Why Google Chrome is Windows 8 "native"?

citybong

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I don't know if native is the correct word here.. So here is a screenshot of my "Start" page..

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You can see i have organized it very well ( games/video editing/random apps/settings-desktop ), but see chrome..
it has a gray background because if u open it will open as an app not at the desktop.. i like it, i don't say but why does it mute the sound from chrome when u go for example to desktop.? it is rly bad when u are listening a youtube video..

what i am doing now is chrome is pinned at the taskbar.. so as to run it in the desktop.. but how can i have it at my "Start" page and when clicked run at desktop? :mad:
 

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If Chrome is set as the default browser, it will automatically run in "immersive" mode as a Modern UI application. I beleive the only real option is to navigate, on the desktop, to the actual executable and pin that to the start screen (which I've never tried with anything other than IE).
 

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Yeah I noticed this too, it's a little on the annoying side TBH because you can't multi task with the metro one. I try to avoid it whenever possible and just use the desktop version instead.
 

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What do you mean by saying you can't multitask?
 

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Sorry probably a bad choice of words, I just find using the metro Chrome a pain to use, can't easily flip between windows...don't worry I think it's just me. I prefer the usual desktop version.
 

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I've actually only been able to open two windows with Chrome in the Modern UI: a regular window and a private browsing window. When you do that, there's the two rectangles in the upper right that allow you to switch back and forth. I've never been a heavy user of multiple browser windows, though - just tabs, so I like having an easier tab interface while remaining in the Modern UI.
 

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Yes but from all of the apps, Chrome is the only one doing it.. Will they fix it or what? ( From the side of chrome developers )
 

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Who knows what the Chrome devs think with their insane release schedule.
 

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I've actually only been able to open two windows with Chrome in the Modern UI: a regular window and a private browsing window. When you do that, there's the two rectangles in the upper right that allow you to switch back and forth. I've never been a heavy user of multiple browser windows, though - just tabs, so I like having an easier tab interface while remaining in the Modern UI.

This is annoying. I keep hearing about tabbed browsing. This is not a replacement for multiple windows. Anyone that does research knows this. In order to do this efficiently, you often compare and contrast. It is so much more productive when you have all windows visible. My company spent 10s of millions of dollars upgrading all the desktops to dual monitors for this reason. They may never upgrade to Windows 8.
Anyway, that's why I just use the desktop version of Chrome.
Keep in mind that if you flip-flop between this and the metro version it is like using a different browser. History etc. doesn't seem 2 be shared.
 

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Yeah i noticed it acts as a separate browser, sometimes it's a little annoying as I have to keep entering passwords etc.
 

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This is annoying. I keep hearing about tabbed browsing. This is not a replacement for multiple windows. Anyone that does research knows this. In order to do this efficiently, you often compare and contrast. It is so much more productive when you have all windows visible. My company spent 10s of millions of dollars upgrading all the desktops to dual monitors for this reason. They may never upgrade to Windows 8.


I'm not quite sure what the issue is here. All I said was that I have never been one to use multiple browser windows. I generally just use tabs. I made no reference to tabs replacing multiple windows or anything else.
 

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Fair point. It's just that the OP wanted the desktop for multitasking and it seemed like you were trying to dismiss this. If you were not, then I apologize for reading it incorrectly.
 

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I have used Windows 8 in an enterprise environment where I had to multitask (tech support for law enforcement). In that environment, I didn't use any of the Modern UI applications. Instead, I used the start screen as a launcher for Desktop applications. I also had two, 24" widescreen displays (one in landscape and one in portrait).
 

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So is the consensus here that this is a Google design or a "feature" of the Windows 8 interface? It's one of the biggest annoyances that I've found using W8 and I'm hoping there will be some sort of resolution.
 

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Barring any evidence to the contrary, yes, it seems that this is how Chrome is designed to work in Windows 8.
 

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Yeah i noticed it acts as a separate browser, sometimes it's a little annoying as I have to keep entering passwords etc.

Exactly.. really annoying.. hope chrome devs will change it...

This behaviour has already changed in the Chrome Beta and Dev channels (I'm running the Dev channel) and now both the desktop and metro versions are "unified" and share the same profile. There's also an entry in the Chrome tools menu for switching between desktop and Windows 8 mode. No idea when this change will roll out to the Stable channel.

Chrome Releases: Stable updates
 

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Yeah i noticed it acts as a separate browser, sometimes it's a little annoying as I have to keep entering passwords etc.

Exactly.. really annoying.. hope chrome devs will change it...

This behaviour has already changed in the Chrome Beta and Dev channels (I'm running the Dev channel) and now both the desktop and metro versions are "unified" and share the same profile. There's also an entry in the Chrome tools menu for switching between desktop and Windows 8 mode. No idea when this change will roll out to the Stable channel.

Chrome Releases: Stable updates

This is good news. So I guess the installation step is not that important anymore whether default browser or not.
 

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    IDT HD Audio
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I had the Chrome issue a while back.

If you install Chrome and set it as default browser from the installation, then Metro-is default.
But if you don't set it as a default browser, then it gets the normal version to open sites.

See here:
http://www.eightforums.com/browsers-mail/7797-chrome-metro.html

The way it's working in the Dev channel is that it opens in whichever mode was last used. There's a menu item in the Chrome tools menu that lets you switch between desktop and Windows 8 mode. Also, if you set Chrome as your default browser, it forces IE to always open in desktop mode, even when you're running Chrome in Windows 8 mode.
 

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