Thursday, November 15, 2018

How to Access Hidden Configuration Settings Page in your Browser

Most of the browsers are packed with some hidden secret settings, and features with advanced configuration settings. Each browser has a place from where you can access these settings. Once you know about how to access these settings, you can modify them and get a little more control over your browser.
Note: Some of these settings could also affect stability, performance, and security negatively after modifying them. And maybe this is the reason behind these settings being hidden.
How to Access Hidden Configuration settings Page in Chrome
Hidden Configuration Settings page of Chrome has some experimental settings and features. You can change these settings and also enable some features. But, these options are not considered as stable these may cause some serious problem in your browser. So, before doing any change in this page keep this in your mind.
Follow these steps to access these settings:
  1. Open your ‘Google Chrome’ browser.
  2. Type ‘about:flags’ in Address or URL bar.
  3. And press ‘Enter.’
  4. Now, you’re on Hidden settings page. Modify or enable the settings you want.
How to Access Hidden Configuration settings page in Firefox
In this page, you’ll see every single setting of Firefox, including graphical interface settings, installed extensions, and many more. There are two types of text written- bold text and unbold text. Unbold settings are default settings, and bold settings have been changed. But changing or enabling settings may cause some serious issues in your browser.
Steps to access this page,
  1. Open ‘Mozilla Firefox’ browser.
  2. Type ‘about:config’ in Address or URL bar.
  3. And press ‘Enter.’
  4. Click on ‘I’ll be careful, I promise!’ button, when asked.
  5. Now, you’re on advanced settings page modify or enable settings with care.
Double-click on the preferences to change its value.
How to Access Hidden Configuration settings page in Opera
You’ll find a variety of setting in this page including standard as well as hidden. To quick search, any settings on the page use search box of the page.
Follow the steps to navigate the hidden settings page,
  1. Open ‘Opera’ browser.
  2. Type ‘opera://flags’ in Address or URL bar of opera. Use ‘opera:config’ in the older version of Opera to access experimental page or hidden configuration page.
  3. And press ‘Enter.’
  4. Now, you’re on the hidden experimental page review and modify with care.
How to Access Hidden Configuration settings page in Microsoft Edge
  1. Open ‘Microsoft Edge’ browser.
  2. Type ‘about config’ in address or URL bar.
  3. And press ‘Enter.’
  4. Now, access to the hidden configuration page from there and be cautious about modifying any settings.
(Safari browser doesn’t have any place of Hidden settings.)
Jack Tucker is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry from last 10 year. As a technical expert, he has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as www.office.com/setup

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