March 6, 2019

How to Protect Google Chrome Browser with Password?

In present days everyone uses the internet for different purposes and most of them use Chrome browser to browse different websites, play games online and to do so many things. If you are the only user of your computer then there is no problem but if your PC is used by others then you must be worried about your settings, browsing history, saved passwords and everything that you did on the internet. To prevent from this situation you can protect your browser with the password, but no browser will provide an option to lock your browser with the password.

How to Protect Google Chrome Browser with Password?

Don’t worry we come up with one smart extension which protects your online session history, your web services passwords and so many other things.

ChromePW:

ChromePW is the ultimate extension for Chrome users to protect their web browsers from others without accessing. It provides an incredible solution to lock down your browser with a password. Actually, all browsers have some security about storing passwords but no browser give full support to protect everything which is related to you on a browser. This extension gives so many options which tighten your browser security. Here security means it doesn’t stop hacker attacks and malware attacks, it only protects your browser from other users who try to access physically.

How to Setup password Protection to Chrome Browser?

1. First of all you need to download the chromePW extension from the below link, after downloading extension install it on your browser by clicking on Add button.

  • Download ChromePW Extension

2. After installing it shows a message which means extension installed successfully, before using it you need to do some configurations. Click on Ok button to continue extension setup.

3. Now you need to enable this chrome extension on “Incognito mode” also because someone tries to open it on private browsing mode. After enabling it on Incognito mode click on the next button.

4. Now it shows another window with some FAQ(Frequently asked questions) and answers. It listed four questions about the security of extension and provide some tips to harden your browser security. If you use a non-windows operating system then choose your operating system from the drop-down list. For future purpose print all question and answers.

5. After that click on Next button and you will see extension security settings. It has 4 widgets and each one have some sort of settings.

6. First type password which is not easy to guess by others and again type the same password, type password hint which will be useful in case of forgotten password.

7. Click on save button to turn on password protection, you can set the automatic lock for your browser after a certain time. Then it will automatically lock your browser with password protection.

8. You must enable security mode because it protects the chrome extension being terminated by task manager. If anyone tries to open another program while chrome browser locked it will automatically close.

9. You can also block websites from this extension and if you want to reset this extension settings and password click on Reset Button.

As mentioned earlier this doesn’t provide full security because someone tries to remove this extension folder who use your computer, so to get advanced security you must follow guidelines provided by this extension at the time of password setup. I try this extension in my chrome browser and it works efficiently without creating any problems. This will surely protect your browsing data, saved passwords and other important data stored on the browser.

If you have any problems with this application while installing then leave a comment below. Also, any queries regarding the topic How to Protect Google Chrome Browser with Password? welcomed below.

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Imran Uddin


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