Despite Microsofts best efforts, Windows 10 users still prefer touse Google Chrome over Edge.
Unfortunately, Chrome may sometimes use too much CPU and memory without a clear reason.
Having Google Chrome open can use up to 40 to 50 percent of your CPUs capacity.
The web app already runsmore background processesthan any other web web app out there.
Users generally get alerted when they notice that Chrome opens so many processes and uses too much CPU power.
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Why Does Chrome Use so Much CPU and RAM?
Identifying whats causing Chrome to use too much CPU and memory is not an easy task.
These two features may or may not improve Chromes performance.
Disable both of them and verify if Chrome still uses too much CPU and memory resources.
Update Chrome
Google updates Chrome regularly, adding new features, improvements, and bug fixes.
Click onMore options(the three dots), go toHelpand click onAbout Google Chrome.
Check for updates, and wait until your gear downloads the latest Chrome version.
As a quick reminder, hackers often inject crypto-mining code into web app extensions.
Chromes CPU usage will skyrocket if your extensions are using your net online gate to mine cryptocurrencies.
Launch Chrome, open a new tab and enterchrome://flags.
Manually disable all these experimental features.
Additionally, ensure to run Chrome with admin privileges.
Run an in-depth antivirus scan and peek if your security tools detect anything unusual.
But first, launch Chrome, click onYou and Googleand scroll down all the way toReset and clean up.
Click onClean up computer, and let Chrome can find and remove harmful software from your machine.
If youre usingWindows Security, go toVirus and threat protectionand click onScan options.
Then use theFull ScanandMicrosoft Defender Offline scanoptions.
If the problem doesnt go away, reinstall the net web client.
If nothings working, you’re able to temporarily switch to a different web client.
How Do I Optimize Chrome to Reduce CPU and RAM Usage?
Additionally, disable Chromes experimental features, and reset the net web surfer.
Then, launch Chromes Clean Up tool and Windows Security and scan for malware.
If the issue persists, reinstall Chrome or switch to a different online window.
