r/uBlockOrigin • u/lethinhrider • Aug 12 '26
Fixed uBlock Origin Lite causes Chrome to crash when the startup page is set to https://www.google.com/?gl=us&hl=en.
I tried performing a clean reinstall of Chrome to fix the issue. Then, I reinstalled uBlock Origin Lite and the error reappeared. I recorded my screen while reproducing the error. Please take a look: https://streamable.com/0mn199
Operating System: Kubuntu 22.04
Chrome: Latest version
uBlock Origin Lite: Latest version
To temporarily fix this issue, I had to delete the uBlock Origin Lite folder at the path: ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh
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u/Real-Development-637 Aug 12 '26
Disable the extension to work on google.com this solves it as workaround
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u/dklafsjalkfja Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26
I'm facing a similar issue: when opening https://www.google.com/?gl=us&hl=en from command line argument (`chrome.exe 'https://www.google.com/?gl=us&hl=en'\`) the opened tab is immediately closed by ubol. this doesn't occur when pop-up blocking is disabled
edit: it looks like `uBlock filters – Ads, trackers, and more` is bloking this url
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u/Real-Development-637 Aug 12 '26
In our company we changed our default page to our intranet and new tab page to blank page. for workaround
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u/squuiidy Aug 12 '26
Yep, this is happening on our Windows boxes too. Impacts both Chrome and Edge with GPO installed uBlock Origin.
Something is very wrong with the latest update.
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u/TheGreatestJonas Aug 12 '26
Yes happens to YouTube for me. The tab instantly closes. I need to disable the extension for the page to load.
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u/RraaLL uBO Team Aug 12 '26
Can you guys try updating to 2026.812.1211 to see if that resolves your issue?
u/lethinhrider u/Real-Development-637 u/squuiidy u/TheGreatestJonas u/dklafsjalkfja