Whether you are concerned about digital privacy, trying to declutter your workspace, or simply don't want a "top sites" shortcut staring at you every time you open a new tab, learning how to is a essential digital hygiene skill.

Creates a clean, distraction-free layout when you open a new tab.

If you want, I can:

Toggle off the option or select "My shortcuts" to hide the automatically generated ones. Method C: Clearing History

If you like the feature but just want to hide one or two embarrassing or irrelevant websites, you can delete them one by one. Open a in Chrome.

Open a new tab and click the Customize Chrome button (represented by a pencil icon) in the bottom-right corner of the window. In the sidebar that appears, click on Shortcuts and toggle on the switch labeled Hide shortcuts .

Can I block a website from appearing in "Most Visited" permanently?

If you want to troubleshoot a specific browser version or need help automating this cleanup process, let me know. If you'd like, tell me:

Hover over the specific website tile you want to get rid of and click the icon that appears in its top-right corner.

If you share your computer or display your screen, you may not want everyone to see which sites you visit often.

Hover your mouse over the icon and click the that appears in the corner. Select Remove . Method B: Hiding the Section (Customize Chrome) Open a new tab.