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Is it possible to have a Google Chrome shortcut use a different user agent than an existing Chrome window?

Is it possible to have a Google Chrome shortcut use a different user agent than an existing Chrome window?

I am specifying a custom user agent in Google Chrome in order to access a legacy web site on my company's intranet (the site is needlessly requiring IE). I created an application shortcut for the site and added the --user-agent parameter to the shortcut.

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"What you can do is create multiple profiles. This means that windows will not be shared, and likewise with favorites, cache, home-screen content, cookies, etc., but you'll be able to make your shortcut work the way you wanted it to.

First, follow the steps in this article here to create a secondary profile for Google Chrome: Create Separate Profiles in Google Chrome for Family Members and Stay Extra Safe.

Secondly, modify the shortcut by tucking on your --user-agent parameter. For instance, here's the command line I used to test:

""path\to\chrome.exe"" --user-data-dir=""..\User Data\Test"" --user-agent=""Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0)""

Now you can double-click on your regular Chrome shortcut, and this new shortcut, and each will open their windows in distinct sessions, with their own user agents."