In the recent versions, Chrome browser is showing a Windows volume overlay. If you don't like this behavior, here's how to remove Chrome volume overlay in Windows 10.

Though many may think the Chrome integration with the default system volume overlay is good, in actuality, the volume overlay is simply too big and ugly. First and foremost, it simply shows "Chrome.exe" around the volume overlay. Additionally, the totally useless fast forward and backward buttons. Not to mention, the overlay is also displayed on the lock screen too.

To put it simply, like many others, I simply hate the big and ugly Windows 10 volume overlay and I can't stand Chrome utilizing it. So, if you are like me, stick to the below steps to remove volume overlay in Windows 10.

Remove Chrome Volume Overlay

Thankfully, it is really quite simple to remove the ugly big Chrome.exe volume overlay.

1. First, open Google Chrome browser by looking it up in the start menu or by hitting the taskbar.

2. Within the Chrome browser, enter about://flags in the address bar and press Enter.

3. The above mentioned action will open the Chrome Flags page. In the search bar, type "hardware media key handling".

4. Within the results, you will notice "Hardware Media Key Handling" flag. From the drop-down menu, select "Disabled".

5. To use the alterations, click on the "Relaunch Now" button.

Once you click on the button, Chrome will relaunch itself and you'll no longer see the abhorrent big volume overlay when Chrome is playing some media.

That is it. It's that simple to remove Chrome volume overlay in Windows 10.