<ul><li>Google Chrome on Windows will no longer run with administrator privileges by default to protect users from potentially malicious threats.</li><li>Microsoft Edge has a similar feature introduced in 2019 to prevent launching with elevated privileges and automatically tries to relaunch without them.</li><li>A commit to the Chromium source code by a Microsoft engineer will implement an auto-relaunch system in Google Chrome on Windows to reduce security risks.</li><li>This change won't affect Chrome processes running in automation mode to avoid interference with tools used by companies or developers, enhancing user security by blocking admin access.</li></ul>

Google Chrome will not launch with admin rights anymore, to reduce security risks

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