windows 7 - Chrome opens to untitled blank page

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2013-11
  • jackncoke

    I am working on a computer that had a lot of malware on it. I removed most of it to my knowledge. Now when I open Google Chrome I get a blank untitled page, with the traditional sign-in URL on top. If I go to the settings, the settings tab opens up blank as well. All pages that I navigate to will come up blank as well. The browser doesn't even perform a postback, it is like it is unresponsive. I did some googling and have seen people with similar errors, but no fixes.

    IE 8 works great without issues.

    Re-installing Chrome was the first thing I did!

    Any suggestions?

    • Answers
  • jackncoke

    This was not my computer but one i was fixing for a friend. The issue was the it was running in Compatibility mode for windows XP service pack 2. After re installs it set it self back to that i am assuming because i did not set it to that. Thanks for the help .

  • Baruch Sheffi

    I just found a solution... check out the compatibility mode in the shortcut's properties, mine was checked with Windows XP sp2. unchecked it, now chrome works perfect! seems stupid, but it worked.

  • Libertymom

    I was having the same problem with Chrome & as I was performing the solution here I discovered a different problem. "Run this program as an administrator" box was checked in the Compatibility tab. After clearing the box & applying it Chrome went right back to work as usual. Yeah!


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  • jhamu

    Does Google Chrome has anything similar to about:blank page in IE? I did not find any suitable page mentioning this? PS: I tried about:blank but it looked like the chrome is trying to load something before showing blank page...


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  • user227012

    Get the extension listed below:

    Empty New Tab Page https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page/dpjamkmjmigaoobjbekmfgabipmfilij

    This extension will remove the about:blank in every tab. Works great!

  • Mehper C. Palavuzlar

    Did you check Google Chrome's help forum?: Start chrome with blank page.

    • It's true that if you go to 'Options' > 'Basic' > 'On Startup' > 'Open the following pages' and then add 'about:blank', that chrome starts with an empty page, but still, it doesn't achieve the previous behaviour, because with these settings, on the address bar it will appear 'about:blank', and you have to delete it..Before, (or if you configure the 'Homepage' section to 'Use the new Tab page'), chrome would start with a blank page, and with nothing on the address bar, so you could start typing immediately the link of the page you wanted to go..I know that is a small detail, but to me it makes a big difference..

    • Try to use this extension. It can solve some of your concerns in my opinion: Speed Dial

  • mfg

    On the first Options tab, add about:blank to the set of pages to open when you open chrome. Change setting to On startup: Open the following pages.... Done.

  • user272846

    My solution was to create the simplest of html files, a completely blank file called index.html in my root.

    With "file:///C:/index.html" in Open a specific page or set of pages in Settings, it comes up quickly, and one click in the address bar prepares for a search.

    I suppose it could be named anything.

  • Roger F. Gay

    As an alternative, go to Wrench->Options and set Home Page to "Use the New Tab page" and On startup to "Open the home page". Instead of getting a blank page, you'll get clickable icons for your most often visited websites.

  • adam0101

    I know this is an old question, but the thing with about:blank is that chrome puts your cursor in front of the "about" so you have to delete it before you can begin typing.

    I noticed if you set your homepage to javacript:void() it still goes to about:blank, but the cursor is no longer in the address bar. So when you click the address bar "about:blank" is highlighted and you can immediately start typing over it.

  • Iam Zesh

    This "solution" is not giving you a blank page but at least you don't have to delete those ugly 'about:blank' or so in the URL bar:

    'Settings' > 'On Startup' > 'Open a specific page or set of pages' > 'set pages'

    then Add a new page: 'chrome://newtab/'

    I found this to be the best solution because:

    • the URL bar is already empty, no need to select and delete its content every single time
    • depending on your settings you have also access to your extensions, apps, Google Drive, Youtube and so on
  • Robert Collier

    If you open up chrome.dll - you will see that the "New Tab" page is actually loaded via Javascript from an HTML page embedded inside of chrome.dll as a resource. You can remove it (replace it with nothing).

    1. Using Resource Hacker, open chrome.dll.
    2. Use Find Text (Ctrl+F) to search for "NewTabScriptStart". The location will be something like BINDATA\771 or BINDATA\768 or similar depending on your version of Chrome or Chromium variant.
    3. Push Ctrl+A and Delete to delete the entire contents of the page where NewTabScriptStart was found.
    4. Push "Compile Script" button at top.
    5. File->Save

    Now your "New Tab Page" is a blank page. In Settings, select On Startup --> "Open the New Tab Page".

  • Mokubai 
    chrome://newtab/

    Set this as your home page. Easy as that.