• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to footer
  • News
  • Chrome
  • Chromebook
  • Chromecast
Chrome Story

Chrome Story

Chrome OS Made Simple!

  • About
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Home / Chromebook / Google Adds “Chrome OS” Mode to Chrome on Windows 7

Google Adds “Chrome OS” Mode to Chrome on Windows 7

September 3, 2014 by Dinsan Francis Leave a Comment



We have already seen this “Chrome OS” mode on Windows 8, using the “Metro Mode”. Now, Windows 7 users also can taste Chrome OS on their PCs. This time, it is not called “Metro Mode”, but “Chrome OS mode”

Officially.

You can enable this  by clicking on the Chrome top-level menu “Relaunch Chrome in Chrome OS mode”.

They did this on Windows 8 with the inbuilt metro mode feature, but on Windows 7, they had to get another workaround.  With no Metro Mode on Windows 7, Chrome actually runs maximized (or fullscreen if your taskbar automatically hides) so that users get a nice immersive experience. François Beaufort explains.

Here is how it looks like:

chromeos-windows7

If you have Chrome Canary installed on your Windows 7 PC, you can go ahead and try this now.

I would really love to see someone testing this on Windows XP too. Even though they may not officially announce it for Windows XP, I have a feeling that it will work on Windows XP too. But again, that’s a guess, until I get a chance to test it or find someone who has done it.

  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Pocket
  • Telegram

Related

Filed Under: Chromebook

Like Watching Videos Instead of Reading?

Free Updates via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 4,654 other subscribers

Footer

Chrome OS Settings Explained

Chromebook Desktop, Wallpaper and Interface

Copyright © 2019 · Revolution Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

Chrome Story Cookies Policy

Our Website uses cookies to improve your experience. Please visit our Chrome Story’s Cookie Policy page for more information about cookies and how we use them.

Close