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Fix: High RAM Usage By Google Chrome in Windows

By: Waseem Patwegar

If Google Chrome browser is running slow and indicating high RAM usage, you can find below the steps to reduce RAM usage by Google Chrome on your computer.

High RAM Usage By Google Chrome in Windows

Reasons for High RAM Usage by Google Chrome

The default tendency in Google Chrome browser is to use the maximum amount of CPU and RAM as available on the computer, in order to run as fast as it can.

While this allows the Chrome browser to perform at its best on computers with high RAM capacity, it can sometimes lead to problems on budget computers, which are generally equipped with low RAM capacity.

Apart from this, high RAM usage by Google Chrome can be caused due to multiple open browser tabs, incompatible browser extensions, corrupted browser cache and other reasons.

1. Close Browser Tabs

Opening multiple browser tabs leads to excessive resource demand on the computer, which leaves Google Chrome with insufficient RAM to function properly.

Hence, close all open Chrome tabs (except the one showing error message), quit all programs on your computer and try to reload the webpage that you were trying to access.

2. Update Chrome Browser

The next step would be to make sure that you are using the latest version of Google Chrome on your computer.

Open Chrome Browser > click on 3-dots menu icon > hoover mouse on Help and click on About Google Chrome.

About Google Chrome

On the next screen, allow Google Chrome to check and apply the updates (if available).

3. Clear Browser Cache

Clear the browser cache to get rid of expired/corrupted cached files, which might be causing high CPU usage by interfering with proper functioning of Google Chrome.

1. Click on 3-dots menu icon > More Tools > Clear Browsing Data.

Clear Browsing Data Option in Google Chrome

2. On the next screen, choose All Time as the “Time Range” > check Browsing History, Cookies & Site Data, Cached Images and Files and click on Clear Data button.

Clear Browsing History, Cookies, Cached Images in Chrome

After Clearing Cookies, Cache images and browsing history, try to access the webpage and see if you are still getting “Google Chrome Browser has stopped working error.

4. Prevent Chrome from Running Apps in Background

Follow the steps below to prevent Google Chrome from allowing plugins and browser extensions to run in background.

1. Open Chrome browser > click on 3-dots Icon and select Settings in the drop-down menu.

Open Chrome Settings

2. On the Settings screen, select System in the left-pane. In the right-pane, disable Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed option.

Disable Background Running Apps Option in Google Chrome

This will prevent the browser from running Chrome processes in background on your computer.

4. Check for Conflicting Software

The high CPU Usage on your computer might be due to an app or program being incompatible with the browser.

Type chrome://conflicts into the Address bar and press the Enter key.

Run Chrome://conflicts

If Chrome reports any conflicting software, you need to uninstall the program by going to Settings > Apps > Program Name and click on Uninstall.

6. Disable Hardware Acceleration

The hardware acceleration feature in Google Chrome can cause problems on computers with low RAM Capacity.

1. Open Chrome browser > click on 3-dots Icon and select Settings in the drop-down menu.

Open Chrome Settings

2. On the Settings screen, select System in the left-pane. In the right-pane, disable use hardware acceleration when available option.

Disable Background Running Apps Option in Google Chrome

This will prevent the browser from running Chrome processes in background on your computer.

7. Disable Browser Extensions

As mentioned above, incompatible browser extensions can cause high CPU usage.

1. Open Chrome browser > click on 3-dots menu icon > More tools > Extensions.

Open Chrome Extensions Page

2. On the next screen, disable Extensions by moving the toggle to OFF position. If an extension is unnecessary, click on Remove to uninstall the extension.

Remove or Disable Chrome Extension

3. Restart Chrome browser and try to download the file again.

8. Reset Google Chrome to Default Settings

If above steps did not help, reset Google Chrome to its default settings.

1. Open Google Chrome browser > click on 3-dots menu icon and select Settings in the drop-down menu.

Open Chrome Settings

2. On the Settings screen, expand Advanced tab > select Reset & clean up tab and click on Restore settings to their original defaults option.

Restore Settings to Default Option in Google Chrome

On the pop-up, click on the Reset Settings button to confirm.

After the reset process is completed, disable hardware acceleration and prevent Chrome from running in background by using steps as provide above in this guide.

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