This content is likely not relevant anymore. Try searching or browse recent questions. Kelvin Beattie 4/18/20 Chrome Remote Desktop App without Browser I was clicking the Chrome Remote Desktop icon on the desktop to access Chrome Remote Desktop. It was its own icon - The screen inside a screen icon for it. This launched the app WITHOUT the browser. In fact, I could open the browser and it would show one instance of chrome open even while remote access was open in another window. I'm trying to replicate this after re-installing Chrome. I can right-click on the remote devices on pagehttps://remotedesktop.google.com/access/and select 'open link in chrome remote desktop' to activate the window outside of the browser. But how can I get the icon back on the desktop for a quick launch? The is no way to drag like a normal app. Details Setting Up and Using Chrome, Windows, Stable (Default) Pinned Locked Latest Update Latest Updates (0) Recommended Answer Recommended Answers (0) Relevant Answer Relevant Answers (0) Our automated system analyzes the replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. All Replies (2) U User 16231525902941972034 5/14/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer In the Chrome browse enter the address https://remotedesktop.google.comwhich will take you to the 'chrome remote desktop' launch page. You should see a dialog in the botom right of your screen asking you "Would you like to install Chrome Remote Desktop to this device? With an installed app, you'll be able to use more keyboard shortcuts and the browser toolbar will take up less space" Click the INSTALL button, follow the instructions and you should be in business. The link to launch the app appears in the start menu, so you'll need to drop a link from there to the desktop. Incidently, I had trouble replicating this to compile this reply; I finished up uninstalling the remote desktop extension and reinstalling chrome and actually used Edge (Chromium) as the browser for the first step. So you may need to do some fiddles to get the offer download the app!! recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. B Brad Hsu 5/30/20 Recommended Answer Relevant Answer Try creating this shortcut link Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe" --profile-directory=Default --app-id=efmjfjelnicpmdcmfikempdhlmainjcb Start in: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application" Run: Normal Window These are the properties of the icon that is created by the install. I've copied it to other computers and seems to work without any problems. You don't need to re-install the extension recommended this marked this as an answer Recommended based on info available Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that's most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. This question is locked and replying has been disabled. Write a reply 10 characters required  Done |
