Chrome 44: How to disable User Menu

How to remove user menu from Chrome as avatar menu flag no longer exists. We’ve said Chromium team has removed the Enable Avatar menu flag from Chrome browser, you can notice this in v44 beta. If you’re a single user use the Chrome browser then that profile menu is not necessary, here is how to disable that now in Chrome 44 (which is currently in beta). This — How to remove the ‘You’ User Menu from Chrome? –No longer works.

Disabling  User menu in Chrome 44

1. Exit from Chrome browser.

2. Right click on its desktop shortcut and select ‘Properties’

3. In the target field, after Chrome.exe add the below switch and click ‘Apply’

 --disable-new-avatar-menu

Tip: You better pin that shortcut to taskbar to launch it quickly.

We’ve tested and it worked, let us know if you’ve any doubts in the comments.

Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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