Google has released Chrome 97 for Windows, Mac, Linux and is avialable with new features, improvements, and bug fixes. The version, specifically on the Windows platform, improves security with the Control Flow Guard feature. If you’re using multiple profiles, Chrome saves memory and system resources by removing profiles from memory when their windows are closed.
Google Chrome 97
What’s new:
Control Flow Guard:
Finally, Google has launched Control Flow Guard (CFG) for Chrome on Windows with version 97. The feature makes memory corruption vulnerabilities tough to exploit.
However, the feature might cause issues with software that injects code into the Chrome process space. Data Loss Prevention Software can be given as one example for such software.
Manage Search engines Settings page getting improved
As we reported before, Chrome to provides greater control over site search, and the company has redesigned the Manage Search engines page to address various issues.
You should note, Site Search has been renamed to Manage search engines and Site search.
Chrome no longer automatically activates a site that works with site search and is compliant with OpenSearch Spec.
Users can manually activate such sites by visiting settings > Manage search engines and site search >inactive shortcuts> Activate.
Note: This feature is still being tested by Google in Chrome.
Chrome removes profiles when windows are closed going forward to improve memory
Till now, when you close a Chrome browser windows, the profile kept loaded in memory and continues to use system resources and run background tasks like sync and extension scripts. This won’t happen when you exit Chrome completely.
Google is jumping in to save memory and system resources when you close Chrome profiles.
Chrome now removes profiles from memory when Windows are closed.
So if you use more than one profile for work and personal needs, you may find Chrome less resource-intensive.
As Google announced previously, Chrome web Store will not accept Manifest v2 extensions after January 17, 2022.
This version improves the Autofill feature. Users can preview Autofill entries more clearly within form fields. The new visual icons indicate what fields are going to be filled.
After Desktop, Chrome has enabled certificate transparency on Android for some users.
Starting Chrome 97, Chrome displays a brief description of the website in page info aka Site information UI.
For this feature to work, the “Make searches and browsing better” Setting needs to be enabled in “Sync and Google services” under “You and Google”. The “About this site” feature may not appear to all users.
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