Google Removes Chrome Admin Privileges to Reduce Threat Posed by Dodgy Extensions

Google removes Chrome admin privileges to reduce threat posed by dodgy extensions

Future versions of Chrome should de-elevate from admin privileges by default, reducing the attack surface significantly.

Google Chrome to block admin-level browser launches for better security

Google is rolling out a change to Chromium that "de-elevates" Google Chrome so it does not run as an administrator to increase security in Windows. [...]

Chrome will prevent admin launches to protect you

You shouldn't run Chrome with administrator privileges, and soon it'll be a lot harder to do so. That's great for general Windows security.