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Old November 11th 15, 03:54 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Linea Recta[_2_]
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!



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Old November 11th 15, 04:38 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

Linea Recta wrote:
Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!


Google has automatic updates, don't they ?

Maybe every time you pull in a new version
of Chrome, it overwrites the password pref ?

Paul
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Old November 11th 15, 05:41 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Linea Recta[_2_]
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"Paul" schreef in bericht
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Linea Recta wrote:
Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!


Google has automatic updates, don't they ?

Maybe every time you pull in a new version
of Chrome, it overwrites the password pref ?

Paul




Well, maybe... That would be pretty stupid.
Today I did a Chrome update and the settings are OK so far.
But I'm becomming paranoid and I tend to keep checking now.
Perhaps it is Chromecast related? I need Chrome to use Chromecast. If so,
other users without Chromecast may not have these problems.
I also had to use alt-ctrl-del to end 4 processes of Chrome. Is it normal to
have 4 processes running?



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Old November 11th 15, 05:58 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Stef
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

Linea Recta wrote:

Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!


This may not be related to Chrome at all, but could be caused by the OS
itself. Windows is notorious for changing settings and configurations
spontaneously.. Is Chrome set as your default browser?

Your system might also be infected. So, do a thorough malware scan.

Stef


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Old November 11th 15, 05:58 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Stef
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

Paul wrote:

Linea Recta wrote:
Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!


Google has automatic updates, don't they ?

Maybe every time you pull in a new version
of Chrome, it overwrites the password pref ?


Doesn't do that with either Linux or OSX. I think it's a Windows
"quirk."

Stef

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Old November 11th 15, 07:58 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Linea Recta[_2_]
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

"Stef" schreef in bericht
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Linea Recta wrote:

Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!


This may not be related to Chrome at all, but could be caused by the OS
itself. Windows is notorious for changing settings and configurations
spontaneously.. Is Chrome set as your default browser?



Yes.



Your system might also be infected. So, do a thorough malware scan.

Stef



Done so very recently: no hits.




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Old November 11th 15, 11:46 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Char Jackson
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:58:41 +0000 (UTC), Stef wrote:

Linea Recta wrote:

Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!


This may not be related to Chrome at all, but could be caused by the OS
itself. Windows is notorious for changing settings and configurations
spontaneously..


I've heard that quite a few times, but examples seem to be rare. Typically,
when something changes, there seems to be a reason for it, and I don't
consider "spontaneous" to be a reason! :-)


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Old November 12th 15, 12:51 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Jason
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:41:20 +0100 "Linea Recta"
wrote in article
I also had to use alt-ctrl-del to end 4 processes of Chrome. Is it normal to
have 4 processes running?


Only four? I have eight! Well...I used to. Now I don't have any.
There is a setting, under Advanced Settings/System: "Continue running
background apps when Google Chrome is closed". It seems to be on by
default. After turning it off, I see zero Chrome processes running when
Chrome isn't.

Jason
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Old November 12th 15, 03:02 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Stef
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

Char Jackson wrote:

On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:58:41 +0000 (UTC), Stef wrote:

Linea Recta wrote:

Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!


This may not be related to Chrome at all, but could be caused by the OS
itself. Windows is notorious for changing settings and configurations
spontaneously..


I've heard that quite a few times, but examples seem to be rare. Typically,
when something changes, there seems to be a reason for it, and I don't
consider "spontaneous" to be a reason! :-)


I meant Windows, in general. Not W7 specifically. Such occurences
seemed to haunt XP and prior versions of Windows a lot more than 7.

I used to get it enough with XP for it to be a concern, but could never
find anything wrong. Frustratingly random they were. The settings and
configuration changes almost always occurred after a reboot -- cold or
warm. I got the feeling over time that for some reason during the boot
process, some user configs couldn't be accessed, and so Windows used
the System defaults instead.

For two years now I've been runing XP -- my only Windows -- in
VirtualBox 5 on a Linux host (Debian Wheezy 64-bit), fully updated and
NOT connected to the Internet, and I've yet to experience any of those
nasty resetting problems rare though they be. And the virtual system
gets shutdown and reboot frequently. I only use it when I need it.

Stef

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Old November 12th 15, 04:38 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Mayayana
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

| I meant Windows, in general. Not W7 specifically. Such occurences
| seemed to haunt XP and prior versions of Windows a lot more than 7.
|

I don't think I've ever seen Windows just
change a setting for no known reason. If you
see that there's probably a reason involving
something you're doing. I certainly haven't
seen Windows change 3rd-party software.
There's no way for Windows to be aware of
things like Chrome settings.

On the other hand, if you want control over
your software you probably shouldn't be using
Google products in the first place.




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Old November 12th 15, 12:58 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Linea Recta[_2_]
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"Jason" schreef in bericht
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On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:41:20 +0100 "Linea Recta"
wrote in article
I also had to use alt-ctrl-del to end 4 processes of Chrome. Is it normal
to
have 4 processes running?


Only four? I have eight! Well...I used to. Now I don't have any.
There is a setting, under Advanced Settings/System: "Continue running
background apps when Google Chrome is closed".



OK, but what's the use for it being enabled?



It seems to be on by
default. After turning it off, I see zero Chrome processes running when
Chrome isn't.


I do have some Chrome extensions installed, but I don't need them by
default.



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Old November 12th 15, 05:34 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Stef
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

Mayayana wrote:

| I meant Windows, in general. Not W7 specifically. Such occurences
| seemed to haunt XP and prior versions of Windows a lot more than 7.
|

I don't think I've ever seen Windows just
change a setting for no known reason. If you
see that there's probably a reason involving
something you're doing. I certainly haven't
seen Windows change 3rd-party software.
There's no way for Windows to be aware of
things like Chrome settings.


Consider yourself lucky. As far as why it happens ... Yes, it could be
malware or something similar, but in my experience it is rarely related
to the user. From what I've discovered, it happens during booting.
I've never seen or heard of it happening while the system is in use.

"It's" just one of the many little wonderful Windows quirks.

On the other hand, if you want control over
your software you probably shouldn't be using
Google products in the first place.


And if you want control of your system, don't use Windows. ;-)

Stef
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Old November 14th 15, 08:41 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Linea Recta[_2_]
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

"Linea Recta" schreef in bericht
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Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!



--




And again today!
After starting Chrome I got some message in a window stating "could not
obtain settings from internet".
(yes, I want to synch most settings, EXCEPT paswords and folders of course).



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Old November 15th 15, 07:31 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Stef
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

Linea Recta wrote:

"Linea Recta" schreef in bericht
...
Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!



--




And again today!
After starting Chrome I got some message in a window stating "could not
obtain settings from internet".
(yes, I want to synch most settings, EXCEPT paswords and folders of course).


Maybe, such syncing REQUIRES passwords, etc to be saved on your system,
and when you sync, Chrome is reset to "save passwords" to make future
syncs possible. Just a guess.

Stef
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Old November 16th 15, 05:58 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Linea Recta[_2_]
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Default Google Chrome settings changing spontaneously

"Stef" schreef in bericht
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Linea Recta wrote:

"Linea Recta" schreef in bericht
...
Today I noticed (again) that my settings were changed spontaneously!
I NEVER want Chrome to save ANY passwords, so I disabled this setting
(again).
I think this behaviour is becomming very suspicious!



--




And again today!
After starting Chrome I got some message in a window stating "could not
obtain settings from internet".
(yes, I want to synch most settings, EXCEPT paswords and folders of
course).


Maybe, such syncing REQUIRES passwords, etc to be saved on your system,
and when you sync, Chrome is reset to "save passwords" to make future
syncs possible. Just a guess.

Stef




Sorry, I meant: "EXCEPT paswords and forms".
I suppose it is possibly related to the synching process, but still it would
be a bug to change settings without user permission.



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