To begin with, it is worth learning that there are very real reasons behind the constant brakes and freezes. In most cases, the problem can be solved on your own. But sometimes it doesn't work.

However, you can try. In this article, we will consider options for solving the problem. But first, let's talk about why such a reliable web browser from a reputable developer can be buggy.

Determine if the browser is slowing down

There are quite a few signs of the presence of brakes and glitches in Google Chrome.

Urgent action must be taken if:

after turning on, you need to wait a long time – until the application starts and displays the home page;
in the process of work, all elements become faded and, as it were, “fade”;
when scrolling down a web page, the slider “jams”;
video launch takes a very long time;
the program does not respond to any user actions for a long time.

In the presence of the above signs, it is safe to say that the browser starts to slow down. There can be a fairly large number of reasons for this phenomenon. That is why, in order to eliminate them, it is necessary to consistently use various methods.

Clearing history and cache

Sometimes it is quite simple to figure out why the Google Chrome browser slows down. The reason may lie precisely in the high speed of work – this application performs caching to display the required content as quickly as possible.

But if there is not enough free space on the hard disk, or simply due to a very large amount of data, the application may start to work very slowly.

In such a situation, you just need to clear the history and cache.

To delete all downloaded data present on the PC, you must :

open application settings – click on the icon with three stripes in the upper right corner of the screen;
click on the inscription “show additional settings”;
we find “clear history”;
choose the period for which the cleaning is carried out – it is best to choose “for all time”;
be sure to check the box next to the words “images and other files saved in the cache”;
this process is confirmed by clicking on the “clear history” button.

You can also delete various other files in this way if necessary. It is enough to place checkboxes in front of the corresponding inscriptions with the help of the mouse. In most cases, clearing the cache will help speed up Google Chrome significantly.

Removing extensions

Google Chrome, like many other modern browsers, provides for the installation of a large number of very different extensions. They can perform various functions and make the use of the application very convenient.

But it is not uncommon for various kinds of plugins to cause bugs and slow down the functioning of the program. This is especially noticeable when playing videos online.

Disabling some or all of the extensions will in very many cases resolve a problem of the type in question.

You can do it like this:

open the menu by clicking on the icon with three stripes in the upper right part of the screen;
find the section “additional tools”;
click on “extensions”;
opposite all plugins there is “remove from Chrome” – click on this inscription;
the corresponding window will open – click on “delete”.

Some extensions, for various reasons, can affect not only the speed of the browser, but also the entire computer. It is important to carefully monitor the list of installed plugins.

Updating GoogleChrome

The browser in question has been around for a long time and has been ported to many platforms. An impressive number of versions have been created. It is important to remember that web pages have so many different elements. And to display them successfully, you need the appropriate software.

Slow performance is often caused by an older version of the program in question. And this kind of problem can be dealt with with a simple update.

This operation is carried out as follows:

open the browser tools menu – an icon with three stripes in the upper right corner of the screen;
select the item called “Update Google Chrome”;
after performing the update, you must click on “Restart”.

A program of the type in question can itself signal the presence of updates.

The icon in the upper right corner should change its light:

green – the update has been available for two days;
orange – it is possible to download the updated version for four days;
red – the update has not been performed for more than a week.

Blocking ads

The more the bandwidth of the Internet channel becomes, the more ads are present on the users' screen. It is she who can become the factor that does not allow the application in question to function stably. Such problems are solved by simple ad blocking.

You can perform this action in this way:

go to the official website of Google;
find a section where you can download various extensions;
looking for a plugin called Adblock Plus;
click on “install”.

After the installation is complete, the settings window for this plug-in will appear on the PC screen.

It is worth putting a checkmark in front of all three items:

blocking malware;
removal of the social media button;
disable tracking.

In most cases, the extension discussed above will help you troubleshoot very slow performance issues. There is also a built-in blocking.

Removing extensions

Very often the web browser slows down due to the large number of installed extensions. The browser is oversaturated with additional functions, as a result of which it requires a large amount of RAM to process information. Google Chrome is compatible with a large number of extensions, so its users are actively installing them. If you are not an exception, then review the list of your extensions and remove unnecessary ones. What you need to do for this:

Launch Chrome.
Click on the menu button (three vertical dots on the right).
In the list that opens, select “Additional tools”.
Further “Extensions”.
A new page opens with your installed extensions, each of which is presented in a separate frame. Opposite the name there will be a button or a slider with which you can disable the plugin or remove it by clicking on the trash can icon.
After revising the list and removing unnecessary extensions, restart Google Chrome.

Browser Refresh

If you downloaded the Google Chrome browser and have not updated it since the installation and have never updated it, then the reason why it works very slowly may lie in this. After all, web standards are constantly increasing and changing according to new requirements, as a result of which it is difficult for an outdated browser to load new elements or encrypted keys on sites. Therefore, check what version of the program you have and be sure to update it.

You can update Google Chrome right inside the program. Follow these steps:

Open your browser.
Click on the three vertical dots to the right.
A drop-down list with options, select “Help”, then “About the Google Chrome browser”.
A new page opens with information about your current version of Chrome, where you can immediately update your browser.

If you have the latest version of the browser installed, then in the section “Google Chrome” it will be written “You are using the latest version.” And if not, then the version number will be indicated first, and at the bottom the “Update” sentence. Click on the “Update” button, wait for the download to finish, and then you need to restart Google Chrome. Check if the browser lag issue is fixed.

Flash player replacement

If your browser slows down specifically when starting a video or other multimedia content, then perhaps the reason lies precisely in a malfunction or in an outdated version of the Flash Player plug-in, which is responsible for this function. Check if a new version of Flash Player is available:

Launch your browser.
Enter the address – chrome: // components in the address bar and navigate to it.
Search for Adobe Flash Player and look under the description to see if the browser prompts you to update the plugin.
If so, download the update, and then restart Google Chrome.

You can also update Flash Player through its servicing site – Adobe. This option will be especially appropriate if the program is also installed on your computer.

Sometimes the video slows down for the opposite reason – the outdated system does not pull the Flash Player plugin too reloaded by modern web standards, as a result of which it works slowly. In this case, it is worth turning off Flash in the browser settings (Settings – Privacy and security – Site settings – Flash) and try downloading an alternative program that weighs less and is not so demanding.

Reinstalling the browser

If none of the above methods helped, and Google Chrome still continues to work poorly, then it is worth turning to radical measures – reinstalling the browser. Steps to follow for Windows 7:

First, you need to uninstall the current version of the browser.
Go to the Start menu, go to the Control Panel.
Open the item “Add or Remove Programs”, find “Chrome” in the list, click “Remove”.
After that, be sure to restart your computer.
Next, re-download the Google Chrome web browser and install it in the usual order.
Check the loading speed of pages and other content.

Remember that when you delete a browser, all your data will be deleted along with it – settings, bookmarks, passwords to sites. Therefore, take care in advance to save important information for you. It is very convenient to enable the synchronization function (Settings – Users) by logging into your Google account. In this case, all data will be saved in the cloud, and then you can simply restore it.

Disable extensions

Do not blame the browser for everything, in many cases the extensions that you installed yourself are to blame, or they were installed “accidentally” in automatic mode with your consent. Go to the “Settings -> Additional Tools -> Extensions” tab and try to disable the installed extensions one by one by unchecking the checkboxes, or look at the end of the article on how to disable everything in one fell swoop.

Every time we check if the problem is solved. If you find the culprit extension, but as luck would have it, you really need it, try leaving it, but disabling other extensions. It's just that some extensions may conflict with each other.

Factory reset and malware removal

Chrome has a built-in function, go to the settings, write “reset” in the search bar and click on

Chrome will start looking for malware on the computer, if it finds it, remove it. If it does not help, then click “Reset settings”. The homepage, quick access page, and search engine settings are reset, and all tabs are unpinned. In addition, the system will disable all extensions and delete all temporary data such as cookies. Your bookmarks, browsing history and passwords will be saved. If after the reset everything works fine, then turn on the extensions one by one and watch.

Removing unnecessary extensions

Extensions for Google Chrome are, of course, a good thing to significantly increase its capabilities. But some users install dozens of such extensions without thinking at all whether they really need it or not. Naturally, the browser starts to work unstably, the speed drops, “brakes” begin …

To find out the number of extensions in a browser, go to its settings.

On the left in the column, click on the desired item and see how many extensions you have installed. All that you do not use – you need to delete. In vain they only take away RAM and load the processor.

To remove, click on the “small trash” to the right of the unnecessary extension. See screenshot below.

Google Chrome update

Not all users have the latest version of the program installed on their computers. While the browser is working normally, many do not even think about the fact that the developers are releasing new versions of the program, they fix errors, bugs, increase the speed of the program, etc. It often happens that the updated version of the program will differ from the old one, like “heaven and earth” …

To update Google Chrome, go to the settings and click the “about browser” button. See the picture below.

Next, the program itself will check for updates, and if there are any, it will update the browser. You just have to agree to restart the program, or postpone this matter …

Change user profile

If the user profile is damaged then the brakes are not excluded. In order to change the profile in google chrome, you need to close the browser and go to the folder:

для Windows XP %USERPROFILE%Local SettingsApplication DataGoogleChromeUser Data
for Windows 7% LOCALAPPDATA% GoogleChromeUser Data

on XP in my case it will be like this

C:Documents and SettingsAntonLocal SettingsApplication DataGoogleChromeUser Data

on Windows 7 C: UsersAntonAppDataLocalGoogleChromeUser Data

Rename the Default folder to Default_old

Start Google. On startup, a new Default folder will be created for the default user. If you want to transfer your bookmarks to a new profile, then you need to transfer the Bookmarks file from the Default_old folder to the Default folder. As a result, we will get a new profile with your bookmarks and no brakes. If the effect of the above method is small, read on.

Remove unnecessary extensions

Extensions are like additional programs in Windows, only for the browser. They require part of the computer resources for their functioning. If the latter does not differ in performance, then our browser may slow down. In the previous paragraph, we installed the required Histori Limiter extension. Now let's go through the existing list of extensions and remove unused ones.

First, disable the extension, then remove it

The principle is the same, the fewer extensions, the better and faster, more stable and reliable Google Chrome works.

I do not know what the Setting Protector extension is yet. How it got into the browser too. So I just turned it off.

The AdBlock extension is a vital Google Chrome extension that allows you to automatically remove almost all ads from the sites you visit. Read how to block ads using AdBlock here. If Adblock doesn't help read this article.

Simultaneous operation of a large number of programs

Over the years of its existence, Google Chrome has not got rid of the main problem – the high consumption of system resources. In this regard, if additional resource-intensive programs are open on your computer, for example, Skype, Photoshop, Microsoft Word, and so on, then it is not at all surprising that the browser slows down a lot.

In this case, call the task manager with the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keyboard shortcut, and then check the occupancy of the CPU and RAM. If the value is close to 100%, we strongly recommend that you close the maximum number of programs until a sufficient amount of resources is available on the computer to ensure the correct operation of Google Chrome.

In order to close an application, right-click on it in the task manager and select “End task” in the displayed context menu .

Large number of tabs

Many users do not even notice how dozens of tabs open in Google Chrome, which seriously increase the browser's resource consumption. If in your case there are 10 or more open tabs, close the unnecessary ones that you do not need to work with.

To close a tab, just click on the icon with a cross to the right of it or click on any area of the tab with the central mouse wheel.

Computer load

If your computer has not been fully shut down for a long time, for example, you like to use the “Sleep” or “Hibernation” modes, then a simple restart of the computer can make Google Chrome work.

To do this, click on the “Start” button, click on the power icon in the lower left corner, and then select “Restart”. Wait until the system is fully loaded and check the browser status.

Conflict of installed add-ons

Another reason why Google Chrome hangs is the incorrect operation of the installed add-ons and browser extensions. They can take on some of the resources allocated by the system for the browser, conflict with other applications, work incorrectly, or simply be viral software.

To fix this problem, you need to disable or remove the problematic add-on in Google Chrome:

Open the settings menu and find the “Additional tools” section

Or use quick access – write the command chrome: // extensions / (In older versions of the program chrome: // plugins /).

We open the item “Extensions”. All add-ons and extensions installed in the browser will be displayed on the screen. If you do not know what it is, why and why, feel free to press the delete button. We recommend leaving only the Flash Player plugin enabled. If you use some, then it is worth deleting unnecessary ones, and turning off the rest in turn, while checking the operation of the browser, refreshing the tabs.

Cleaning temporary files

Often, the quality of the application can deteriorate due to the accumulation of a huge number of temporary files, cookies and cache overflow, due to which the browser slows down. The fact is that to optimize its work, the browser collects various files that help save traffic and increase the speed of loading Internet pages. Over time, especially with fairly active surfing, a huge amount of this “garbage” accumulates, and Google Chrome freezes. To do this, this “garbage” must be periodically cleaned.

How to remove virus from Google Chrome browser

To do this, you need to go to the page for deleting temporary data. This can be done in different ways:

The shortcut keys Ctrl + Shift + Del;
The shortcut keys “Ctrl + H” -> “Clear history”;
Enter chrome: // settings / clearBrowserData in the address bar:
Browser menu -> section “History” -> “Clear history”;
Browser menu -> “Settings” -> “Advanced” -> in the “Privacy and Security” section, open the “Clear history” tab.

As a result, an auxiliary window will open, where you will be prompted to delete old files:

The program offers to select the time period for which you want to delete the history, as well as groups of temporary files.

Attention! When deleting the cache, frequently visited sites may load longer than usual only for the first time, until a new cache is pulled up. If you delete cookies, then you will have to re-authorize on sites that require this.

Disabled hardware acceleration

The reason for the long opening of pages or the launch of the entire program may be a disabled option for hardware acceleration. If Chromium slows down for this reason, then it must be turned on. For this:

go to the browser menu;
find the section “Settings”;
go to “Additional” -> “System”;
find the item “Use hardware acceleration”;
switch it to the “On” position.

Not enough computer resources

An issue not related to Chrome itself. Due to constant updates and additions, some programs, including Chrome, require more and more system resources for their work. As a result, on computers with old hardware, they notice that Google Chrome slows down or may freeze altogether.

The solution to this problem is to limit the number of programs running simultaneously on the computer. The radical solution is to expand the parameters or completely upgrade the equipment.

Checking the internet connection

The most commonplace, because of which the browser does not fulfill its functions, is the absence of the Internet. Therefore, first of all, you need to start with this – check the quality of the Internet connection. You can enable another browser on your computer, for example, built-in Internet Explorer and check if it loads pages, or click on the icon in the lower right corner, where the connection properties are displayed. If the Internet is available, then proceed to the next step.

You can learn more about the properties of the Internet connection and its speed in the “Network and Sharing Management” section through the Control Panel.

Reboot the device

The usual restart of the computer saves from braking and freezing of the program. It often happens that the system is rebooted with a large number of tasks and therefore cannot cope with them, as a result of which individual processes stop responding. If Google Chrome does not respond, then forcibly restart the device through the “Start” button. In most cases, the browser returns to normal operation as the rest of the applications were closed and cease to function in the background.

Out of memory on the device

The browser will not be able to complete tasks if the device memory is full. And this applies not only to RAM, but also to general memory. If freezes and braking occur in other programs, then most likely the reason lies precisely in this. Therefore, you need to unload the device. Close all programs running in parallel, clean the memory of unnecessary programs, files, applications. In addition, offload not only your computer, but also your Google browser. If you have a large number of extensions installed in your browser, many pages are open at once, a large number of options are activated in the settings, and a lot of files have accumulated in the downloads, then clean the browser of all unnecessary.

Eliminate viruses

Another problem of violation of individual programs or the entire system is the harmful effect of viruses. If your system is infected with viruses, they can damage system files and thus lead to incorrect operation of programs. Therefore, be sure to check your computer for viruses. Run a scan with an antivirus program and if threats are found, remove them. The antivirus program must be up to date. If you do not have one, then install it, and then scan the device. It is also possible to use antivirus software inside the browser:

Open Google Chrome.
Go to “Settings” through the three vertical dots at the top right.
Click at the very bottom of the Advanced page.
Go down to the end and go to the “Reset settings and remove malware” section.
Click on the item “Remove malware from your computer.”
Then click “Find” and after scanning you can delete the detected objects or software.
When finished, restart your computer and start Chrome.

Cleaning your computer from malicious files and programs will help not only to restore the correct operation of Google Chrome, but also prevent a threat to the computer system.

In this section, you can also restore the browser to its original state, that is, return the settings to the factory settings. Such a step also allows you to quickly adjust the browser's work, if a large number of settings were previously made in it and many additional extensions were installed that slow down the program's operation. Be aware that when you return to the original settings, your bookmarks and saved passwords will be deleted.

What to do if the Google Chrome browser freezes immediately after launch

There can be a huge number of reasons why the Google Chrome browser may freeze immediately after launch, if the program window does not respond, the minimize, close and exit buttons do not work, I recommend completely reinstalling it, deleting all data from the PC memory.

If the minimize buttons work and you can enter the browser settings menu, check if your hardware acceleration has been disabled, as practice has shown, this is a fairly common case and it is solved in less than one minute. You just need to put the necessary checkbox in the settings, how to do it, see the pictures below.

First we go to the control menu

Now select the settings section

In the settings, scroll down the page to the very end and click “Show advanced settings”

Now we are looking for the accessibility section and in it we must put a tick in front of the line: “use hardware acceleration (if available)”

Restart your browser.

Google Chrome is very slow, buggy!

It does not always make sense to freak out and be indignant, they say, a slow or buggy browser, because perhaps you yourself did not notice how you installed many different extensions over time, some may conflict with each other, while others may simply require more power from your PC, which leads to the deterioration of work.

In order to disable extensions in the google chrome browser, go back to the settings:

We go to the history section already familiar to us

But then we carefully look at the items on the left, select the extension line

Now we see in front of us all the installed extensions in the google chrome browser, just see how many of them you have and if you use them, if you see a lot of extensions that you do not use, just uncheck them.

Restart the browser for the changes to take effect.

Another reason may be viruses that have been successfully living with many users for more than one year.

To solve this problem, I recommend reading the article: Which antivirus to choose? Then install one of them on your computer and run a full scan for malware.

Conclusion

In this article, we examined the ways in which you can successfully solve the problem of Google chrome slows down. I would like to note that reinstalling the browser should be used in the most recent version. When none of the above helps. In most cases, clearing history and revising google chrome extensions should be enough. As a last resort, computer prevention.

If nothing, including reinstalling google chrome, helps, you can use restoring an earlier system state.

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