--disable-default-apps
What does --disable-default-apps do?
Disables installation of default apps on first run. This is used during automated testing.
Usage
CLILaunch Chrome with --disable-default-apps using CLI
chrome --disable-default-appsPuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --disable-default-apps using Puppeteer
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
args: ['--disable-default-apps']
});PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --disable-default-apps using Playwright
const browser = await chromium.launch({
args: ['--disable-default-apps']
});SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --disable-default-apps using Selenium
from selenium import webdriver
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--disable-default-apps')
driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)