How to allow or block Google Chrome from opening PDF files externally
To allow or block Google Chrome from opening PDF files externally, follow these steps: To know more about these steps, continue reading. As this method is all about using the GPEDIT, you need to open the Local Group Policy Editor first. You can search for gpedit.msc in the Taskbar search box and click on the individual search result. After that, navigate to the following path: If you want to disable this setting for all users, you need to navigate to this path: In the Google Chrome folder, you can find a setting called Always Open PDF files externally. If you do not want to use Google Chrome, you need to double-click on this setting and select the Enabled option. However, if you want to use Google Chrome to open the PDF files, you need to choose the Disabled option.
Finally, click the OK button to save the change and restart the Google Chrome browser.
How to allow or block Google Chrome from opening PDF files externally using Registry
To allow or block Google Chrome from opening PDF files externally using Registry, follow these steps: Let’s check out these steps in detail. To get started, press Win+R to open the Run prompt, type regedit, and hit the Enter button. If the UAC prompt appears, click the Yes button to open the Registry Editor on your computer. Next, navigate to this path: For all users: Right-click on Policies > New > Key and name it as Google. Then, right-click on Google > New > Key and set the name as Chrome.
Following that, you need to create a REG_DWORD value. To do that, right-click on Chrome > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and call it AlwaysOpenPdfExternally.
By default, it comes with a Value data of 0. If you want to open PDF files, you need to double-click on it and set the Value data as 1. However, if you do not want to open PDF files, you need to keep the default value data.
Once done, click the OK button, close all windows, and restart your computer.
How do I get Chrome not to open PDF files?
To stop Google Chrome from opening PDF files, you need to follow the aforementioned guide. You can open the Local Group Policy Editor and double-click on the Always Open PDF files externally setting. Then, choose the Enabled option and click the OK button to save the change.
How do I make PDF not open in the browser?
To make PDF not open in the Google Chrome browser, you can follow the above-mentioned guides. It is possible to change this setting with the help of the Local Group Policy Editor and the Registry Editor. In the Registry Editor, you need to create a REG_DWORD value named AlwaysOpenPdfExternally and set the Value data as 1 or 0. That’s all! Hope this guide helped. Read: How to change default PDF Viewer from Edge to any other.
