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Google Chrome Takes Forever to Open: Why So Long & How to Fix It

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Google Chrome is a browser renowned for its speed and reliability. So, it’s a little surprising that several users have stated on forums that Chrome takes forever to open.

Some users have said that they’re left waiting up to appalling 10 minutes for Google’s flagshipbrowserto open. That’s obviously far too long for thebrowserto get started.

Learn how to fix the Chromebrowserif it takes ages to open inWindows.

These solutions may also help with the following problems:

Why does Google Chrome take so long to open?

In most cases, it was a problematic extension installed that made Chrome slow to open. Also, if you have several extensions installed, it will affect the loading speed of Chrome.

Besides, theHardware Accelerationfeature in Chrome is often found to cause issues, and disabling it worked for many. Certain services too are found to conflict with Chrome and other applications on the computer.

How do I fix slow opening in Chrome?

1. Switch to another browser

If you’re tired of Google Chrome’s mishaps and want to switch to something similar, but more reliable, faster, and lighter, then look no further than Opera One.

Opera One was built using the Chromium engine and was optimized in such a way that it isn’t as resource-intensive as its counterparts.

Opera One’s extension catalog is also quite vast, so enhancing this already rich browser is extremely easy. more, you gain the added benefit of a few security features, such as an ad-blocker, a built-inVPN, and a tracker blocker.

All in all, even if you do go through the trouble of trying to fix Chrome, it doesn’t hurt to use Opera One in the meantime.

Opera One

2. Disable all Chrome extensions

3. Turn off Hardware Acceleration if Chrome takes forever to open in Windows 7,

If Chrome takes forever to load pages, it could be theHardware Accelerationfeature to blame. Though meant to boost the performance, it’s often counterproductive and leads to issues with the browser.

4. Disable the Nahimic service

Once done, restart the computer for changes to come into effect and check if the the problem is solved. In case Chrome still takes forever to open, head to the next method.

5. Reset the network adapter if Chrome takes forever to open in Windows 10/11

If Chrome takes forever to load first page, it could be a problem with the network settings itself, and resetting them should do the trick here.

6. Reset Google Chrome

7. Reinstall Chrome

Chrome takes forever to open on Mac

The issues causing Chrome to take a long time to open on Mac are pretty much the same as Windows, so the solutions too would be similar. Just try them all out on your Mac, and it should fix things.

In addition to these, you can also update the browser in case a newer version is available, or clear the browsing data for Chrome.

Fix: Chrome takes forever to load print preview

You would have to enable syncing in Google Chrome to retrieve the saved data once the process is complete.

How do I give Chrome more RAM?

Those are some of the resolutions that helped a majority of users when Chrome takes forever to open. So try them all out!

Also, find out what to do ifChrome is not properly loading the webpages.

Users who have additional fixes that speed upChrome’s loading are welcome to share them below.

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Matthew Adams

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Matthew is a freelancer who has produced a variety of articles on various topics related to technology. His main focus is the Windows OS and all the things surrounding it.

He is passionate about the tech world, always staying up-to-date with the latest and greatest. With an analytical view, he likes problem-solving, focusing on errors and their causes.

In his free time, he likes to read and write about history and tries to always develop new skills.

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