Chapter 7

Setting Preferences
In this topic you will learn:
• Setting the home page
• How long an item stays in the history list
Set your homepage and startup page
You can customize Google Chrome to open any page for the homepage or startup page. These
two pages aren’t the same unless you set them to be.

• Your startup page is the one that shows when you first launch Chrome on your computer.
• Your homepage is the one you go to when you click Home

If your startup page, homepage, or search engine has suddenly changed, then you may have
unwanted software
1. Click and hold the Google

2. Drag the to the symbol of

 Clean Chrome of unwanted ads, pop-ups, & malware
If you're seeing some of the problems listed below in Google
Chrome, you might have unwanted software or malware installed
on your computer:
1. Pop-up ads won't go away.
2. Your Chrome homepage or search engine keeps changing or
is not set to Google anymore.
3. Unwanted Chrome extensions or toolbars keep coming back.
4. You keep getting redirected to unfamiliar webpages.
Here are some steps you can take to get rid of unwanted software.