Starting with version 69, Google Chrome introduces a new interface for Windows 10, macOS, Linux, and mobile devices that features tabs with rounded corners, minimalistic elements, new colors, and a lot more.
In addition, Chrome 69 also includes a redesigned “new tab” page that allows you to set a background image using Google’s images or a picture from your personal collection to make the experience a little less boring.
In this guide, you’ll learn the easy steps to customize the new tab by settings a custom image background.
How to customize new tab page background on Chrome
If you want to customize Chrome’s new tab page with a background image, use these steps:
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Open a new tab on Chrome.
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Click the settings (gear) button in the bottom-right corner of the page.
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Select the Chrome backgrounds option.
Chrome new tab settings menu Quick Tip: If you want to use one of your pictures, then click the Upload an image option. -
Select one of the categories.
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Choose the image you want.
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Click the Done button.
Select Chrome new tab background
After completing the steps, you can remove the background, using the same instructions, but on step No. 3, select the Restore default background option.
Mauro Huculak is a Windows expert and the Editor-in-Chief who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He is also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 12 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows, software, and related technologies, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 20 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me.