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Not Enough Memory to Open This Page in Google Chrome

By: Waseem Patwegar

If your computer is coming up with Not Enough Memory to Open This Page error in Google Chrome browser, you will find below the steps to fix this error.

Not Enough Memory to Open This Page in Google Chrome

Not Enough Memory to Open This Page in Google Chrome

Default Chrome browser settings can lead to high resource usage on computers with low RAM capacity and lead to “Not Enough Memory to Open This Page” error message.

The same type of error is also known to occur with alternative wordings reading “Google Chrome ran out of memory while trying to display this page”.

1. Close Browser Tabs

The easiest way to free up resources on your computer is to close browser tabs and quit all programs that you are not currently using.

After closing idle browser tabs and programs, you should be able use Chrome without encountering any error message.

2. Clear Cache and Cookies

Clearing the browser Cache should help in improving the performance of Chrome browser on your computer.

1. Open Chrome Browser > click on 3-dots Menu icon > More Tools > Clear Browsing Data.

Clear Chrome Browser Cache and Browsing History

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

Clear Cookies, Browsing History and Cached Images in Chrome

3. Disable Browser Extensions

Incompatible browser extensions can lead to program conflicts and cause high resource usage.

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

Open Chrome Extensions Page

2. On the next screen, disable all 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 see if you are still getting Not Enough Memory message.

4. Disable Hardware Acceleration

The Hardware Acceleration feature in Chrome Browser is known to cause problems on computers with low RAM Capacity.

1. Open Chrome Browser > click on 3-dots Menu icon > select Settings option in drop-down menu.

Open Chrome Browser Settings

2. On the Settings screen, scroll down and tap on Advanced.

Open Advanced Settings in Chrome Browser

3. In Advanced Settings, scroll down to “System” section and uncheck Use hardware acceleration when available option.

Disable Hardware Acceleration in Chrome Browser

Restart Chrome browser and see if you are able to load the webpage.

5. Increase Virtual Memory

Increasing Virtual Memory allows the computer to use Virtual memory (paging file), whenever there is a shortage of RAM on your computer.

1. Open File Explorer > right-click on This PC and click on Properties.

Open This PC Properties

2. On the System screen, click on Advanced system settings link in the side menu.

Advanced System Settings Option in Windows 10

3. On the next screen, select Advanced tab and click on the Settings button under Performance section.

Advanced Performance Settings Option in Windows 10

4. On Performance Options screen, select Advanced tab and click on the Change button under Virtual Memory section.

Change Virtual Memory Settings Option in Windows 10

5. On Virtual Memory screen, uncheck Automatically manage option, select the Drive, select System Managed size and click on OK.

Set System Managed Size For Virtual Memory On Windows PC

Make sure you Restart the computer for above changes to be implemented.

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