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Chrome

See Auto Select Client Certificate to auto select certificate for matched sites.

Install via AUR helper.

paru -S google-chrome

chrome://settings/appearance

  • Use system title bar and borders: ✔

Install via AUR helper.

pamac install google-chrome

chrome://settings/appearance

  • Use system title bar and borders: ✔

Download and install.

Disable Software Reporting

Disable Chrome running software reporting tool

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome

Key: ChromeCleanupEnabled

Type: DWORD

Values: 0

Disable reporting results to Google

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome

Key: ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled

Type: DWORD

Value: 0

Block location tracking

chrome://settings/content/location

  • Ask before accessing (Recommended): Disabled

chrome://settings/content/notifications

  • Ask before sending (Recommended): Disabled

Disable Background Services

Chrome background services will cause "failed to restore properly" messages on startup.

chrome://settings/system

  • Continue running background apps when google chrome is closed: ✘

Chrome Remote Desktop

Install CRD.

Hiding Local Desktop for Chrome Remote Desktop (Windows)

By default Chrome Remote Desktop will always show locally what is happening when you remotely connect. This disables this feature and presents a login screen instead, allowing you to work privately remotely. CRD will open a connection, then locally connect to remote desktop to hide your current session.

Enable remote access curtain for CRD

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome

Key: RemoteAccessHostRequireCurtain

Type: DWORD

Value: 1

Enable RDP security

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp

Key: SecurityLayer

Type: DWORD

Value: 1

⌘ + r ➔ control ➔ System and Security ➔ System ➔ Remote Settings ➔ Remote

  • Allow remote connections to this computer: ✔
  • Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with NetworkLevel Authentication: ✘

⌘ ➔ Control Panel ➔ System and Security ➔ Windows Defender Firewall ➔ Advanced Settings ➔ Inbound Rules

  • Remote Desktop - Shadow (TCP-in): Block
  • Remote Desktop - User Mode (TCP-in): Block
  • Remote Desktop - User Mode (UDP-in): Block