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Disable Print Dialog in Google Chrome

How to disable chrome’s system print dialog box.


Google Chrome includes its own default print dialog for users to configure webpage printing with but it sometimes causes issues. This article shows you how you can disable or bypass the browser’s print dialog with a command-line switch modifier.


Step by Step Instructions

Time needed: 1 minute

Follow the steps below to disable the print dialogue box in Google Chrome

  1. Right Click the Google Chrome Application Shortcut

    Select the Properties option to open the window shown in the screenshot below.

  2. Add the command-line switch to the target input fied

    Now add this command-line switch to the end of the Target box:

    --disable-print-preview

  3. Save the changes and close application properties box

    Click Apply > OK.

    Now when you click the Print option in Chrome, the system print window will open instead. Therefore, Google Chrome’s own print preview has effectively been disabled.

--disable-print-preview
Published October 11, 2022, by Jonathan Lawton.

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