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--- fuss:google_chrome [2019/07/09 07:42] – created office
+++ fuss:google_chrome [2023/05/09 02:12] (current) – [Kiosk-Style Single Website] office
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 Once prompted by Chrome that a domain's certificate is unsafe, or when experiencing issues with HSTS, you can type ''thisisunsafe'' with the tab open to permanently whitelist the domain and proceed anyway.
+====== Kiosk-Style Single Website ======
+In order to make Google Chrome display a single website with no other distractions and without the ability to browse away, the Google Chrome shortcut can be edited in order to append a few command line switches to the executable.
+For example, the following edit of the ''Target'' field of the Google Chrome shortcut:
+<code dos>
+"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --window-size="1024,768" --user-data-dir="%tmp%\chrome_tmp_user_dir~%RANDOM%" --host-rules="MAP * media.lan" --app=http://media.lan/
+</code>
+will make Google Chrome open a single website, namely ''media.lan''. The parameters are as follows:
+  * ''--window-size'' sets the window size of the Chrome browser to a specific value, in this case ''1024x768'',
+  * ''-user-data-dir'' stores the user data in a random folder (necessary for allowing the ''--window-size'' flag to work),
+  * ''--host-rules'' will make it such that the browser will not be able to navigate away from the ''media.lan'' domain,
+  * ''--app'' will load the ''http://media.lan'' URL in an application window with an URL and the rest of the UI elements.
+There are some useful applications for this mode. For instance, Google Chrome could be used as a frontend to media players such as JellyFin or Plex or even used to create a standalone YouTube application.
+For instance, a shortcut can be created to the Google Chrome executable, named "YouTube" and the shortcut edited in order to change the ''Target'' parameter to:
+<code>
+"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --window-size="1024,758" --user-data-dir="%tmp%\chrome_tmp_user_dir~%RANDOM%" --host-rules="MAP * www.youtube.com" --app=https://www.youtube.com/
+</code>
+Now, by clicking the shortcut, Google Chrome will load YouTube separately from any other browser.
+====== Disable Google Chrome Operating System Deprecation Warning ======
+In order to remove the popup stating that the operating system should be upgraded to Windows 10 in order to receive further updates just create a file on the desktop named ''oswarning.reg'' with the following contents:
+<code>
+Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome]
+"SuppressUnsupportedOSWarning"=dword:00000001
+</code>
+Double-click the file to insert the contents into the registry and upon the next launch Google Chrome should not complain about the Operating System being deprecated.