This Chrome extension serves as a temporary workaround for a decoding issue present in some Windows 7 builds.
It addresses problems related to Google Material Icons - character encoding that may occur when browsing certain websites on affected Windows 7 systems.
Issue reference: google/material-design-icons#1798
- Download the extension files or clone this repository.
- Open Google Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions/
. - Enable "Developer mode" in the top right corner.
- Click "Load unpacked" and select the directory containing the extension files.
Once installed, the extension will automatically run on web pages and attempt to fix any detected encoding issues.
The extension will replace the Google Material Icons v142 with the previous version.
This extension is provided as-is, without any warranties. Use at your own risk.
MIT License
I discourage you from using Windows 7 as it is no longer supported by Microsoft.
I discourage you from using Google Chrome as it is no longer supported on Windows 7.