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Slow Chrome Fixes · Is It Your Chrome Browser or Internet? · Close Open Tabs · Outdated Version · Clearing Cache and Old Files · Add-Ons · Hardware Acceleration. SkiptocontentDriverSupport/knowledgebase/SlowChromeFixesSlowChromeFixesOverthelasttenyears,Chromeusagehascontinuouslyincreased.Nownearly70%ofbrowserusageisChrome.However,despiteitseffortstobequickandefficient,manyusersreportthatChromerunsveryslowontheircomputer.IsyourinstallofChromerunningincrediblyslowforyou?Herearesomeexperttipstobeabletogetyourinternetbrowsingexperiencespeedyagain.IsItYourChromeBrowserorInternet?First,checktoseeifyourotherbrowsersareslow.Iftheyare,updateDNSsettingsandcheckyournetworkcarddriversorinternetspeed.Itcouldalsobeyourharddrivespaceorantivirus.There’samyriadofissuesthatitcouldbe.Tryusingthedefaultbrowseronyourcomputer,suchasEdgeorSafari.Ifthosearealsosluggish,there’sagoodchanceit’snotChrome’sfaultthatChromeisrunningslow.Yourinternetconnectioncouldjustbeslow,oryoumighthaveacomputerthat’soutdatedandnotequippedtohandlemodernsoftwareathighspeeds.Ifyourentireinternetbrowsingexperienceisslow,makesureyournetworkdriversareupdated,whetheryou’reonWiFiorhard-wiredthroughanethernetport.Ifyouarelookingtodownloaddriversquickly,DriverSupportprovidesagreatoption.KeepyourPCDevicesUp-to-DateandImproveOnlineSafetyForonly$9.99amonthDriverSupport|ONEcanhelpyousavetimeandfrustrationdealingwithcommonWindowsdeviceissuesaswellasaddedoptimizationandsafetyfeatures.GiveDriverSupportaTryToday However,ifitisjustChrome,here’swhatyoucandototrytospeedperformanceup:CloseOpenTabsAreyouoneofthosepeoplewhohasalotoftabsopenallthetime?Chromewasoneofthefirstbrowserstooffermultiprocesstabs,whichmeansthatwhenonetabcrashes,itwon’tcrashtherest.Italsomeansthatonetabcandriveupperformanceissuesinthebackground.Itmightsoundsilly,butyes–youshouldclosetabstoincreasetheperformanceofChrome.Usingyoursystem’ssystemresourcemonitor,seeifyourRAMorCPUusagegoesdownwhenyouclosetabs.Trytoonlyhavetabsopenthatyouneed.Ifyouneedtocomebackandrevisitapagelater,trybookmarkingitinstead!OutdatedVersionMakesureyouhavethenewestversionofChrome.TherehavebeenacoupleofbugsthroughoutChrome’shistorythathavesloweditdownalittlebit,andcorrectedinalaterpatch.Thisalsohelpssealanysecurityupdates.Samegoesforyouroperatingsystem–ifyou’reonWindows,upgradingtoWindows10mayofferperformanceupdatesoverWindows8or8.1.ClearingCacheandOldFilesChrome,bydefault,holdstempfilesinitscacheforavery,verylongtime.Thiscanmakethebrowsertakeupaninordinateamountofspaceonyourharddrive.Itcanalsomakethebrowserslowdownalot.Tocleartoyourcache,hitthetriple-dotmenuinthetopright,selectMoreToolsandClearBrowsingData.Itwillallowyoutogobacktowhicheverdurationyouneedtodeletefilesfrom.Thefartherbackyougo,themoreitwillclear,butitwilldothingslikelogyououtofsitesthatyou’reloggedinto,andfirstpageloadsforsitesmaytakelonger.Add-OnsCheckadd-ons.Toomanyadd-onswillmakeitslow.Eachoneopensavirtualtabthatrunsallthetime.Veryslowwith30+addons.Sincethedawnoftheinternet,therehavebeentoolbarextensionsandprogramspeoplehaveloadedintotheirbrowserstomakethemhaveextrafeatures.They’vebeenanotorioussourceofviruses,malware,andslowperformance.Eventhoughtheadd-onsforChromeare(generally)safewhendownloadedthroughGoogle’sofficialrepository,theystillconsumesystemresources.Eachadd-onyouhaveisessentiallyanothertabopenonyourChromebrowserthatrunsatalltimes.Arethereanythatyoucanremove?Spendsometimeauditingyourcurrentadd-onsandseeingwhichonescanbeeasilydeletedtosaveyourselfsystemresources.Ifyoudon’twanttouninstallthem,youcaneasilydisablethemaswell,whichkeepsthemfromrunninguntilyouenablethemagain.HardwareAccelerationChromehasafeaturethatcanputletyourvideocardhandlecertainprocessestohelpspeedupbrowsing,butdependingonwhatyourothercomputerperipheralsitcanactuallyslowyourbrowsingexperiencedown.Underyouradvancedsettings,there’sanoptiontodisablethis.Giveitashotandseewhathappens.Ifyourbrowsingspeedincreases,keepitoff.Ifitstaysthesameorgetsslower,tryre-enablingit.PredictionsUnderyouradvancedsettings,thereisanoptiontoenablePagePredictions,whichdrawspartsofthepagebeforeactuallyreceivingtheinformationfromtheserver.Thisoptionisgreatforpeoplewithmoderncomputers,butslowinternet.IfChromeismovingslowlybetweenpageloads,enablingPagePredictioncouldspeeditup.PermanentlySwitchBrowsersItmightnotbetheansweryou’relookingfor,butthereareamyriadofotherbrowsersyoucanusethatmaybefaster.SomewelikeareFirefoxandOpera.EdgeandSafari,whicharestockbrowsersforWindowsandMacOSX,arebothviableoptionsaswell.Givethemallashotandseeiftheyworkforyou.Ifthey’reanyfaster,youmayconsiderswitchingtothempermanently.UpgradeOrGetaNewComputerIt’snotacheapsolution,butifyourwholecomputerismovingslowly,thenyoushouldprobablyjustupgradeit.ChromeandotherwebbrowsersusealotofRAM,sowithout8+GBs,itmaybedifficulttouseanybrowser.Aslowprocessorwillmakeitdifficulttousetheinternetaswell.SeeifyourcomputerhasoptionsforaRAMupgrade–itshouldhelpkeepthebrowserfromcrashingorslowingdownwithhighusage.Wasthisarticlehelpful?YesNoLeaveACommentCommentSavemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment.JumptoSectionIsItYourChromeBrowserorInternet?CloseOpenTabsOutdatedVersionClearingCacheandOldFilesAdd-OnsHardwareAccelerationPredictionsPermanentlySwitchBrowsersUpgradeOrGetaNewComputerWasthisarticlehelpful?RelatedArticlesFixingCommonZoomVideoConferencingAppProblemsHowDoIClearaCanonPrinterwithErrorCodes?–Here’sHowYouCanFixItHowDoISetUpMyLogitechC922?ForgotMyDeskJet3630PrinterPasswordHowToRollbackNVIDIADriversinWindows10SearchforsolutionsWhatisDriverSupport?Learnmoreaboutourrevolutionarysoftwarethatkeepsyourcomputerrunningfastandproperly.GiveDriverSupport|ONEatrytoday!Pageloadlink