Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--force-fre-default-browser-step

What does --force-fre-default-browser-step do?

Force enable the default browser step in the first run experience on Desktop.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --force-fre-default-browser-step using CLI

chrome --force-fre-default-browser-step

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --force-fre-default-browser-step using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--force-fre-default-browser-step']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --force-fre-default-browser-step using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--force-fre-default-browser-step']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --force-fre-default-browser-step using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--force-fre-default-browser-step')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

Build Conditions

ENABLE_DICE_SUPPORT