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How to Stop Multiple Chrome Processes in Task Manager

You may use fewer tabs/extensions and replace them with bookmarks

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Google Chrome is one of the most used browsers, and just like any other program, opening multiple Chrome windows and tabs can impact the browser’s overall performance. Subsequently, many users see multiple Google Chrome processes in the Task Manager.

But why does Chrome create so many processes in the Task Manager, often more than the number of tabs open? And that sure affects the performance, which becomes profound on a low-configuration PC.

We will show you in this article a few easy steps to help you solve the multiple Google Chrome processes issue, so keep reading.

Why does Chrome have multiple processes in Task Manager?

Google Chromeis designed to run multiple processes in the background to improve performance, stability, and security. In addition, each process is isolated, so if one process crashes, the others will continue to run without disrupting the user.

Here are the main reasons for having multiple processes in Chrome:

So, you now know the reason behind multiple instances of Google Chrome in the Task Manager. If you were looking to fix things, follow the steps in the next section.

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How do I stop Google Chrome from running multiple processes?

1. Use Chrome’s Task Manager

Though not a very effective method, manually terminating processes will come in handy when you want to instantly free up memory if multiple Google Chrome processes are running.

2. Disable background processes in Chrome

If multiple processes run in Google Chrome, disabling the background apps might help. If it doesn’t, try the following method.

3. Change the Google Chrome setup

4. Close additional tabs

Our last recommendation to stop having so many opened Chrome processes would be to try using fewer tabs opened simultaneously. The more tabs you have open, the more the number of Google Chrome processes in the Task Manager.

Find it challenging to avoid opening multiple tabs. You could try to use bookmarking pages as it will allow more straightforward navigation, given that you can organize them as needed.

5. Limit the extensions to a minimum

Once done, you wouldn’t see multiple Google Chrome processes running anymore. Their number should have come down by now, thus freeing up system resources.

With this last step, we conclude our list of recommendations to fix things when multiple Google Chrome processes are running in Windows 10/11.

Also, find out what to do ifChrome’s CPU usage is high.

Please let us know in the comments section below if you have additional suggestions and recommendations.

How to Stop Multiple Chrome Processes in Task Manager#

Why does Chrome have multiple processes in Task Manager?#

Opera GX#

How do I stop Google Chrome from running multiple processes?#

1. Use Chrome’s Task Manager#

2. Disable background processes in Chrome#

3. Change the Google Chrome setup#

4. Close additional tabs#

5. Limit the extensions to a minimum#