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How to Always Show Full URL in Google Chrome’s Address Bar
Learn to toggle this setting on and off in a few clicks
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Most of you don’t need the full URL or didn’t even realize that it’s missing some parts. However, power users were not so happy whenGoogleremoved the www fromChrome70 version.
Now, for instance, if you write http://www.windowsreport.com inChromeand hit Enter, the address will be converted to just windowsreport.com.
Googlelistened to the users and added a method of showing a full address without trimming any protocols.
So, if you need the full address, however, we will explain how to make the changes in just a few steps.
How can I always show full URLs in Chrome?
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Launch Google Chrome on your device.
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Navigate to the address bar of your browser.
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Right-click on it to open a menu with multiple options:Emoji, Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Paste and search for… , Delete, Select all, Manage search engines and site search,andAlways show full URLs.
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Select theAlways show full URLsoption.
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Restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
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Chrome will now show full URLs for the sites you access.
According to many users, the feature that prevented full URLs from showing in the address bar was a failure, thus it is important to know how to disable it.
If you want to add the https:// section back to your URLs, all you need to do is navigate to the address bar in Chrome and toggle on the setting responsible for showing full URLs.
How do I show the full URL in the address bar for Chrome 83?
For older versions of Chrome, you need to modify the setting via Flag options, by following the solution below.
Done, now you will always see the full URL of a website. Of course, you can reverse this by right-clicking aging the address bar and unchecking theAlways show full URLsoption.
According toa document published byChromium software engineer Livvie Lin, this feature is only available for the desktop version of Chrome.
If you signed out from Google or you didn’t sync your settings on all your devices, this option will only show on all the desktop sessions from the device you set it up.
How can I disable full URLs in Chrome?
If you decide that you want the shortened URLs feature back, you need not worry. You can re-enable it by following these steps:
Do you need to see the full URLs? Tell us what you think about this feature in the comments section below.
More about the topics:browsers,Chrome Guides
Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
