# Whats the url for the chrome home screen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 19, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-url-for-the-chrome-home-screen/686496 "2014-04-19T18:11:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-url-for-the-chrome-home-screen/686496/1 "2014-04-19T18:11:24Z")
I installed something and clicked thru without paying attention and it changed my home screen when i launch chrome. I know where in settings to change my home screen but I dont know the URL. Currently I set it back to [www.google.com](http://www.google.com). But previously it wasnt a webpage it was chrome with icons for google play, gmail, drive, chrome apps etc. Anyone know the address I need to set my home page to bring that back? ---
**Author:** ![ctnguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-url-for-the-chrome-home-screen/686496/2 "2014-04-19T18:26:47Z")
In my Chrome settings page, under the “On start-up” heading there are three options, one of which is “Open the New Tab page”. If that doesn’t work for you, the URL for that page on my install is “[https://www.google.co.za/\_/chrome/newtab](https://www.google.co.za/_/chrome/newtab)”. But presumably it’ll be “.com” rather than “.co.za” if you’re in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-url-for-the-chrome-home-screen/686496/3 "2014-04-19T23:16:16Z")
Are you sure it was a page? There is a Chrome option for a home page that is the Google search plus 8 icons of your most commonly used URLs. That’s not a URL, it’s an internal screen. ---
**Author:** ![Ornery\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/da6949/32.png) [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-url-for-the-chrome-home-screen/686496/4 "2014-04-20T00:40:29Z")
Both right, it’s not a URL, it’s part of Chrome Settings. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-url-for-the-chrome-home-screen/686496/5 "2014-04-20T03:03:13Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Are you sure it was a page? There is a Chrome option for a home page that is the Google search plus 8 icons of your most commonly used URLs. That’s not a URL, it’s an internal screen. Is there a way to make Chrome NOT do that? I’d prefer those icons not show up like that. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-url-for-the-chrome-home-screen/686496/6 "2014-04-20T05:31:56Z")
The internal URL Chrome uses to refer to that is: chrome://newtab If you don’t want to see that page when you start the browser, just set the home page to something else. If you don’t want to see when you open a new tab, use this workaround: > **[How to bring back Chrome's old New Tab page](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-bring-back-chromes-old-new-tab-page/)** > > Don't like Chrome's new New Tab page? You know, the one with the big Google search bar that you don't need with Chrome's omnibox directly above it? With a quick tweak, you can return to the old New Tab page. If you want something else altogether when you open a new tab, look through the [Chrome Extensions website](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search-extensions/new%20tab). If you want it to just load a blank page when you make a new tab, use this [particular extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page/dpjamkmjmigaoobjbekmfgabipmfilij?hl=en-US). ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-url-for-the-chrome-home-screen/686496/7 "2014-04-21T14:06:13Z")
**Reply** : I’ve been looking for a way to make the new tab page about:blank for _years_. Thank you! ETA: It’s so beautiful. _sniffle_