How to Hide Bookmarks Bar on New Tab Page in Google Chrome

These are the instructions to Hide Bookmarks Bar on New Tab Page in Google Chrome Web Browser (this method can be used on Windows XP, 7, 8, 8.1, and Windows 10).

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Hide Bookmarks Bar on New Tab Page in Google Chrome

Open Run Dialog Box on your Computer, by pressing Windows + R key.

windows run

Now, Type regedit and click on OK Button to Open Registry Editor.

run regedit

Once Registry Editor is Launched, you will be able to see the following window:

windows registry editor

Now, on the Registry Editor Window, click on the Address Bar and Type: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\ and Press Enter.

registry editor policies

Now, Create a New Key under Policies and set its name as Google.

regedit policies create key

regedit policies create google

Create another New Key under Google and set its name as Chrome.

regedit policies google create key

regedit policies create chrome

Now, Right Click on the Chrome Key and Select > New > DWORD (32 Bit) Value.

regedit policies chrome dword

Now, Set the Name of Dword as BookmarkBarEnabled.

regedit policies chrome dword bookmarkbarenabled

Double Click on the BookmarkBarEnabled value to Open and Edit it. Once Edit Dialog is opened, you will see the Value Data is 0 (0 will hide Bookmark Bar on New tab in Chrome).

regedit chrome dword bookmarkbarenabled zero

Now, Exit or Close the Registry Editor on your Computer.

exit registry editor

Restart Chrome. Once Chrome is restarted, you won’t be seeing the Bookmark Bar on New Tab Page.

Additional Resources

[*] How to Show Bookmark Bar on New Tab: Follow the Above Tutorial till Step#9. In Step#9, you have to set the Value Data to 1, to Show the Bookmark Bar in New Tab page.

Chrome Guides: If you are searching for How-to Guides for Google Chrome, please visit the Google Chrome Guides page.

[*] Credits: Google Chrome Browser is developed and provided by Google Inc. So, full credits goes to Google for developing the Browser.