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In previous versions of Chrome, I could right click on a link to a PDF-file, select "Open Link in New Tab", and that tab would start loading immediately. I liked this behavior, because I could Command-click on PDF files that I knew would take a long time to load, finish reading the tab I was on, then switch tabs and – voila! – the 15 MB pdf file that I clicked on 2 minutes previously would be completely loaded.

But now Chrome only loads the PDF file once you actually look at the tab. So, I when I finally switch tabs, I need to wait for it to load.

Can I change this behavior?

Basically, I am looking for the opposite of this question: How to Make Chrome Not Load Tabs Until They are Selected?

If you want to test this behavior, why not check out the latest PDF files about atomic physics: http://arxiv.org/list/physics.atom-ph/new

EDIT: This is similar to this question, but specific to tabs containing PDF files: Google Chrome background tabs don't load/build until selected.

EDIT: Realized that this is specific for PDF files. Changed title.

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DanHickstein
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As per google-chrome-background-tabs-dont-load-build-until-selected It seems that setting chrome://flags/#enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only to disabled does the trick for PDFs as well

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