Running Chrome as Windows Shell
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Sentinel
Jun 4, 2012, 11:46:04 AM6/4/12
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We have set Google Chrome to run as the Windows shell by setting it in
registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Shell =
[chrome path]
When run this way, some CSS properties break the page. This renders a
blank white page:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html> <head>
<style type="text/css">
* {
/* using one or the other or both of these properties breaks page
*/
-webkit-perspective: 1000;
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
}
</style> </head>
<body>
Hello, World
</body>
</html>
If you start explorer.exe and refresh the page, it works. Once the
page is in a working state, you can also kill explorer.exe and it will
keep working.
Have already tried executing runonce.exe with /AlternateShellStartup.
Chrome version 19.0.1084.52 on Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Shell =
[chrome path]
When run this way, some CSS properties break the page. This renders a
blank white page:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html> <head>
<style type="text/css">
* {
/* using one or the other or both of these properties breaks page
*/
-webkit-perspective: 1000;
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
}
</style> </head>
<body>
Hello, World
</body>
</html>
If you start explorer.exe and refresh the page, it works. Once the
page is in a working state, you can also kill explorer.exe and it will
keep working.
Have already tried executing runonce.exe with /AlternateShellStartup.
Chrome version 19.0.1084.52 on Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Brian Wells
Jan 10, 2013, 5:05:34 PM1/10/13
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I have a similar issue where running chrome within a custom shell... When explorer.exe is disabled by setting Chrome.exe as the Windows shell, it disallows video (.mp4) from rendering in the browser (only a white area displays in the browser).
I've added "--disable-accelerated-compositing" as a startup argument to Chrome and now the videos play, but there is a distinct black flicker before the video displays.
i.e.
There are a series of continuous videos playing but the 'disable accelerated composting' switch causes the black flicker between videos when chrome runs as the Windows shell.
Is there any option to get the videos to render properly w/out the flicker (when running as the Windows shell)?
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