diff --git a/src/end_processes.cmd b/src/end_processes.cmd
index fecbbc54..833cc3da 100644
--- a/src/end_processes.cmd
+++ b/src/end_processes.cmd
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if not "%php_process_id%"=="" (
 )
 
 :repeat_kill_chrome
-for /f "tokens=* usebackq" %%p in (`wmic process where "caption like '%%chrome.exe%%' and commandline like '%%tagui_user_profile --remote-debugging-port=9222%%'" get processid 2^>nul ^| cut -d" " -f 1 ^| sort -nur ^| head -n 1`) do set chrome_process_id=%%p
+for /f "tokens=* usebackq" %%p in (`wmic process where "caption like '%%chrome.exe%%' and commandline like '%%tagui_user_profile_ --remote-debugging-port=9222%%'" get processid 2^>nul ^| cut -d" " -f 1 ^| sort -nur ^| head -n 1`) do set chrome_process_id=%%p
 if not "%chrome_process_id%"=="" (
     taskkill /PID %chrome_process_id% /T /F > nul 2>&1
     goto repeat_kill_chrome
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ for /f "tokens=* usebackq" %%p in (`wmic process where "executablepath like '%%\
 if not "%tagui_process_id%"=="" (
     taskkill /PID %tagui_process_id% /T /F > nul 2>&1
     goto repeat_kill_tagui
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
diff --git a/src/tagui b/src/tagui
index 2ab721c2..9b20e200 100755
--- a/src/tagui
+++ b/src/tagui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ chrome_command="google-chrome"
 
 if [ -z "$1" ]
 then
-echo "tagui v5.16: use following options and this syntax to run - ./tagui flow_filename option(s)"
+echo "tagui v5.17: use following options and this syntax to run - ./tagui flow_filename option(s)"
 echo
 echo "chrome   - run on visible Chrome web browser instead of invisible PhantomJS (first install Chrome)"
 echo "headless - run on invisible Chrome web browser instead of default PhantomJS (first install Chrome)"
@@ -292,21 +292,21 @@ headless_switch=""; if [ "$tagui_web_browser" == "headless" ]; then headless_swi
 if [ "$tagui_data_set" -eq 1 ] || [ "$tagui_speed_mode" == false ]; then
 
 # check for which operating system and launch chrome accordingly
-chrome_started="$(uname -s)"; chrome_switches="--user-data-dir=chrome/tagui_user_profile --remote-debugging-port=9222 about:blank"
+chrome_started="$(uname -s)"; chrome_switches="--remote-debugging-port=9222 about:blank"
 if [ "$chrome_started" == "Darwin" ]; then
 if ! [ -f "/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome" ]; then
 echo "ERROR - cannot find Chrome at \"/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome\""
 echo "Chrome is at a non-standard location on your macOS, raise an issue on TagUI GitHub page"; exit 1; fi
 chrome_process_id="$(ps x | grep remote-debugging-port=9222 | grep tagui_user_profile | grep window-size | sed -e 's/^[ ]*//' | cut -d' ' -f 1 | sort -nur | head -n 1)"
 if [ -n "$chrome_process_id" ]; then kill $chrome_process_id; fi
-/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome $chrome_switches $window_size $headless_switch > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --user-data-dir="$TAGUI_DIR/chrome/tagui_user_profile" $chrome_switches $window_size $headless_switch > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 else
 if ! type "$chrome_command" > /dev/null; then
 echo "ERROR - cannot find Chrome command \"$chrome_command\""
 echo "update chrome_command setting in tagui/src/tagui and make sure symlink to command is created"; exit 1; fi
 chrome_process_id="$(ps x | grep remote-debugging-port=9222 | grep tagui_user_profile | grep window-size | sed -e 's/^[ ]*//' | cut -d' ' -f 1 | sort -nur | head -n 1)"
 if [ -n "$chrome_process_id" ]; then kill $chrome_process_id; fi
-$chrome_command $chrome_switches $window_size $headless_switch > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+$chrome_command --user-data-dir="$TAGUI_DIR/chrome/tagui_user_profile" $chrome_switches $window_size $headless_switch > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 fi
 
 # wait until chrome is ready with websocket url for php thread
diff --git a/src/tagui.cmd b/src/tagui.cmd
index 9a80d1af..c109ba98 100644
--- a/src/tagui.cmd
+++ b/src/tagui.cmd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rem enable windows for loop advanced flow control
 setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
 
 if "%~1"=="" (
-echo tagui v5.16: use following options and this syntax to run - tagui flow_filename option^(s^)
+echo tagui v5.17: use following options and this syntax to run - tagui flow_filename option^(s^)
 echo.
 echo chrome   - run on visible Chrome web browser instead of invisible PhantomJS ^(first install Chrome^)
 echo headless - run on invisible Chrome web browser instead of default PhantomJS ^(first install Chrome^)
@@ -596,16 +596,17 @@ if exist "tagui_chrome.in" (
 
 	rem check for which operating system and launch chrome accordingly
 	set chrome_started=Windows
-	set chrome_switches=--user-data-dir=chrome\tagui_user_profile --remote-debugging-port=9222 about:blank
+	set chrome_switches=--remote-debugging-port=9222 about:blank
 	if not exist "%chrome_command%" (
-		echo ERROR - cannot find Chrome at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
+		echo ERROR - cannot find Chrome at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
+		echo ERROR - or at another common folder "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
 		echo ERROR - or at user folder "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
 		echo update chrome_command setting in tagui\src\tagui.cmd to your chrome.exe
 		exit /b 1
 	)
-	for /f "tokens=* usebackq" %%p in (`wmic process where "caption like '%%chrome.exe%%' and commandline like '%%tagui_user_profile --remote-debugging-port=9222%%'" get processid 2^>nul ^| cut -d" " -f 1 ^| sort -nur ^| head -n 1`) do set chrome_process_id=%%p
+	for /f "tokens=* usebackq" %%p in (`wmic process where "caption like '%%chrome.exe%%' and commandline like '%%tagui_user_profile_ --remote-debugging-port=9222%%'" get processid 2^>nul ^| cut -d" " -f 1 ^| sort -nur ^| head -n 1`) do set chrome_process_id=%%p
 	if not "!chrome_process_id!"=="" taskkill /PID !chrome_process_id! /T /F > nul 2>&1
-	start "" "%chrome_command%" !chrome_switches! !window_size! !headless_switch!
+	start "" "%chrome_command%" --user-data-dir="%~dp0chrome\tagui_user_profile" !chrome_switches! !window_size! !headless_switch!
 
 	:scan_ws_again
 	rem wait until chrome is ready with websocket url for php thread
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@ if exist "tagui_chrome.in" echo finish > tagui_chrome.in
 
 rem kill chrome processes by checking which os the processes are started on
 if not "!chrome_started!"=="" if %tagui_speed_mode%==false (
-	for /f "tokens=* usebackq" %%p in (`wmic process where "caption like '%%chrome.exe%%' and commandline like '%%tagui_user_profile --remote-debugging-port=9222%%'" get processid 2^>nul ^| cut -d" " -f 1 ^| sort -nur ^| head -n 1`) do set chrome_process_id=%%p
+	for /f "tokens=* usebackq" %%p in (`wmic process where "caption like '%%chrome.exe%%' and commandline like '%%tagui_user_profile_ --remote-debugging-port=9222%%'" get processid 2^>nul ^| cut -d" " -f 1 ^| sort -nur ^| head -n 1`) do set chrome_process_id=%%p
 	if not "!chrome_process_id!"=="" taskkill /PID !chrome_process_id! /T /F > nul 2>&1
 )
 rem end of big loop for managing multiple data sets in datatable