diff --git a/data/qrc/main.qml b/data/qrc/main.qml
index 2cb53b6..6306cfc 100644
--- a/data/qrc/main.qml
+++ b/data/qrc/main.qml
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Window {
     WebEngineView {
         id: webView
         anchors.fill: parent
-        url: "web/home.html"
+        url: "aqrc:///web/home.html"
         webChannel: bridge
         property var request;
         onLoadingChanged: {
diff --git a/data/qrc/web/contribute.html b/data/qrc/web/contribute.html
index 6f168ef..55a0e0a 100644
--- a/data/qrc/web/contribute.html
+++ b/data/qrc/web/contribute.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <div class="sticky-top">
       <div class="breadcrumb py-0 d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
         <ol class="breadcrumb mb-0">
-          <li class="breadcrumb-item active"><a onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/home.html')" href=""><i
+          <li class="breadcrumb-item active"><a onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/home.html')" href=""><i
                 class="fa fa-home"> </i>{{conTrans.home}}</a></li>
           <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{{conTrans.contribute}}</li>
         </ol>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ <h2 id="spread-the-word">{{conTrans.spreadWord}}</h2>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="d-flex">
-                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary ml-3" onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/home.html')" lang="en">
+                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary ml-3" onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/home.html')" lang="en">
                     <i class="fa fa-arrow-left"></i> {{conTrans.home}}
                 </button>
                 <button id="close" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger ml-3" onclick="bridge.close()" lang="en">
diff --git a/data/qrc/web/home.html b/data/qrc/web/home.html
index 8b898dc..7559e85 100644
--- a/data/qrc/web/home.html
+++ b/data/qrc/web/home.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ <h1 id="ahoy-this-is-opensuse">{{homeTrans.ahoy}}</h1>
 
                 <div class="col-sm-4 btn-showcase my-auto">
                     <h4>{{homeTrans.basicsHeader}}</h4>
-                    <a class="btn btn-block btn-warning font-weight-bold" href="" onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/readme.html')">
+                    <a class="btn btn-block btn-warning font-weight-bold" href="" onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/readme.html')">
                         <i class="fa fa-book"></i> {{homeTrans.readme}}
                     </a>
                     <a class="btn btn-block btn-info" href="" onclick="bridge.openURL('https://doc.opensuse.org/')">
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ <h4>{{homeTrans.supportHeader}}</h4>
                         onclick="bridge.openURL('https://wiki.deepin.org/?language=en_US')" data-de="deepin">
                         <i class="fa fa-life-ring"></i> {{homeTrans.aboutcinnamon}}
                     </a>
-                    <a class="btn btn-block btn-primary" onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/contribute.html')" href="">
+                    <a class="btn btn-block btn-primary" onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/contribute.html')" href="">
                         <i class="fa fa-hand-o-up"></i> {{homeTrans.contribute}}
                     </a>
                     <a class="btn btn-block btn-success" href=""
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ <h4>{{homeTrans.supportHeader}}</h4>
             </div>
 
             <p>
-                {{homeTrans.smParagraph}} <a class="" onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/socials.html')"
+                {{homeTrans.smParagraph}} <a class="" onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/socials.html')"
                     href="">{{homeTrans.smLink}}</a>.
             </p>
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ <h4>{{homeTrans.supportHeader}}</h4>
                     ng-model="autostart" onclick="updateAutoStart()">
                     {{homeTrans.autostart}}
                 </checkbox>
-                <button id="close" class="btn btn-sm btn-warning font-weight-bold de-footer" data-de="xfce" onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/xfce.html')" lang="en">
+                <button id="close" class="btn btn-sm btn-warning font-weight-bold de-footer" data-de="xfce" onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/xfce.html')" lang="en">
                     <i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i> {{homeTrans.customize}}
                 </button>
                 <button id="close" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger ml-3" onclick="bridge.close()" lang="en">
diff --git a/data/qrc/web/readme.html b/data/qrc/web/readme.html
index c326c5c..258b856 100644
--- a/data/qrc/web/readme.html
+++ b/data/qrc/web/readme.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <div class="sticky-top">
       <div class="breadcrumb py-0 d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
         <ol class="breadcrumb mb-0">
-          <li class="breadcrumb-item active"><a onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/home.html')" href=""><i
+          <li class="breadcrumb-item active"><a onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/home.html')" href=""><i
                 class="fa fa-home"> </i> {{readTrans.home}}</a></li>
           <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{{readTrans.readme}}</li>
         </ol>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ <h2 id="community-repos">{{readTrans.community}}</h2>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="d-flex">
-                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary ml-3" onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/home.html')" lang="en">
+                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary ml-3" onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/home.html')" lang="en">
                     <i class="fa fa-arrow-left"></i> {{readTrans.home}}
                 </button>
                 <button id="close" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger ml-3" onclick="bridge.close()" lang="en">
diff --git a/data/qrc/web/socials.html b/data/qrc/web/socials.html
index 49e99c1..5d6fc76 100644
--- a/data/qrc/web/socials.html
+++ b/data/qrc/web/socials.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <div class="sticky-top">
       <div class="breadcrumb py-0 d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
         <ol class="breadcrumb mb-0">
-          <li class="breadcrumb-item active"><a onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/home.html')" href=""><i
+          <li class="breadcrumb-item active"><a onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/home.html')" href=""><i
                 class="fa fa-home"> </i>{{socialTrans.home}}</a></li>
           <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{{socialTrans.socialMedia}}</li>
         </ol>
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ <h3 id="telegram">{{socialTrans.smTelegram}}</h3>
                 </div>
       </div>
       <div class="d-flex">
-        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary ml-3" onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/home.html')" lang="en">
+        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary ml-3" onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/home.html')" lang="en">
             <i class="fa fa-arrow-left"></i> {{socialTrans.home}}
         </button>
         <button id="close" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger ml-3" onclick="bridge.close()" lang="en"><i
diff --git a/data/qrc/web/xfce.html b/data/qrc/web/xfce.html
index eb357fc..e9b01da 100644
--- a/data/qrc/web/xfce.html
+++ b/data/qrc/web/xfce.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <div class="sticky-top">
       <div class="breadcrumb py-0 d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
         <ol class="breadcrumb mb-0">
-          <li class="breadcrumb-item active"><a onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/home.html')" href=""><i
+          <li class="breadcrumb-item active"><a onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/home.html')" href=""><i
                 class="fa fa-home"> </i> {{readTrans.home}}</a></li>
           <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{{xfceTrans.customize}}</li>
         </ol>
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ <h2>{{xfceTrans.theme}}</h2>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="d-flex">
-                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary ml-3" onclick="delayedClick('qrc:///web/home.html')" lang="en">
+                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary ml-3" onclick="delayedClick('aqrc:///web/home.html')" lang="en">
                     <i class="fa fa-arrow-left"></i> {{readTrans.home}}
                 </button>
                 <button id="close" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger ml-3" onclick="bridge.close()" lang="en">
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index dcd5a2b..5f7b187 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 #include <QtWebEngine/QtWebEngine>
+#include <QtWebEngine/QQuickWebEngineProfile>
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <QLocale>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -27,12 +28,65 @@
 #include "enabler.h"
 #include "panellayouter.h"
 
+/// a workaround since QMimeDatabase detects .html as "application/x-extension-html" (chromium doesn't like this)
+/// instead of "text/html" as it used to.
+///
+/// cf QTBUG-106688.
+class WorkaroundSchemeHandler : public QWebEngineUrlSchemeHandler
+{
+public:
+    WorkaroundSchemeHandler(QObject *parent = nullptr) : QWebEngineUrlSchemeHandler(parent)
+    {
+    }
+    void requestStarted(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob *job) override
+    {
+        QByteArray requestMethod = job->requestMethod();
+        if (requestMethod != "GET") {
+            job->fail(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob::RequestDenied);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        QUrl requestUrl = job->requestUrl();
+        QString requestPath = requestUrl.path();
+        QScopedPointer<QFile> file(new QFile(':' + requestPath, job));
+        if (!file->exists() || file->size() == 0) {
+            job->fail(QWebEngineUrlRequestJob::UrlNotFound);
+            return;
+        }
+        QFileInfo fileInfo(*file);
+        QMimeDatabase mimeDatabase;
+        QMimeType mimeType = mimeDatabase.mimeTypeForFile(fileInfo);
+        if (mimeType.name() == "application/x-extension-html") {
+            mimeType = mimeDatabase.mimeTypeForName("text/html");
+        }
+        job->reply(mimeType.name().toUtf8(), file.take());
+    }
+};
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
 
+    QWebEngineUrlScheme qrcScheme(QByteArrayLiteral("qrc"));
+    qrcScheme.setFlags(QWebEngineUrlScheme::SecureScheme
+                    | QWebEngineUrlScheme::LocalAccessAllowed
+                    | QWebEngineUrlScheme::CorsEnabled
+                    | QWebEngineUrlScheme::ViewSourceAllowed);
+    QWebEngineUrlScheme::registerScheme(qrcScheme);
+    QWebEngineUrlScheme aqrcScheme(QByteArrayLiteral("aqrc"));
+    aqrcScheme.setFlags(QWebEngineUrlScheme::SecureScheme
+                    | QWebEngineUrlScheme::LocalAccessAllowed
+                    | QWebEngineUrlScheme::CorsEnabled
+                    | QWebEngineUrlScheme::ViewSourceAllowed);
+    QWebEngineUrlScheme::registerScheme(qrcScheme);
+    QWebEngineUrlScheme::registerScheme(aqrcScheme);
+
+    QtWebEngine::initialize();
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    WorkaroundSchemeHandler *handler = new WorkaroundSchemeHandler(&app);
+    QQuickWebEngineProfile::defaultProfile()->installUrlSchemeHandler("aqrc", handler);
+
     app.setDesktopFileName("org.opensuse.opensuse_welcome.desktop");
     app.setOrganizationName("openSUSE");
     app.setOrganizationDomain("opensuse.org");
@@ -43,7 +97,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     qmlRegisterType<Enabler>("org.openSUSE.Welcome", 1, 0, "Enabler");
     qmlRegisterType<PanelLayouter>("org.openSUSE.Welcome", 1, 0, "XfceLayouter");
 
-    qDebug() << QLocale::system().name();
     QTranslator qtTranslator;
     qtTranslator.load("qt_" + QLocale::system().name(),
                       QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath));
@@ -63,6 +116,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (engine.rootObjects().isEmpty())
         return -1;
 
-    QtWebEngine::initialize();
     return app.exec();
 }