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How do I disable the profiles button in Chrome?

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ANSWER 1

Score 88


The following instructions only work for versions of chrome < 44 or version 46:

Disable this via chrome://flags

It's accessible by copy/pasting this URL in the omnibox:

chrome://flags/#enable-new-avatar-menu

Disable it to remove the button.



ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 53


For Chrome 45 and higher:

  • Not possible. Sadly, you're stuck with it.

For Chrome 44:

  1. Edit your Chrome shortcut and add the parameter --disable-new-avatar-menu
  2. Restart Chrome

For Chrome 43 and lower:

  1. Copy/paste the following into the omnibox: chrome://flags/#enable-new-avatar-menu
  2. Set the value to "Disabled"
  3. Restart Chrome


ANSWER 3

Score 11


For those who use OS X and Chrome 44 you can apply the following command in Terminal:

open -a "Google Chrome.app" --args -disable-new-avatar-menu

Make sure you have your Chrome closed before you do this.



ANSWER 4

Score 5


tl;dr: you can disable it. copy/paste this URL it in the omnibox: chrome://flags/#enable-new-avatar-menu, click disable, and click restart at the bottom.

Chrome recently launched a new update to the profile switching UI on desktop Chrome. Here are some of the potential advantages of the new UI:

  • Improved profile experience for multiple people sharing the same computer
  • Guest mode on desktop Chrome, increasing your privacy when you let a friend on your computer
  • More visible sign-in indication and transparency into browser state

Chrome says "There’s still polishing left to do, and we’re working hard to satisfy as many workflows as possible."

Profile switching takes longer?

If you're finding that profile switching now takes an extra action, there are some opportunities. On mac and ubuntu-unity, you can switch profiles via the “People” menu in the toolbar in two clicks. Chrome indicates there are more improvements on the way for all platforms, but a fix for now is enabling the fast-user-switching flag in Chrome experiments:

  1. Go to chrome://flags
  2. Search for enable-fast-user-switching
  3. Enable this flag, and restart your browser

This will put a list of profiles in the drop-down menu.

Yellow triangle next to profile name?

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If you're seeing a yellow triangle next to your profile name, then it means there's an error in the Account Sync. Click into it and you can re-authenticate with your password so that Chrome is signed in with your Google account. (There's a few benefits of that) That will take care of the yellow triangle and get your Chrome back to a happy state.