Now, just double-click on your new shortcut to launch the designated web app or website in Chrome app mode.

If not, youвЂ™ll see the default Chrome icon instead (although you can customize the icon later on if desired). If the website or web app had its own icon, it will be displayed with your new app mode shortcut. Then make sure that the option Open as window is checked.Д¬lick Create to finish the process and youвЂ™ll find a new shortcut on your desktop. Give your shortcut any name you wish (it defaults to the website or web app page name). A new Create Shortcut window will pop up at the top. Once itвЂ™s loaded, click the Customize & Control icon (three dots) in the upper-right corner of the window.ДЇrom that menu, hover your cursor over More Tools and then select Create Shortcut. To get started, first launch Chrome navigate to the website or web app you want to configure. WeвЂ™re using the Plex Web player as our example but you can use the steps here with any web app or even standard website depending on your needs. There are ways to always run Chrome in app mode for situations like public kiosks, but you can also configure special shortcuts that only run certain websites or web apps in app mode. The idea is that everything you need should be contained within the interface of your web app so you donвЂ™t need the normal Chrome interface. It also removes all UI elements from the Chrome window. This is a special mode that runs your web app as a separate process.

The solution to these issues is to configure Chrome to run in app mode. Further, if youвЂ™re using Chrome to browse the web normally while also running web-based applications, you may by habit quit the app when youвЂ™re done browsing and inadvertently also terminate your web app.

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