

Most - but not all - Chrome features arrive via server-side updates instead of these monthly updates. Enterprise admins that manage large device fleets were given access to a new “Extended Stable” version that gets major updates on an eight-week cycle. There’s still just one “Omnibox” for entering URLs and making web searches with navigation controls and other buttons to the left/right of the field, while tabs appear at the top.Īfter releasing major updates on six-week cycles for over a decade, Google in September of 2021 switched to milestone releases every four weeks to allow for faster security patches, bug fixes, and feature rollouts. The “Chrome” name reflects Google’s desire to have a minimal interface compared to other browsers of that era, as well as be fast, i.e. Would you like a YouTube video explaining how to add this shortcut? Let us know in the comments section.Google released the initial beta of its browser in September 2008 and over 13.5 years later Chrome is getting updated to version 100 today. We shall update this article with additional details and instructions when it is ready.

It will then take a few more weeks for it to reach the Stable channel update.

It will take a while for this feature to land in the Canary version of Chrome. The code for this flag was added only a few minutes ago. You will no longer have to open Chrome in normal mode and then open an Incognito window. However, this time, you will get a menu option to easily add this to your desktop.Ĭlick the shortcut icon, and Chrome will launch in Incognito mode. You might have seen workarounds to add a shortcut icon to your Windows desktop. However, I think we’ve got everything we need to figure out how this will work. The design document linked from the bug is Google internal-only. “Add an option to incognito menu to create a shortcut on desktop on Windows.” However, for good measure, let us review the feature request bug as well:

That leaves no room for guessing how this feature will work. “A feature and flag is added to control the menu item for creating an incognito desktop shortcut on Windows.” Enable Incognito Desktop Shortcut: Enables users to create a desktop shortcut for incognito mode.
