*** new tab page = chrome-search://local-ntp/local-ntp.html

I'm running 64-bit win 10. I've disabled the new tab redirect extension and that did nothing. How to determine which setting or extension is causing this problem?

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Someone helpful provided the following answer (link):

If you're still having this issue, it's possible that it's another extension that's overriding "chrome://history". I know there's a way to install "hidden extensions", or ones that don't show in the extensions list that a user sees in the browser. I unfortunately don't know that process; it may be policies, registry entries in Windows, or even a custom service in your workplace which makes a one-time modification.

If it's another extension, you can search through your installed extensions directory, which should be C:\Users**username**\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions. If you find a history override, it would look like this:

"chrome_url_overrides": { "history": "something.html" }, 

If you do find something, I would suggest notifying the security team in your company. If there's a malicious extension, the company should be made aware of it. If there's an extension which is installed by your company, I would press them to consider removing it. Disallowing users to view the history on their own machines (even if it is company owned) could be a security risk.

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