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How to remove basic .htpasswd authentication in google chrome

Suppose an authentication has been set on a web directory or URL of website by using .htaccess and .htpasswd and you see browser prompt as shown blow: 

Once you give username and password and save. Chrome may not ask this again for some period of time.

To delete this saved authentication, Enter below given command in google chrome's address bar and press enter. Google chrome will restart and authentication prompt will appear again.  Authorization login password cache will be cleared.

chrome://restart

Note that restart of google chrome will lose anything. All opened tabs will re-open after restart.

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