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Youarehere:🌐BrowserHow→chrome🏵️→chromecomputer🖥️GoogleChromeisVerySlow:HowIFixedit!(5+MethodsAdded)byAdvitAApril4,2022ChromeforComputerChromeBrowseristheultimateandthemostaccessiblebrowsertosurf.Still,sometimes,Chromemightberunningslowduetosomeminorissuessuchasinternetinstability,olderbrowserversions,inflictingextensions,lackofstorage,etc.Tofixtheslowchromebrowser,wecantryoutsignificantfixessuchasupdatingthebrowser,clearingthecache,disablingextensionsandblockers,upgradingstorage,etc.Iknowit’spatheticandpainfultohaveaslowbrowser,especiallyGoogleChrome,whichclaimstobefasterthancompetitors.I’manavidChromeuserandhavebeenusingitforyears.TherearealotoffactorsthatcaneventuallymakeGoogleChromeslowanddeterioratepageloading.We’restuckwithonequestion:WhyisGoogleChromesoslow?SomeofthecommonproblemswhichusersarefacingwhenusingtheChromebrowserare:Lagswhilesearchinginthesearchbarandswitchingbetweentabs.YouTubekeepsbufferinganddisplayswhitespace.Thewebpageisprolongedtorenderfully.Frequentreceivingasnap!Somethingwentwrongwhiledisplayingthiswebpage.IhaveexperiencedalltheseissuessometimeortheotheronmyChromebrowser.Theseissuesarealarmingandconsumealotoftime.Iaskmyselftimeandagain:WhyisGoogleChromesoslow?Related: HowtoFix:GoogleChromeHelperOverutilizationCPU?Inthisarticle,I’vementionedallthetipsandtechniquesthatItestedandusedtofixmychromebrowserlagsandimprovethewebpageloadingspeed.Andguesswhat,mychromeloadssuperfastlikeneverbefore!Note:ThesetipswillhelpwithChrome’swebbrowsingspeedandimprovethechromebrowserlagsandslowness,whetherit’sswitchingbetweentabsorlaunchingChromeonPCormacOS.ThesearesomeofthereasonswhichcanmakethewebpageloadingtooslowinChrome:Disruptiveinternetconnection.Backgroundappsanddigitaldownloads.Softwareandprogramupdates.Limitedlocalstorageandhardwaresupport.InflictingChromeextensions.WeneedtoensurethatwedonothaveanyoftheseproblemsthatcancauseChrometobecomeunresponsiveandeventuallystartlagging.ContentsUpdateGoogleChrometothelatestDisableChromeExtensionsandBlockersDeferAppsandSoftwareUpdatesClearCacheandMemoryStorageUpgradetheStorageandHardwareSupportImproveSlowChromebrowserAlternativestoGoogleChromeBottomLine:GoogleChromeSlowF.A.Q:ChromeBrowserSlowUpdateGoogleChrometothelatestIt’sessentialtokeeptheChromebrowserupdated.IfyouarerunningthelateststableversionofChrome,thenconsiderhalfoftheproblemisalreadysolved.Generally,thereareperformanceimprovementsandbugfixeswiththelatestsoftwarereleases.Ifyou’rerunningtheolderversionofChrome,therearehighchancesforanysecurityorprogrambugsthataffecttheperformance.ItmaycauseChrometobecomeunstableandimpactpageloadingspeed.AllyouneedistoupgradetheGooglechromebrowsertothelatestavailablebuildtoeliminateslowness.YoucancheckthelatestversionandupdateChromebyfollowingthesesteps:LaunchChromebrowseronthecomputer.HitonMore foroptionsandsettings.HoverandnavigatetoHelp>AboutGoogleChrome.GoogleChromewillautomaticallycheckthelatestofficialbuilds.Ifanynewversionisavailable,thenChromewillstartupdatingandasktorelaunchoncetheupdateiscompleted.NavigatetoHelp>AboutGoogleChromesectionuntilyouseethemessage“GoogleChromeisuptodate“.WehavenowsuccessfullyupdatedGooglechrome.JusttestifthishasimprovedGooglechromeandpageloadingspeedandansweryourquestion:WhyisChromesoslow!Related:HowtoUpdateGoogleChromeonComputerorLaptop?DisableChromeExtensionsandBlockersThereisahighpossibilityofanyextensioninflictingthenetworkconnectionandpageloading.Ihaveanarticlewrittenaboutapageloadingissuebecauseofanadblockerextension.Disablealltheextensionsandcheckiftheloadingissuepersists.YoucantemporarilydisabletheChromeextensionsfromsettings.Followthesestepstodisableorremovethechromeextension:LaunchChromeBrowseronthecomputerOpenChromeSettingsfromtheMoremenulist.SelecttheExtensionstabfromtheleftsidebarontheSettingspage.ORyoucanalsovisitthechrome://extensions/inyourChromebrowser.Switchthetogglebuttonagainsteachextensiontodisableit.RelaunchyourChromebrowser.Nowtestthepageloadingspeed.Ifyouseeanyimprovement,thenextensionsareprobablytheculpritforcausingtheslowingofthebrowser.ItwillalsoanswerwhyChromeissoslow?ToggletheswitchtoturnONeachextensiononebyonetotestifanyspecificiscausinganissue.Mostofthetime,theadblockersandsiteblockerextensionsareblockingresourceswhichcausesaslowpageloadingissue.Related:HowtoUninstallChromeExtensionsfromGoogleChrome?DeferAppsandSoftwareUpdatesWemighthaveleftthesoftwareandapplicationupdateinthebackground,whichiseatingupallthebandwidth.ItleaveslessroomforChrometousetheinternet,henceloadingthewebpagesrelativelyslowly.ThetypicalmacOSandWindowsOSupdatesareinafewGBs,whichcanuseupallthenetworkdata.OrevenifthereareanysoftwareprogramupdateslikeMicrosoftOfficeorFinalCutProarealsobulkyinsizeandmaycauseGoogleChrometoslow.Inthiscase,disabletheupdatestemporarilyuntilyouneedgoodbandwidthforbrowsing.Youcandefertheupdatesovernightsothatyourworkisnothamperedinthedaytime.Justcheckthenetworkmonitortounderstandwherethebandwidthisused.ForWindowsOS,youcanchecktheTaskManager>NetworkUtilization.FormacOS,youcanchecktheActivityMonitor>Network.Ifanyongoingupdatesorprogramsusemostbytesandnetworkpacks,pauseittemporarilyandenjoygoodspeedonyourChromeforbrowsing.Related:HowtoFix:GoogleChromeHelperOverutilizationCPU?ClearCacheandMemoryStorageItisthefirstandfundamentalthingthateverychromebrowseruserwouldhavesuggestedtoyou.Andofcourse,thisworksattimesbutnoteverytime.Browsercachingisatechniqueforimprovingthebrowsingspeedofafrequentlyvisitedsite.UnlessyourChromeisheavilyloadedwithobsoletecacheandstorage,it’sagoodideatoremovewastetoimprovethechromespeed.FollowthesestepstoclearcacheandmemorystoragefromChrome:LaunchyourslowChromebrowser.HitonMoreforoptions,andselectSettingsfromthelist.Lookupforthe Clearbrowsingdataoption;youcanevenusethesearchbarwithintheSettingspage.OpenClearbrowsingdataandswitchtotheAdvancedtab.FromtheTimerangedropdown,selectAlltime.Selectthecheckboxesagainst—Browsinghistory,Downloadhistory,Cookies,andothersitedata,Cachedimagesandfiles,Sitesettings,andlastly,Hostedappdata.DonotselectthePasswordsandothersign-indata andAuto-fillformdataoptionunlessyouwanttodeletethesedatacompletely.Finally,hitonCleardatacommandbutton.Itwillclearalltheexistingcachedataandstoragememoryofyourlocalchromebrowser.Quitandrestartthebrowsertotestthechromeresponsivenessandwebpageloadingspeed.Related:HowtoClearHistory,Cookies,Cache,andResetinChromePC?Note:Clearingcacheandcookiesstoragewillsignoutalltheaccountsonyourbrowser.Youmayneedtore-loginagain.UpgradetheStorageandHardwareSupportLetmesharemypersonalexperiencehere.IhaveaWindowsPCrunningontheHDD(thegoodoldmechanicalharddisk)with8GBofRAM.WheneverIusedtostartmyWindowsPCorevenopenanyapplication,itwouldtakealotoftime.Imaginethestartuptimeof28seconds!!WheneverIchecktheTaskManagerforperformance,Iencounterdiskutilizationis100%.IthoughtofupgradingtheHDDtoSSD(SolidStateDrive)storage.Itwasexpensivebutworthupgradingthehardware.Nowmybootingtimeis4seconds.Heavysoftwareprogramsandeventhechromebrowserarelaunchedinasnap.IstillusetheoldHDDasanexternalharddiskandbackupifanythinggoeswrongwithWindows10OS.YoucanwatchthisvideotutorialaboutmigratingWindowsOSfromHDDtoSSD.MigratingWindowsOStoExternalHD💽forBackup&BootingIndependentlySubscribeonYouTubeApartfrommigratingtoSSD,wealsoneedtoconsiderthestoragespace,whichplaysanequalroleinrunningthechromebrowser.IfyoudonothaveenoughspaceinMacintoshHDorC:\\DriveinWindows,thenChromeoranyprogramwillmisbehaveandrespondslowlytoalltherequests.Upgradingthehardwareshouldbelastonyourlist.But,asIsaid,it’sworthit.I’menjoyingtheChromebrowseronmyWindowsPC.ImproveSlowChromebrowserHereareafewothertipsthatareworthmentioningtoimprovetheChromeloadingspeed:RunthroughAnti-virusandAnti-malwarescans.CheckyourISPfluctuationsandnetworkproblem,ifany.VerifyifthedowngradedversiononGoogleChromeworks.ReinstallChromeonyourMachinetonoticeanychanges.Toggle“Usehardwareaccelerationwhenavailable”underChrome>Settings>Advanced>Systemtocheckwhichmodeisbetter,eitherOFForON.TurnoffExperimentalQUICProtocolbynavigatingtochrome://flagsandsearchforQUICanddisableitfromthedropdown.YoucandownloadtheChromeCanaryfortheunstableversionofGoogleChromebuiltfordevelopers;however,theupdatesarefrequentandnightly.UpdateOperatingSystemtothelatestversion.Ihopethiswillansweryourrecurringquestion:WhyisGoogleChromesoslow?AlternativestoGoogleChromeHereareafewnotablealternativesfortheGoogleChromewebbrowser.MozillaFirefox(mypreference)MicrosoftEdge(it’sChromium-basedjustlikeGoogleChrome)OperaBrowserAppleSafariBottomLine:GoogleChromeSlowIfindthesetechniqueseffectiveineverycase.IhaveMacbookAir,andthesetipstoimproveGoogleChromebrowsingslownessworkinmacOS.Ithelpedmebemoreeffectiveandefficientatalltimes.Icouldalsofindthequestion:WhyisGoogleChromesoslow?Letmeknowwhathasworkedandfixthechromebrowserslowness.Whetherdisablingtheextensionsorclearingthestoragecache?I’dliketohearfromyou.Related:HowtoRestoreandFix:Chromedidn’tshutdowncorrectly?Also,pleasementionifanyothermethodhasworkedforyouthatIhaven’taddedtothelist.F.A.Q:ChromeBrowserSlowWehavelistedafewofthefrequentlyaskedquestionsrelatedtotheslownessoftheChromebrowserandhowtofixit:HowtosolvetheproblemofGoogleChromerunningSlow?YoucantryseveralfixestosolveChrome’srunningslowproblem,suchasupdatingtothelatestChromeversion,Clearingcache,Disableextensionsandblockers,oryoucanalsotryupdatingyourhardwareandsoftware.WhyistheChromebrowserrunningSlow?TheremightbeseveralissuesbehindChromerunningslowsuchaspendingChromeupdates,interruptedinternetconnection,limitedlocalstorage,inflictingextensions,etc.HowtoCleartheCacheinGoogleChrome?ToclearcacheinChrome,hitonthethreedotsinthetoprightcornerandclickonsettings.Now,lookforclearbrowsingdataandopenit.Intheadvancedoption,checktheboxasperyourpreferencesandtaponCleardata.Lastly,herearetherecommendedwebbrowsersforyourcomputerandmobilephonethatyoushouldgiveatry.WindowsMacOSiOSAndroidLinuxChromeWindowsChromeMacChromeiOSChromeAndroidFirefoxLinuxFirefoxWindowsSafariMacSafariiOSEdgeAndroidChromeLinuxEdgeWindowsFirefoxMacEdgeiOSSamsungInternetEdgeLinuxIfyou'veanythoughtsonGoogleChromeisVerySlow:HowIFixed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