Pinch zoom, or what Google calls Pinch Scale, might be a nice feature for some, but it drives me absolutely nuts in Google Chrome on my Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro.

I disabled zoom gesture in my Windows 8 Mouse settings but Google Chrome decided to override this so I would still run into zooming occuring when I was using two-finger scrolling.  Absolutely annoying!

Disable Pinch Scale

1. So to disable pinch zoom in Google Chrome, navigate to chrome://flags.
   
2. Search for pinch (CTRL+F for find). Change from Automatic or Enabled to Disabled.
   
   
3. Relaunch Chrome and Enjoy!

I learned that I can check for conflicting software in Chrome on Windows by typing about:conflicts in the address bar. If any software that is known to cause Google Chrome to crash, it will be highlighted on this page, along with any recommended actions to resolve the conflict. In many cases, the conflicting software is malware that needs to be removed using anti-virus software.

I had been annoyed recently by the fact I was trying to type in my website address (usually first three characters ‘tec’) and then hit enter but it would take me to another part of my site I didn’t want, so here’s how to remove the suggestion from the Chrome Omnibox.

1. Clear the Omnibox and start typing the website.
2. When the entry comes up, use the down arrow to highlight the entry.
3. Press Shift+Delete on the keyboard while the entry is highlighted.
4. All done.

The below screenshot is a before and after; after I removed all my domain history from the Omnibox.