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Google Chrome to block admin-level browser launches for better security

Google is rolling out a change to Chromium that “de-elevates” Google Chrome so it does not run as an administrator to increase security in Windows. Microsoft previously introduced a similar feature in 2019 to the Edge Browser. When users launched Edge with elevated permissions, a warning would appear, recommending that they relaunch the browser without administrative rights. Later, Microsoft modified the…