Thank you page opens on start up of Chrome.

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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How do I keep this “thank you for installing” page from opening every time I start Chrome? I have tried setting the homepage to a specific page, but it still opens up in a 2nd tab.

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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+prevent+chrome+from+opening+a+second+tab

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Thank you for your reply, but my problem is not resolved. I have tried opening Chrome, closing the thank you page, then setting Chrome start page as the home page. I restart Chrome and the thank you page still opens, along with the page I have set as the home page.

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Already done a system reboot?
What version of Avast?
What OS?

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Yes, I have rebooted system. Version 8.0.1497 Windows XP

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Also, watch this video on how this works!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kci8IhfxroA

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Check your Chrome settings. :slight_smile:

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Yep, that was what I did, but it still opens the Thank you page. I know all I have to do is close the tab, but it really is annoying and slows down the opening of the start page.

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mine is tic at Open new tab page … and when i open it, it opens only with one tab

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I now have this same problem. When I open Chrome, a 2nd tab opens with the “Thank you for installing avast! Online Security” page.

I have checked and re-checked the Chrome settings and the Avast page opens in it’s own tab whether I have it set to “New Tab” or “Specific Page/s”.

Avast! Internet Security Version 8.0.1497
Avast! Extension: avast! Online Security 8.0.8
Google Chrome Version 30.0.1599.69 m
OS Win 7 SP1 64 bit

Thanks,
Marg.

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Close the other tab. Only have the one tab open you want as your home page. Set that as your homepage. Its thats easy.

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They have done this already. Something else is going on.

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Nothing else is going on. It is that easy. Then simply click “reset browser settings” under advanced options.

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Thanks SoccerFan707, I tried Reset Browser Settings and fixed the problem.

Marg.

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Your welcome. Glad to have helped you when so many others could not.

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I still have the same problem.

All “Reset Browser Settings” did was disable all my Extensions, so the Avast! Extension wasn’t enabled and so didn’t cause the new tab to open.

I enabled my Extensions and immediately, the new tab opened with the “Thank you for installing” page.

I installed the plugin so that I could browse safely, which cannot happen if the plugin is disabled.

Something else is going on.

Marg.