(s)	Google LLC
Initial release	September 2, 2008; 12 years ago (2008-09-02)
Stable release
Written in	C, C++, Java (Android app only), JavaScript, Python[2][3][4]
Engines	Blink (WebKit on iOS), V8 JavaScript engine
Operating system
Platform	IA-32, x86-64, ARMv7, ARMv8-A
Included with
Available in	47 languages[7]
Type	Web browser, mobile browser
License	Proprietaryfreeware, based on open source components.[8][note 1]
Website	www.google.com/chrome/

Google Chrome is a cross-platformweb browser developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, and was later ported to Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android where it is the default browser built into the OS.^[9] The browser is also the main component of Chrome OS, where it serves as the platform for web applications.

Most of Chrome's source code comes from Google's free and open-source software project Chromium, but Chrome is licensed as proprietary freeware.^[8]WebKit was the original rendering engine, but Google eventually forked it to create the Blink engine; all Chrome variants except iOS now use Blink.^[10]

As of May 2020^[update], StatCounter and NetMarketShare estimates that Chrome has a 68% worldwide browser market share (after peaking at 72.38% in November 2018) on personal computers (PC),^[11][12] 63.58% and 65.01% respectively across all platforms.^[13][14] Because of this success, Google has expanded the "Chrome" brand name to other products: Chrome OS, Chromecast, Chromebook, Chromebit, Chromebox, and Chromebase.

History

Google CEO Eric Schmidt opposed the development of an independent web browser for six years. He stated that "at the time, Google was a small company", and he did not want to go through "bruising browser wars". After co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page hired several Mozilla Firefox developers and built a demonstration of Chrome, Schmidt said that "It was so good that it essentially forced me to change my mind."^[15]

In September 2004, rumors of Google building a web browser first appeared. Online journals and U.S. newspapers stated at the time that Google was hiring former Microsoft web developers among others. It also came shortly after the final 1.0 release of Mozilla Firefox, which was surging in popularity and taking market share from Internet Explorer, which was suffering from major security problems.^[16] Development of the browser was led by Sundar Pichai.^[17]

Announcement

The release announcement was originally scheduled for September 3, 2008, and a comic by Scott McCloud was to be sent to journalists and bloggers explaining the features within the new browser.^[18] Copies intended for Europe were shipped early and German blogger Philipp Lenssen of Google Blogoscoped made a scanned copy of the 38-page comic available on his website after receiving it on September 1, 2008.^[19][20] Google subsequently made the comic available on Google Books,^[21] and mentioned it on their official blog along with an explanation for the early release.^[22] The product was named "Chrome" as an initial development project code name, because it is associated with fast cars and speed. Google kept the development project name as the final release name, as a "cheeky" or ironic moniker, as one of the main aims was to minimize the user interface chrome.^[23][24]

Public release

An early version of Chromium for Linux, explaining the difference between Chrome and Chromium

The browser was first publicly released on September 2, 2008 for Windows XP and later, with 43 supported languages, officially a beta version,^[25] and as a stable public release on December 11, 2008. On the same day, a CNET news item drew attention to a passage in the Terms of Service statement for the initial beta release, which seemed to grant to Google a license to all content transferred via the Chrome browser.^[26] This passage was inherited from the general Google terms of service.^[27] Google responded to this criticism immediately by stating that the language used was borrowed from other products, and removed this passage from the Terms of Service.^[8]

Chrome quickly gained about 1% usage share.^[22][28][29] After the initial surge, usage share dropped until it hit a low of 0.69% in October 2008. It then started rising again and by December 2008, Chrome again passed the 1% threshold.^[30] In early January 2009, CNET reported that Google planned to release versions of Chrome for OS X and Linux in the first half of the year.^[31] The first official Chrome OS X and Linux developer previews were announced on June 4, 2009,^[32] with a blog post saying they were missing many features and were intended for early feedback rather than general use.^[33] In December 2009, Google released beta versions of Chrome for OS X and Linux.^[34][35] Google Chrome 5.0, announced on May 25, 2010, was the first stable release to support all three platforms.^[36]

Chrome was one of the twelve browsers offered on BrowserChoice.eu to European Economic Area users of Microsoft Windows in 2010.^[37]

Development

Chrome was assembled from 25 different code libraries from Google and third parties such as Mozilla's Netscape Portable Runtime, Network Security Services, NPAPI (dropped as of version 45),^[38]Skia Graphics Engine, SQLite, and a number of other open-source projects.^[39] The V8JavaScriptvirtual machine was considered a sufficiently important project to be split off (as was Adobe/Mozilla's Tamarin) and handled by a separate team in Denmark coordinated by Lars Bak in Aarhus. According to Google, existing implementations were designed "for small programs, where the performance and interactivity of the system weren't that important", but web applications such as Gmail "are using the web browser to the fullest when it comes to DOM manipulations and JavaScript", and therefore would significantly benefit from a JavaScript engine that could work faster.

Chrome initially used the WebKit rendering engine to display web pages. In 2013, they forked the WebCore component to create their own layout engine Blink. Based on WebKit, Blink only uses WebKit's "WebCore" components, while substituting other components, such as its own multi-process architecture, in place of WebKit's native implementation.^[10] Chrome is internally tested with unit testing, automated testing of scripted user actions, fuzz testing, as well as WebKit's layout tests (99% of which Chrome is claimed to have passed), and against commonly accessed websites inside the Google index within 20–30 minutes.^[21] Google created Gears for Chrome, which added features for web developers typically relating to the building of web applications, including offline support.^[21] Google phased out Gears as the same functionality became available in the HTML5 standards.^[40]

On January 11, 2011, the Chrome product manager, Mike Jazayeri, announced that Chrome would remove H.264 video codec support for its HTML5 player, citing the desire to bring Google Chrome more in line with the currently available open codecs available in the Chromium project, which Chrome is based on.^[41] Despite this, on November 6, 2012, Google released a version of Chrome on Windows which added hardware-accelerated H.264 video decoding.^[42] In October 2013, Cisco announced that it was open-sourcing its H.264 codecs and would cover all fees required.^[43]

On February 7, 2012, Google launched Google Chrome Beta for Android 4.0 devices.^[44] On many new devices with Android 4.1 and later preinstalled, Chrome is the default browser.^[45] In May 2017, Google announced a version of Chrome for augmented reality and virtual reality devices.^[46]

Version history

Features

Google Chrome features a minimalistic user interface, with its user-interface principles later being implemented into other browsers. For example, the merging of the address bar and search bar into the omnibox.^[47] Chrome also has a reputation for strong browser performance.^[48][49]

Bookmarks and settings synchronization

Chrome allows users to synchronize their bookmarks, history, and settings across all devices with the browser installed by sending and receiving data through a chosen Google Account, which in turn updates all signed-in instances of Chrome. This can be authenticated either through Google credentials, or a sync passphrase.

Web standards support

The results of the Acid3 test on Google Chrome 4.0

The first release of Google Chrome passed both the Acid1 and Acid2 tests. Beginning with version 4.0, Chrome has passed all aspects of the Acid3 test.^[50]

As of May 2011^[update], Chrome has very good support for JavaScript/ECMAScript according to Ecma International's ECMAScript standards conformance Test 262^[51] (version ES5.1 May 18, 2012). This test reports as the final score the number of tests a browser failed; hence lower scores are better. In this test, Chrome version 37 scored 10 failed/11,578 passed. For comparison, Firefox 19 scored 193 failed/11,752 passed and Internet Explorer 9 has a score of 600+ failed, while Internet Explorer 10 has a score of 7 failed.

In 2011, on the official CSS 2.1 test suite by standardization organization W3C, WebKit, the Chrome rendering engine, passes 89.75% (89.38% out of 99.59% covered) CSS 2.1 tests.^[52]

On the HTML5 web standards test, Chrome 41 scores 518 out of 555 points, placing it ahead of the five most popular desktop browsers.^[53][54] Chrome 41 on Android scores 510 out of 555 points.^[55][56][57] Chrome 44 scores 526, only 29 points less than the maximum score.^[58]

Security

Chrome periodically retrieves updates of two blacklists (one for phishing and one for malware), and warns users when they attempt to visit a site flagged as potentially harmful. This service is also made available for use by others via a free public API called "Google Safe Browsing API".^[21]

Chrome uses a process-allocation model to sandboxtabs.^[59] Using the principle of least privilege, each tab process cannot interact with critical memory functions (e.g. OS memory, user files) or other tab processes – similar to Microsoft's "Protected Mode" used by Internet Explorer 9 or greater. The Sandbox Team is said to have "taken this existing process boundary and made it into a jail". This enforces a computer security model whereby there are two levels of multilevel security (user and sandbox) and the sandbox can only respond to communication requests initiated by the user.^[60] On Linux sandboxing uses the seccomp mode.^[61][62]

In January 2015, TorrentFreak reported that using Chrome when connected to the internet using a VPN can be a serious security issue due to the browser's support for WebRTC.^[63]

On September 9, 2016, it was reported that starting with Chrome 56, users will be warned when they visit insecure HTTP websites to encourage more sites to make the transition to HTTPS.^[64]

On December 4, 2018, Google announced its Chrome 71 release with new security features, including a built-in ad featuring system. In addition, Google also announced its plan to crack down websites that make people involuntarily subscribe to mobile subscription plans.^[65]

On September 2, 2020, with the release of Chrome 85, Google extended support for Secure DNS in Chrome for Android. DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), was designed to improve safety and privacy while browsing the web. Under the update, Chrome automatically switches to DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), if the current DNS provider supports the feature.^[66]

Password management

Windows

Since 2008, Chrome has been faulted for not including a master password to prevent casual access to a user's passwords. Chrome developers have indicated that a master password does not provide real security against determined hackers and have refused to implement one. Bugs filed on this issue have been marked "WontFix".^[67][68] As of February 2014^[update], Google Chrome asks the user to enter the Windows account password before showing saved passwords.^[69]

Linux

On Linux, Google Chrome/Chromium can store passwords in three ways:

Google Chrome/Chromium chooses which store to use automatically, based on the desktop environment in use.^[70]

Passwords stored in GNOME Keyring or KWallet are encrypted on disk, and access to them is controlled by dedicated daemon software. Passwords stored in plain text are not encrypted. Because of this, when either GNOME Keyring or KWallet is in use, any unencrypted passwords that have been stored previously are automatically moved into the encrypted store.

Support for using GNOME Keyring and KWallet was added in version 6, but using these (when available) was not made the default mode until version 12.

Although Google Chrome/Chromium chooses which store to use automatically, the store to use can also be specified with a command-line argument:

• --password-store=gnome (to use GNOME Keyring)
• --password-store=kwallet (to use KWallet)
• --password-store=basic (to use the plain text store)

macOS

As of version 45, the Google Chrome password manager is no longer integrated with Keychain, since the interoperability goal is no longer possible.^[71]

Security vulnerabilities

No security vulnerabilities in Chrome were exploited in the three years of Pwn2Own from 2009–2011.^[72]

At Pwn2Own 2012, Chrome was defeated by a French team who used zero day exploits in the version of Flash shipped with Chrome to take complete control of a fully patched 64-bit Windows 7 PC using a booby-trapped website that overcame Chrome's sandboxing.^[73]

Chrome was compromised twice at the 2012 CanSecWest Pwnium.^[73][74][75] Google's official response to the exploits was delivered by Jason Kersey, who congratulated the researchers, noting "We also believe that both submissions are works of art and deserve wider sharing and recognition."^[76] Fixes for these vulnerabilities were deployed within 10 hours of the submission.^[77][78]

A significant number of security vulnerabilities in Chrome occur in the Adobe Flash Player. For example, the 2016 Pwn2Own successful attack on Chrome relied on four security vulnerabilities. Two of the vulnerabilities were in Flash, one was in Chrome, and one was in the Windows kernel.^[79] In 2016, Google announced that it was planning to phase out Flash Player in Chrome, starting in version 53. The first phase of the plan is to disable Flash for ads and "background analytics", with the ultimate goal of disabling it completely by the end of the year, except on specific sites that Google has deemed to be broken without it. Flash would then be re-enabled with the exclusion of ads and background analytics on a site-by-site basis.^[80]

Leaked documents published by WikiLeaks, codenamed Vault 7 and dated from 2013–2016, detail the capabilities of the CIA, such as the ability to compromise web browsers (including Google Chrome).^[81][82]

Malware blocking and ad blocking

Google introduced download scanning protection in Chrome 17.^[83] In February 2018, Google introduced an ad blocking feature based on recommendations from the Interactive Advertising Bureau. Sites that employ invasive ads are given a 30-day warning, after which their ads will be blocked.^[84]Consumer Reports recommended users install dedicated ad-blocking tools instead, which offer increased security against malware and tracking.^[85]

Plugins

• Chrome supported, up to version 45, plug-ins with the Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI),^[86] so that plug-ins (for example Adobe Flash Player) run as unrestricted separate processes outside the browser and cannot be sandboxed as tabs are. ActiveX is not supported.^[86] Since 2010, Adobe Flash has been integral to Chrome and does not need be installed separately. Flash is kept up to date as part of Chrome's own updates.^[87]Java applet support was available in Chrome with Java 6 update 12 and above.^[88] Support for Java under OS X was provided by a Java Update released on May 18, 2010.^[89]
• On August 12, 2009, Google introduced a replacement for NPAPI that is more portable and more secure^[90] called Pepper Plugin API (PPAPI).^[91] The default bundled PPAPI Flash Player (or Pepper-based Flash Player) was available on Chrome OS first, then replaced the NPAPI Flash Player on Linux from Chrome version 20, on Windows from version 21 (which also reduced Flash crashes by 20%),^[92] and eventually came to OS X at version 23.^[93]
• On September 23, 2013, Google announced that it would be deprecating and then removing NPAPI support. NPAPI support was removed from Linux in Chrome release 35.^[94] NPAPI plugins like Java can no longer work in Chrome (but there are workarounds for Flash by using PPAPI Flash Player on Linux including for Chromium).^[95]
• On April 14, 2015, Google released Chrome v42, disabling the NPAPI by default. This makes plugins that do not have a PPAPI plugin counterpart incompatible with Chrome, such as Java, Silverlight and Unity. However, NPAPI support could be enabled through the chrome://flags^{[permanent dead link]} menu, until the release of version 45 in September 2015, that removed NPAPI support entirely.^[96]

Privacy

Incognito mode

Google Chrome Incognito mode message

The private browsing feature called Incognito mode prevents the browser from permanently storing any history information, cookies, site data, or form inputs.^[97] Downloaded files and bookmarks will be stored. In addition, user activity is not hidden from visited websites or the Internet service provider.

Incognito mode is similar to the private browsing feature in other web browsers. It does not prevent saving in all windows: "You can switch between an incognito window and any regular windows you have open. You'll only be in incognito mode when you're using the incognito window".^[98]

Listening capabilities

In June 2015, the Debian developer community discovered that Chromium 43 and Chrome 43 were programmed to download the Hotword Shared Module, which could enable the OK Google voice recognition extension, although by default it was "off". This raised privacy concerns in the media.^[99][100] The module was removed in Chrome 45, which was released on September 1, 2015, and was only present in Chrome 43 and 44.^[101][102]

User tracking concerns

Chrome sends details about its users and their activities to Google through both optional and non-optional user tracking mechanisms.^[103][104]

Some of the tracking mechanisms can be optionally enabled and disabled through the installation interface^[105] and through the browser's options dialog.^[106] Unofficial builds, such as SRWare Iron, seek to remove these features from the browser altogether.^[107] The RLZ feature is not included in the Chromium browser either.^[108]

In March 2010, Google devised a new method to collect installation statistics: the unique ID token included with Chrome is now used for only the first connection that Google Update makes to its server.^[109]

The optional suggestion service included in Google Chrome has been criticized because it provides the information typed into the Omnibox to the search provider before the user even hits return. This allows the search engine to provide URL suggestions, but also provides them with web use information tied to an IP address.^[110]

The optional feature to use a web service to help resolve spelling errors has privacy implications.^[111]

A 2019 review by Washington Post technology columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler found that in a typical week of browsing, Chrome allowed thousands of more cookies to be stored than Mozilla Firefox, and that Chrome was sending information about all of his browsing to Google because he had logged into his Gmail account. Fowler pointed out that because of its advertising businesses, despite the privacy controls it offers users, Google is a major producer of third-party cookies and has a financial interest in collecting user data; he recommended switching to Firefox, Apple Safari, or Chromium-based Brave.^[112]

Do Not Track

In February 2012, Google announced that Chrome would implement the Do Not Track (DNT) standard to inform websites the user's desire not to be tracked. The protocol was implemented in version 23. In line with the W3's draft standard for DNT,^[117] it is turned off by default in Chrome.^[118]

Speed

The JavaScriptvirtual machine used by Chrome, the V8 JavaScript engine, has features such as dynamic code generation, hidden class transitions, and precise garbage collection.^[21]

In 2008, several websites performed benchmark tests using the SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark tool as well as Google's own set of computationally intense benchmarks, which include ray tracing and constraint solving.^[119] They unanimously reported that Chrome performed much faster than all competitors against which it had been tested, including Safari (for Windows), Firefox 3.0, Internet Explorer 7, Opera, and Internet Explorer 8.^{[120][121][122][48][123][124]} However, on October 11, 2010, independent tests of JavaScript performance, Chrome has been scoring just behind Opera'sPresto engine since it was updated in version 10.5.^[125]

On September 3, 2008, Mozilla responded by stating that their own TraceMonkey JavaScript engine (then in beta), was faster than Chrome's V8 engine in some tests.^{[126][127][128]}John Resig, Mozilla's JavaScript evangelist, further commented on the performance of different browsers on Google's own suite, commenting on Chrome's "decimating" of the other browsers, but he questioned whether Google's suite was representative of real programs. He stated that Firefox 3.0 performed poorly on recursion-intensive benchmarks, such as those of Google, because the Mozilla team had not implemented recursion-tracing yet.^[129]

Two weeks after Chrome's launch in 2008, the WebKit team announced a new JavaScript engine, SquirrelFish Extreme,^[130] citing a 36% speed improvement over Chrome's V8 engine.^{[131][132][133]}

Like most major web browsers, Chrome uses DNS prefetching to speed up website lookups,^[134] as do other browsers like Firefox,^[135] Safari,^[136] Internet Explorer (called DNS Pre-resolution),^[137] and in Opera as a UserScript (not built-in).^[138]

Chrome formerly used their now-deprecated SPDY protocol instead of only HTTP^[139][140] when communicating with servers that support it, such as Google services, Facebook, Twitter. SPDY support was removed in Chrome version 51. This was due to SPDY being replaced by HTTP/2, a standard that was based upon it.

In November 2019, Google said it was working on several "speed badging" systems that let visitors know why a page is taking time to show up. The variations include simple text warnings and more subtle signs that indicate a site is slow. No date has been given for when the badging system will be included with the Chrome browser.^[141]

Stability

Screenshot of a Chrome browser crash

A multi-process architecture is implemented in Chrome where, by default, a separate process is allocated to each site instance and plugin.^[142] This procedure is termed process isolation,^[143] and it prevents tasks from interfering with each other, raising security and stability. An attacker successfully gaining access to one application gains access to no others,^[144] and failure in one instance results in a Sad Tabscreen of death, similar to the well-known Sad Mac, but only one tab crashes instead of the whole application. This strategy exacts a fixed per-process cost up front, but results in less memory bloat over time as fragmentation is confined to each instance and no longer needs further memory allocations.^[21] This architecture was adopted in Safari^[145] and Firefox.^[146]

Chrome includes a process management utility called Task Manager which lets users see what sites and plugins are using the most memory, downloading the most bytes and overusing the CPU and provides the ability to terminate them.^[21] Chrome Version 23 ensures its users an improved battery life for the systems supporting Chrome's GPU accelerated video decoding.^[147][42]

User interface

2D motif from March 2011 until October 2015

Material Design motif used from September 2014 onward for mobile versions and October 2015 onward for desktop versions

By default, the main user interface includes back, forward, refresh/cancel and menu buttons. A home button is not shown by default, but can be added through the Settings page to take the user to the new tab page or a custom home page.^[148]

Tabs are the main component of Chrome's user interface and have been moved to the top of the window rather than below the controls. This subtle change contrasts with many existing tabbed browsers which are based on windows and contain tabs. Tabs, with their state, can be transferred seamlessly between window containers by dragging. Each tab has its own set of controls, including the Omnibox.^[21]

The Omnibox is a URL box that combines the functions of both the address bar and search box. If a user enters the URL of a site previously searched from, Chrome allows pressing Tab to search the site again directly from the Omnibox. When a user starts typing in the Omnibox, Chrome provides suggestions for previously visited sites (based on the URL or in-page text), popular websites (not necessarily visited before – powered by Google Instant), and popular searches. Although Instant can be turned off, suggestions based on previously visited sites cannot be turned off. Chrome will also autocomplete the URLs of sites visited often.^[21] If a user types keywords into the Omnibox that don't match any previously visited websites and presses enter, Chrome will conduct the search using the default search engine.

One of Chrome's differentiating features is the New Tab Page, which can replace the browser home page and is displayed when a new tab is created. Originally, this showed thumbnails of the nine most visited web sites, along with frequent searches, recent bookmarks, and recently closed tabs; similar to Internet Explorer and Firefox with Google Toolbar, or Opera'sSpeed Dial.^[21] In Google Chrome 2.0, the New Tab Page was updated to allow users to hide thumbnails they did not want to appear.^[149]

Starting in version 3.0, the New Tab Page was revamped to display thumbnails of the eight most visited web sites. The thumbnails could be rearranged, pinned, and removed. Alternatively, a list of text links could be displayed instead of thumbnails. It also features a "Recently closed" bar that shows recently closed tabs and a "tips" section that displays hints and tricks for using the browser.^[150]

Chrome includes a bookmarks submenu that lists the user's bookmarks, provides easy access to Chrome's Bookmark Manager, and allows the user to toggle a bookmarks bar on or off.

For web developers, Chrome features an element inspector (Inspect Element), similar to the Firebug browser extension, which allows users to look into the DOM and see what makes up the webpage.^[134]

Chrome has special URLs that load application-specific pages instead of websites or files on disk. Chrome also has a built-in ability to enable experimental features. Originally called , the address was changed to to make it less obvious to casual users.^[151][152]

In March 2011, Google introduced a new simplified logo to replace the previous 3D logo that had been used since the project's inception. Google designer Steve Rura explained the company reasoning for the change: "Since Chrome is all about making your web experience as easy and clutter-free as possible, we refreshed the Chrome icon to better represent these sentiments. A simpler icon embodies the Chrome spirit – to make the web quicker, lighter, and easier for all."^[153]

In September 2013, Google started making Chrome apps "For your desktop". This meant offline access, desktop shortcuts, and less dependence on Chrome—apps launch in a window separate from Chrome, and look more like native applications.^[154]

On January 2, 2019, Google introduced Native Dark Theme for Chrome on Windows 10.^[155]

Desktop shortcuts and apps

Chrome allows users to make local desktop shortcuts that open web applications in the browser. The browser, when opened in this way, contains none of the regular interface except for the title bar, so as not to "interrupt anything the user is trying to do". This allows web applications to run alongside local software (similar to Mozilla Prism and Fluid).^[21]

This feature, according to Google, would be enhanced with the Chrome Web Store, a one-stop web-based web applications directory which opened in December 2010.^[156][157]

Chrome Web Store

Announced on December 7, 2010, the Chrome Web Store allows users to install web applications as extensions to the browser, although most of these extensions function simply as links to popular web pages and/or games, some of the apps like Springpad do provide extra features like offline access. The themes and extensions have also been tightly integrated into the new store, allowing users to search the entire catalog of Chrome extras.^[158]

The Chrome Web Store was opened on February 11, 2011, with the release of Google Chrome 9.0.^[159]

Extensions

Google Chrome Extensions are browser extensions that modify Google Chrome.^[160] These extensions are written using web technologies like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.^[161] They are distributed through Chrome Web Store,^[162] initially known as the Google Chrome Extensions Gallery.^[160] All users with a Google Account are able to add extensions after developing them.^[163] Many Chrome extensions, once installed, have access to the user's data. There are three levels of permissions that an app or extension may request.^[164] All extensions must have a clear and singular purpose.^[165]

On September 9, 2009, Google enabled extensions by default on Chrome's developer channel, and provided several sample extensions for testing.^[166] In December, the Google Chrome Extensions Gallery beta began with approximately 300 extensions.^[35][167] It was launched on January 25, 2010 along with Google Chrome 4.0, containing approximately 1500 extensions.^[168]

In 2014, Google started preventing some Windows users from installing extensions not hosted on the Chrome Web Store.^[169][170] The following year Google reported a "75% drop in customer support help requests for uninstalling unwanted extensions" which led them to expand this restriction to all Windows and Mac users.^[171] Under the terms of the EULA, Google can remove or disable any extensions from a user's installation of Chrome.^[8]

Notable examples

Themes

Starting with Google Chrome 3.0, users can install themes to alter the appearance of the browser.^[175] Many free third-party themes are provided in an online gallery,^[176] accessible through a "Get themes" button in Chrome's options.^[177]

Automatic web page translation

Starting with Google Chrome 4.1 the application added a built-in translation bar using Google Translate. Translation is currently available for 52 languages.^[178] When Chrome detects a foreign language other than the user's preferred language as set during the installation time, it asks the user whether or not to translate.

Release channels, cycles and updates

The first production release on December 11, 2008, marked the end of the initial Beta test period and the beginning of production. Shortly thereafter, on January 8, 2009, Google announced an updated release system with three channels: Stable (corresponding to the traditional production), Beta, and Developer preview (also called the "Dev" channel). Where there were before only two channels: Beta and Developer, now there were three. Concurrently, all Developer channel users were moved to the Beta channel along with the promoted Developer release. Google explained that now the Developer channel builds would be less stable and polished than those from the initial Google Chrome's Beta period. Beta users could opt back to the Developer channel as desired.

Each channel has its own release cycle and stability level. The Stable channel updated roughly quarterly, with features and fixes that passed "thorough" testing in the Beta channel. Beta updated roughly monthly, with "stable and complete" features migrated from the Developer channel. The Developer channel updated once or twice per week and was where ideas and features were first publicly exposed "(and sometimes fail) and can be very unstable at times". [Quoted remarks from Google's policy announcements.]^{[179][180][181]}

Google Chrome Canary Application Icon

On July 22, 2010, Google announced it would ramp up the speed at which it releases new stable versions; the release cycles were shortened from quarterly to six weeks for major Stable updates.^[182] Beta channel releases now come roughly at the same rate as Stable releases, though approximately one month in advance, while Dev channel releases appear roughly once or twice weekly, allowing time for basic release-critical testing.^[183] This faster release cycle also brought a fourth channel: the "Canary" channel, updated daily from a build produced at 09:00 UTC from the most stable of the last 40 revisions.^[184] The name refers to the practice of using canaries in coal mines, so if a change "kills" Chrome Canary, it will be blocked from migrating down to the Developer channel, at least until fixed in a subsequent Canary build.^[185] Canary is "the most bleeding-edge official version of Chrome and somewhat of a mix between Chrome dev and the Chromium snapshot builds". Canary releases run side by side with any other channel; it is not linked to the other Google Chrome installation and can therefore run different synchronization profiles, themes, and browser preferences. This ensures that fallback functionality remains even when some Canary update may contain release-breaking bugs.^[186] It does not natively include the option to be the default browser, although on Windows and OS X it can be set through System Preferences. Canary was Windows-only at first; an OS X version was released on May 3, 2011.^[187]

The Chrome beta channel for Android was launched on January 10, 2013; like Canary, it runs side by side with the stable channel for Android.^[188][189] Chrome Dev for Android was launched on April 29, 2015.^[190]

All Chrome channels are automatically distributed according to their respective release cycles. The mechanism differs by platform. On Windows, it uses Google Update, and auto-update can be controlled via Group Policy.^[191] Alternatively, users may download a standalone installer of a version of Chrome that does not auto-update.^[192][193] On OS X, it uses Google Update Service, and auto-update can be controlled via the OS X "defaults" system.^[194] On Linux, it lets the system's normal package management system supply the updates. This auto-updating behavior is a key difference from Chromium, the non-branded open-source browser which forms the core of Google Chrome. Because Chromium also serves as the pre-releasedevelopment trunk for Chrome, its revisions are provided as source code and buildable snapshots are produced continuously with each new commit, requiring users to manage their own browser updates.^[195]

Release version numbers

Releases are identified by a four-part version number, e.g. 42.0.2311.90 (Windows Stable release April 14, 2015^[196]). The components are major.minor.build.patch.^[197][198]

Major.minor reflects scheduling policy

Build.patch identifies content progression

• Major represents a product release. These are scheduled 7–8 per year, unlike other software systems where the major version number updates only with substantial new content.
• Minor is usually 0. References to version 'x' or 'x.0', e.g. 42.0, refer to this major.minor designation.
• Build is ever increasing. For a release cycle, e.g. 42.0, there are several builds in the Canary and Developer period. The last build number from Developer is kept throughout Beta and Stable and is locked with the major.minor for that release.
• Patch resets with each build, incrementing with each patch. The first patch is 0, but usually the first publicly released patch is somewhat higher. In Beta and Stable, only patch

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Windows 10 changes the game for security by protecting user identities devices and information with a comprehensive solution driven by intelligence that only Windows 10 has twelve editions all with varying feature sets use cases or intended devices. The next update is called Windows 10 version May 28 2020 If you want to install Windows 10 Version 2004 now you can download it from the following direct download links. While this next version is in development we 39 re Aug 18 2020 Users were expecting Windows 9 after the previous 8. Find the right fit for your needs. Jul 23 2015 Windows 10 Home is the base version of Windows 10 and comes with all of the cool new features Microsoft has been touting including Cortana the classic Start menu and new Edge Web browser. Which versions of the Autodesk software are compatible with Windows 10 See the System Requirements for each product for exact information. 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Here are the key differences you need to know about the many Windows 10 editions Home Pro May 10 2020 Windows 10 2004 that 39 s the version number is now generally available and should take only minutes to install. All editions including Enterprise and Education will be supported on Windows 10 May 2020 until Dec. Jun 07 2020 Windows 10 Home does support language packs but the confusion around country specific distributions and single language editions makes it hard to know if it officially does or not. 0. Jun 16 2020 Windows 10 version 20H2 is therefore 20H2 because it will be released in the second half of the 2020 calendar year. Windows 10 is the latest Operating system released by Microsoft. Jun 08 2020 On systems running Windows 10 Home and Pro the support period for each version is 18 months. Looking for a specific issue Press CTRL F or Command F if you are using a Mac and enter your search term s . Android 10 got a systemwide dark mode setting last year making it drop dead easy to go dark in the latest version of Google 39 s mobile OS. 1. Windows 10 version number is in year and month format. 3 ARM Windows 10 Mobile 2015 11 08 10586 End of life Threshold NT 10. May 27 2020 How to get the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. Earlier this month the company said quot We are now starting a new phase in our I 39 ve been having trouble over the last few days involving a windows 10 update to version 1903. Find information on known issues and the status of the rollout for Windows 10 version 1909 and Windows Server version 1909. This is a familiar approach for our Windows Insiders noted For the Windows 10 editions this includes Windows Media Player Music Video Voice Recorder and Skype. The downloads on this page are only recommended for users with older licenses that may not be used with Mar 26 2020 Microsoft offers Windows 10 in two versions Home and Professional. Initially after I downloaded the update I received a message stating that the update will not work because I need to update. The home edition can t be joined in a domain and it does not include group policy editor. May 10 2020 Owners of Microsoft 39 s Surface Pro X haven 39 t been able to update to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update Windows 10 version 2004 due to a block by Microsoft. xxx xxxx. The activation process automatically retrieves the product key from the system board. 10. 2 Sep 2019 Version 1903 OS build 18362 . Also note the following Select edition. These are some of the biggest differences between Windows 10 and Windows 8 and older versions of Windows I 39 m John an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you. After that your device will be running Windows 10 version 2004. This is pretty easy. But here is what I found. Some features are common to all the editions while some advanced features are reserved See full list on microsoft. Aug 12 2019 The version of Windows 10 that you 39 re most likely to get if you buy a new PC tablet or 2 in 1 is Windows 10 Home which has the key features of Windows 10 from the latest Start menu to the Edge Windows 10 version 2004 10. This Aug 27 2017 Windows 10 Home. The setting works in all professional versions of Windows 10 e. Enterprise E3 comes with the features mentioned above as well as the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack which Aug 15 2017 Receiver for Windows 4. Compatible with Windows 10 8. The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit was earlier known as Windows Automated Installation kit. Windows 10 Education builds on Windows 10 Enterprise and is designed to meet the needs of schools staff administrators teachers and students. Extract it to a folder and open the folder. Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise offer an array of powerful features for business needs all wrapped in a secure package. Windows 10 will come in Home and Pro editions. Once you see the page quot What do you want to do quot tick the option Create installation media USB flash drive DVD or ISO file for another PC as shown in the screenshot below. Windows are both a practical item and a beautiful addition to any home. Windows 10 Pro Windows 10 in S mode is a version of Windows 10 that Microsoft configured to run on lighter devices provide better security and enable easier management. This is a version of Windows 10 that you re highly unlikely to need so don t feel tempted or obligated to pay for it. A summary of the current status of the October Update can be found below. I received the same message with the update. exe and hit enter. To better align with the Microsoft Windows as a Service WaaS 30 month support model for Enterprise and Education editions HP is immediately adding support for previous versions of Windows 10 from the Semi Annual Channel SAC on select new product platforms enabling a more seamless transition from one supported Windows 10 release version to Jun 29 2020 Use the quot Version quot drop down menu and select the Windows 10 option. Apr 24 2018 Windows 10 Lean is Windows 10 on a diet. Here are all of the new features it includes and how to download it. However users of Windows Subsystem for Windows 10 News help and discussion about Windows 10. 8. The JDK includes tools useful for developing and testing programs written in the Java programming language and running on the Java TM platform. After spending the last few weeks in beta the 2019 Fall update otherwise known as Windows 10 1909 previously 20 May 2020 Each Microsoft Windows operating system has a familiar name like Windows 10 or Windows Vista but behind each common name is an actual nbsp 2 Oct 2014 Microsoft Windows has seen nine major versions since its first release in 1985. For more information on Enterprise edition go to the Volume Licensing Service Center . Jul 24 2016 Checking the Windows 10 version. Create a recovery drive Feb 01 2019 All you need to do is find a system running an older version of Windows 10 then create a Windows 10 recovery drive. Like any feature of your home windows can and will wear out and you ll need to replace them sooner or later. After updating Intel RST. Aug 12 2020 Compatibility with Windows 10 Versions 1709 1803 1809 1903 1909 and 2004 McAfee is committed to supporting the Microsoft release cadence for Windows 10. 10586 End of life Apollo Portico NT 6. Updates are cumulative with each update built upon those that preceded it you should always install the latest feature update version before your current version reaches end of service to remain supported by Microsoft thru monthly quality updates. Certain editions are distributed only on devices directly from an original equipment manufacturer OEM while editions such as Enterprise and Education are only available through volume licensing channels. This operating system will not work on your PC if it s missing required drivers. Windows version Codenames Release date Release version Editions Latest build Support status Windows 10 Threshold Redstone 19H1 19H2 20H1 20H2 21H1 Jul 29 2020 Under Windows specifications check which edition and version of Windows your device is running. For example Windows 10 version released in the year April 4rd Month 2020 is called Windows 10 2004. fandom. 9 GiB 399 129 hits Download Windows 10 Version 2004 32 bit. The JDK is a development environment for building applications using the Java programming language. As of May 2020 the latest version of Windows 10 is Version 2004. It 39 s easy to understand on a conceptual level what this means. Jul 03 2015 But the first versions of Windows 10 to hit the streets will be designed for desktop notebook and tablet PCs or at least tablets with 8 inch or larger screens . Version 2. First timers DIY installing windows for the home should incorporate these tips into their installation process Before you the install Windows 7 operating system check your computer to make sure it will support Windows 7. 9 GiB 1 016 hits Windows has command line utilities that show us the version of the Windows OS running on the computer including the service pack number. net Compare Features Between Windows 10 Editions This tutorial will show you a comparison of Windows 10 editions to help find out which Windows is right for you. exe and you will be able to configure RDP on a Windows 10 Home Version. This tool allows you to install several versions of Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Bedrock side by side. Nov 12 2019 The Windows 10 April 2018 Update Windows 10 version 1803 has reached end of service for Home and Pro editions. 1 day ago As with Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909 versions 2004 and 20H2 share a common core operating system with an identical set of system files Microsoft program manager Aria Carley wrote Aug 21 2020 Microsoft brings WSL 2 to old Windows 10. For detailed Windows 10 system requirements and the various versions check nbsp 14 May 2015 Desktop. NET Sharepoint Dynamics on Google Cloud 1 day ago Win Kex was first introduced with Kali Linux 2020. vMSC solution listing under PVSP can be found on our Partner Verified and Supported Products listing. I want to apologize if you encountered this issue. Other editions include Windows 10 S and Windows 10 Education. Origin. Both nbsp 20 Mar 2020 Microsoft has extended the service lifetimes of certain editions of Windows 10 version 1709 due to quot the public health situation quot caused by the nbsp 14 May 2020 Microsoft is set to no longer release 32 bit versions of Windows 10 starting the release of Windows 10 version 2004. The Windows 10 May 2019 Update also known as version 1903 and codenamed quot 19H1 quot is the seventh major update to Windows 10 and the first to use a more descriptive codename including the year and the order released instead of the quot Redstone quot or quot Threshold quot codename. Find Windows version build edition from ISO file Windows 10 Education is the same as Windows 10 Enterprise which Microsoft calls the most robust version of Windows 10. Feb 20 2019 Edge is set to take over from Internet Explorer completely in the future with support ending on most versions of Internet Explorer already but for now you have access to both on Windows 10. This guide focuses not on the step by step process but instead on advice for performing correct installation. Windows 10 versions Version Codename Marketing name Build Release date Support until and support status by color May 27 2020 Windows 10 version 1909 and Windows Server version 1909. Microsoft releases new major updates every six months. bat. 6 Jul 2020 This review pertains to the Home and Pro versions of Windows 10. Just make sure you re running the latest version of Avast before you upgrade your machine and when you finish the transition to Windows 10 you ll find us there right where you left us May 29 2015 This new version of Microsoft s historically consumer focused operating system will interestingly enough run customizable versions of Windows 10 on household appliances like smart thermostats Windows 10 is the latest operating system from Microsoft which brings back many features lost in previous editions and introduces long awaited functionalities that have already been available on competitor software for a while now. If you upgraded your PC from a previous version of Windows consider getting rid of this space hogging folder. Tap on the Windows key type winver. There are only two versions of Windows 10 on PCs that most people need to know about Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro. Related links. Nov 13 2018 On November 13 2018 we re released the Windows 10 October Update version 1809 Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server version 1809. 0 ARM In Windows 10 this feature utilizes the Shadow copy service to get a previous version when requested by the user. Want the latest Windows release health updates The Microsoft Evaluation Center brings you full featured Microsoft product evaluation software available for download or trial on Microsoft Azure. com Press Windows key R win R and type winver. Much like apps have versions e. That s a 40 80 difference Jun 27 2020 It allows administrators to specify a desired target version of Windows 10 in professional versions. Windows 10 Enterprise and Education editions have a longer support period of 30 months for the version Aug 03 2020 The news comes as Microsoft is expanding the roll out of Windows 10 version 2004 and Windows Server version 2004. It carries the build number 10. old folder in the root directory of the Windows 10 drive as a backup. Jun 16 2020 The latest version of Windows 10 is the May 2020 Update version 2004 which was released on May 27 2020. Previous TeamViewer versions 10 11 12 13 14. Jul 18 2020 In Windows 10 version 2004 with July Patch applied the Optimize Drive tool does not report the correct status and it doesn t even log if a scan has been run and therefore it warns that your Feb 12 2013 Internet Explorer 10 IE10 is a version of the Internet Explorer web browser released by Microsoft in 2012 and is the default browser in Windows 8. Memory Limits for the various versions of Windows 10 Windows 10 Home 128 GB Windows 10 Pro 2TB Windows 10 Pro for Workstations 6TB Windows 10 Enterprise 6TB Windows 10 Education 2TB All 32 bit versions of Windows 10 In Windows 10 you can turn on dark mode too. How do you find the right windows There You can reduce window installation cost by tackling the window glass installation yourself instead of hiring a contractor to do the job. com Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019 Activation Card by Mail 1 Person Compatible on Windows 10 and Apple macOS Software Apr 29 2020 Just scroll through the list below until you find the Windows version that s running on your machine. Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame. The launch of Windows 10 2004 also kicked off the version 39 s 18 month support lifecycle. Windows may notify you when a feature update is available and ready for your machine. 0 Visual Studio 2019 latest as of 8 15 20 with the UWP . 5. But what 39 s the real difference Let 39 s take a look at Windows 10 Home vs. One of the largest updates to Windows 10 was the Fall Creators Update released on October 17 2017. It may take steps to free up disk space on your device if you do not have enough disk space to install Windows updates. Jul 06 2015 How to Go Back roll back to Previous Version of Windows in Windows 10 When you upgrade to Windows 10 or update to a new version of Windows 10 ex Windows Update a copy of the previous installation is saved to the Windows. Use this site to download Windows operating systems directly from Microsoft servers. The current version of Windows that is Microsoft Windows 10 has a new look of Metro Style UI User Interface and Microsoft had to take a further step to create a Mixture of Windows 7 and Windows 8 to form the May 28 2020 Windows 10 s May 2020 Update launched on May 27 2020. May 14 2020 Microsoft plans to release the new feature update for the company 39 s Windows 10 operating system Windows 10 version 2004 in May 2020. 0 Aug 17 2020 With Windows 10 May 2020 Update Microsoft made significant changes to Windows Subsystem for Linux and other core areas of the operating system. Windows 10 Home mostly comes pre installed in the laptops you buy. Jun 02 2020 Tip. Windows 10 has several builds. can now request Microsoft Support. Nov 22 2019 Microsoft recently released Windows 10 version 1909 aka November 2019 Update. As part of Windows 10 s November update Microsoft changed the Windows 10 installer disc to also accept Windows 7 or 8. The things missing are mostly related to networking. Apr 30 2018 Windows 10 April 2018 Update aka version 1803 is a feature update offering several new features including the exciting Timeline Focus Assist and Diagnostic Data tool. If you 39 re having a problem with activation see Activation in Windows 10. Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903 is the seventh major release and the first semi annual update nbsp . xx option to download the Windows 10 May 2020 Update . 21 Aug 2020 Users of Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909 can check if their OS is eligible to add WSL version 2 by running the quot Winver quot command that 39 s nbsp 21 Aug 2020 Support for Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 WSL 2 distros is being made available to Windows 10 versions 1909 and 1903. You may try to read their FAQ if it helps. rg adguard. To check whether you 39 re already running the May 2020 Update select View update history on the Windows Update settings page. iso which doesn t make any sense obtained from a friend. Most of the management activities of Win 10 happens through OMA DM channel. All Windows 10 devices with a supported version will continue to automatically receive the monthly updates. Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise and is supported from version 1803 onward. Jul 02 2015 On July 2 Microsoft posted for the first time a comparison chart which shows how its various Windows 10 for PC editions stack up. Those users will get KB4561616 bringing the build number to 14393. 1 and Windows 7 ESU customers yesterday. You can find more information about vMSC EOL in this KB article. Sep 09 2020 Microsoft released its regular suite of Patch Tuesday updates to all supported versions of Windows 10 Windows 8. For the time being then Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB which was based on the mid 2016 Windows 10 1607 remains the latest available version. Since Microsoft offers Windows 10 as a service the company regularly updates Windows 10 to make it even better. Windows 10 release information Feature updates for Windows 10 are released twice a year around March and September via the Semi Annual Channel. Click the Continue button. 2 days ago The upcoming version 20H2 will also be an easier update to deal with for those who are running Windows 10 May 2020 Update version 2004. There are a few steps involved in installing a window starting with removing the old window and then preparing the jamb before installing and finishing the new o Find the Right Window Blinds for Your Home A list of Windows versions with their true version numbers. Once done Run RDPConf. Enterprise E3 comes with the features mentioned above as well as the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack which Nov 28 2015 The latest versions of Windows 10 install media allow installation of Windows 10 using a product key from a qualifying OS and the upgrade has always been quot like to like quot so a Win 8. They will be serviced with monthly quality updates for 18 or 30 months from the date of the release depending on the lifecycle policy. 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