Run chrome in fullscreen mode on Windows

Question

I want to configure my computer to launch Google Chrome Windows start up. It should start in full screen mode and open some web page.

I tried to run Chrome with the following command line:

chrome.exe --start-fullscreen --app=https://google.com

However Chrome opens in windowed mode, not in full screen mode.

Is there any way to run chrome in full screen mode?

User · Answer

Running chrome exe --start-fullscreen --app https   google com will not get you Chrome in fullscreen  but in kiosk mode   However  running chrome --start-fullscreen --app https   google com  notice   it s chrome instead of chrome exe  worked in my case

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Update 03-Oct-19  new script that displays 10second countdown then launches chrome chromiumn in fullscreen kiosk mode   more updates to chrome required script update to allow autoplaying video with audio  Note --overscroll-history-navigation 0 isn t working currently will need to disable this flag by going to chrome   flags  overscroll-history-navigation in your browser and setting to disabled    echo off echo Countdown to application launch    timeout  t 10  C  Program Files  x86  chrome-win32 chrome exe  --chrome --kiosk http   localhost xxxx --incognito --disable-pinch --no-user-gesture-required --overscroll-history-navigation 0 exit   might need to set chrome   flags  autoplay-policy if running an older version of chrome  60 below   Update 11-May-16  There have been many updates to chrome since I posted this and have had to alter the script alot to keep it working as I needed   Couple of issues with newer versions of chrome    built in pinch to zoom Chrome restore error always showing after forced shutdown auto update popup   Because of the restore error switched out to incognito mode as this launches a clear version all the time and does not save what the user was viewing and so if it crashes there is nothing to restore  Also the auto up in newer versions of chrome being a pain to try and disable I switched out to use chromium as it does not auto update and still gives all the modern features of chrome  Note make sure you download the top version of chromium this comes with all audio and video codecs as the basic version of chromium does not support all codecs   Chromium download link    echo off  echo Step 1 of 2  Waiting a few seconds before starting the Kiosk      C  windows system32 ping  -n 5 -w 1000 127 0 0 1  gt NUL  echo Step 2 of 5  Waiting a few more seconds before starting the browser      C  windows system32 ping  -n 5 -w 1000 127 0 0 1  gt NUL  echo Final  invisible  step  Starting the browser  Finally      C  Program Files  x86  Google Chromium chrome exe  --chrome --kiosk http   127 0 0 1 xxxx --incognito --disable-pinch --overscroll-history-navigation 0  exit      Outdated  I use this for exhibitions to lock down screens  I think its what your looking for    Start chrome and go to www google com drag and drop the url out onto the desktop rename it to something handy for this example google homepage drop this now into your c directory  click on my computer c  and drop this file in there start chrome again go to settings and under on start up select open a specific page and set your home page here    Next part is the script that I use to start close and restart chrome again in kiosk mode  The locations is where I have chrome installed so it might be abit different for you depending on your install   Open your text editor of choice or just notepad and past the below code in  make sure its in the same format order as below  Save it to your desktop as what ever you like so for this example chrome startup script txt next right click it and rename  remove the txt from the end and put in bat instead  double click this to launch the script to see if its working correctly   A command line box should appear and run through the script  chrome will start and then close down the reason to do this is to remove any error reports such as if the pc crashed  when chrome starts again without this it would show the yellow error bar at the top saying chrome did not shut down properly would you like to restore it  After a few seconds chrome should start again and in kiosk mode and will point to what ever homepage you have set    echo off echo Step 1 of 5  Waiting a few seconds before starting the Kiosk     C  windows system32 ping  -n 31 -w 1000 127 0 0 1  gt NUL echo Step 2 of 5  Starting browser as a pre-start to delete error messages     C  google homepage url  echo Step 3 of 5  Waiting a few seconds before killing the browser task     C  windows system32 ping  -n 11 -w 1000 127 0 0 1  gt NUL echo Step 4 of 5  Killing the browser task gracefully to avoid session restore    Taskkill  IM chrome exe echo Step 5 of 5  Waiting a few seconds before restarting the browser     C  windows system32 ping  -n 11 -w 1000 127 0 0 1  gt NUL echo Final  invisible  step  Starting the browser  Finally     C  Program Files  x86  Google Chrome Application chrome exe  --kiosk --overscroll-history-navigation 0  exit   Note  The number after the -n of the ping is the amount of seconds  minus one second  to wait before starting the link  or application in the next line   Finally if this is all working then you can drag and drop the  bat file into the startup folder in windows and this script will launch each time windows starts     Update   With recent versions of chrome they have really got into enabling touch gestures  this means that swiping left or right on a touchscreen will cause the browser to go forward or backward in history  To prevent this we need to disable the history navigation on the back and forward buttons to do that add the following --overscroll-history-navigation 0 to the end of the script

User · Answer

I would like to share my way of starting chrome - specificaly youtube tv - in full screen mode automatically, without the need of pressing F11. kiosk/fullscreen options doesn't seem to work (Version 41.0.2272.89). It has some steps though...

Start chrome and navigate to page (www.youtube.com/tv)
Drag the address from the address bar (the lock icon) to the desktop. It will create a shortcut.
From chrome, open Apps (the icon with the multiple coloured dots)
From desktop, drag the shortcut into the Apps space
Right click on the new icon in Apps and select "Open fullscreen"
Right click again on the icon in Apps and select "Create shortcuts..."
Select for example Desktop and Create. A new shortcut will be created on desktop.

Now, whenever you click on this shortcut, chrome will start in fullscreen and at the page you defined. I guess you can put this shortcut in startup folder to run when windows starts, but I haven't tried it.

User · Answer

It s very easy    your chrome path  -kiosk -fullscreen  your URL    Example    C  Program Files  x86  Google Chrome Application chrome exe  -kiosk -fullscreen http   google com   Close all Chrome sessions first     To exit  Press ALT-TAB   hold ALT and press X in the windows task   win10

User · Answer

You can also add --disable-session-crashed-bubble to eliminate the errors that come up after a crash or improper shutdown

User · Answer

Right click the Google Chrome icon and select Properties.
Copy the value of Target, for example: "C:\Users\zero\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe".
Create a shortcut on your Desktop.

Paste the value into Location of the item, and append --kiosk <your url>:

"C:\Users\zero\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --kiosk http://www.google.com

Press Apply, then OK.
To start Chrome at Windows startup, copy this shortcut and paste it into the Startup folder (Start -> Program -> Startup).

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