▷ How can you fix multiple Google Chrome processes that are running?

Chrome is one of the most widely used browsers and accounts for more than half of total Internet traffic. The number of people using Chrome is far greater than any other browser and is due to the fast browsing speeds and easy-to-use interface the browser provides. Chrome can be installed on various operating systems and receives regular performance updates.

Despite the great popularity of the browser, there are many problems with the Windows Chrome application. It is known to use large amounts of RAM and resources on the computer. In this article, we will discuss the topic »Multiple processes» in the task manager. Chrome opens a new process for each of your tasks, eyelashes and extensions.

Multiple open processes within the task manager

What causes the problem “multiple processes” en Chromium?

After receiving numerous reports from various users, we decided to investigate the problem and came up with a set of solutions to completely fix it. What's more, we investigated the reason why it triggered and listed it as follows.

• Wrong configuration: by default, Chrome is configured to run multiple processes for each tab. The browser has a built-in task manager and also shows the resources the browser is using and the number of processes that are running. This is done to avoid data loss if a tab crashes and runs as a separate process, other tabs and data can be kept. Therefore, Chrome runs each tab separately to avoid data loss.

Now that you have a basic understanding of the nature of the problem, we will look for solutions. Be sure to apply them in the specific order in which they are provided to avoid conflicts.

Solution 1: Change settings

Since Chrome is configured to run different processes for each tab, will continue to do so unless the user changes this setting. The option to change this setting has not been included in the settings and this needs to be changed by adding a command line to the Chrome shortcut. For it:

1. Right click »Chrome. exe »shortcut on desktop and select» Properties «. Click Properties

   Note: If you don't have a shortcut, create one.

2. Click on the tab »Shortcut» at the top and select the option »Destination«. Selecting “Direct access” and clicking on “Properties”.

3. Add the following command line to the end of the listed target location.

   --process-per-site

4. After adding the command line, the full entry in the destination panel should look like the following.

   "C:Program files (x86)GoogleChromeApplicationchrome.exe" --process-per-site

   Writing the line in the destination option

5. Click on »Apply» and then select »Save«.

6. Now Chrome should run a single process for all tabs.

Solution 2: kill processes

What's more, can kill additional processes to conserve resources, this can be done using the built-in task manager that comes with the browser. For that:

1. Open Chrome and start a new tab.

2. Press »Shift» + »Esc» to open the task manager.

3. Click on any process that is not useful to you and select the option »End process«. Select a process and click “End process”

4. Note that this will also close the tab associated with the process.