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[SOLVED] Chrome NOT maximised on startup

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http://ubuntuforums.org – Every time Chrome is updated, it reverts to opening small screen [NOT maximised]. This is very irritating. In order to reset it to open maximised, you need to change the general command parameter in /usr/share/applications. Find the Google Chrome icon [desktop configuration file] and right click (clack). Select properties, which shows the basic properties. One of these is the command used:- /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome %U Add ^-start-maximized [^ is a space]. It is now:- /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome %U -start-maximized If you have root permission while doing this, it is now fixed, u (Hardware)

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Submitted by colm on 08/28/2012

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