14 DAY TRIAL // The brand new Chrome 29 has just hit the stable update channel, you should be getting it soon if you haven't been updated yet.
The release comes with an interesting new feature, one that you don't want to need to use, but which you'll be glad you have it if you do, the ability to reset your profile to the default configuration. Firefox has had the same feature for more than a year now.
Chrome is built around the concept that you don't need to fiddle with your browser, everything should just work and everything that's not needed should get out of the way of what's really important, the content.
Updates are downloaded and installed automatically, so you never have to worry about what version you're running. At the same time, all your settings and preferences are synced to the cloud, so you don't need to waste any time setting up your browser when you move to a new machine.
In a perfect world, you install the browser once and forget about it. But since we're not living in a perfect world, Chrome can and does break. It can be anything, a bug, a faulty app or extension, a configuration problem and so on.
If you do run into a problem with Chrome and if everything else fails, the ability to restore the default settings is a life saver.
"For those nostalgic for the new car smell -- maybe you, too, got overzealous with fun extensions -- we've added a new option to the Chrome settings page to let you restore it back to its original state. And don't worry, it won't affect your themes, bookmarks or apps," as Google explains.
The new feature is relatively easy to find. Click on the menu icon and select Settings. Click on the "Show advanced settings" link at the bottom and then click on the self-explanatory "Reset browser settings" button.