Settings and personalization
9 questions
How to change the download folder?
•Chrome: Settings → Downloads → Change.
•Firefox: Settings → Files and Applications → Downloads.
•Edge: Settings → Downloads → Change.
•Enable 'Ask where to save' to choose each time.
How to set up browser auto-start?
•Windows: Settings → Apps → Startup.
•Or Task Manager → Startup.
•Mac: System Preferences → Users & Groups → Login Items.
•In the browser: set what opens on startup.
How to set the default browser?
•Windows: Settings → Apps → Default Apps.
•Mac: System Preferences → Desktop & Dock → Default Web Browser.
•Or in the browser settings themselves.
How to configure file handling?
•Firefox: Settings → Files and Applications → Applications.
•Chrome: Settings → Privacy & Security → Site Settings → Advanced.
•Choose an action for each file type: open, download, ask.
How to disable automatic browser updates?
•Not recommended — updates are important for security.
•Chrome: Group Policies or Chromium.
•Firefox: policies.json in the distribution folder.
•Edge: Windows Group Policies.
•Better: update manually regularly.
Settings and personalization: how to set the homepage, search, and appearance?
Start with simple steps in 'Settings and Personalization': update your browser, clear cache/cookies for problematic sites, and disable extensions one by one.
Settings and personalization: how to manage profiles and users on one PC?
Practice for 'Settings and Personalization': check in private mode and in another browser. This quickly shows whether the problem is with the site or with the profile/extensions.
Settings and personalization: how to set up hotkeys and gestures?
Answer for 'Settings and Personalization': enable synchronization, but keep 2FA and backup codes. Security is more important than convenience.
Settings and personalization: how to reset settings without losing bookmarks and passwords?
For 'Settings and Personalization', it’s useful to set up a password manager and tracker blocker, but avoid installing dozens of extensions at once.