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rockydean
Sep 02, 2025Copper Contributor
How To Stop Chrome From Opening Up A window
Recently Chrome has been opening up a browser window on my desktop PC. It does not happen while I am actively using MS Edge, but if I step away from my PC for a while, the Chrome window sometimes po...
rockydean
Sep 08, 2025Copper Contributor
I figured it out. Some how an app named "SHIFT" got installed. I un-installed it and the Chrome browser is not popping up any more.
Tiago_A_T_Moreira
Sep 11, 2025Copper Contributor
rockydean​ nice! third party apps...In your case explains.
The "SHIFT" is an application that allows users to manage multiple email accounts and apps in one place. It may use Chromium-based components to render its interface, which means it can trigger Chrome processes in the background without the user noticing.