How did I make a Windows shortcut open a specific Chrome profile directly?

[dmitrii_fediuk]

To make a shortcut on Windows open a specific Chrome profile directly instead of showing the profile selection dialog, follow these steps:

1. Locate the Chrome shortcut that you want to use for a specific profile.

2. Right-click on the shortcut and select "Properties."

3. Go to the "Shortcut" tab.

4. In the "Target" field, add the following to the existing path after "chrome.exe":

   --profile-directory="Profile_Name"
   

   For example, if the current path looks like this:

   "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
   

   and you want to open the profile named "Profile 1", change it as follows:

   "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="Profile 1"
   

   Make sure to use the exact profile name as it appears in Chrome. By default, profile names might be "Default", "Profile 1", "Profile 2", etc.

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5. Click "OK" to save the changes.

Now, this shortcut will directly open Chrome with the selected profile, bypassing the profile selection dialog.