

If you want to stop multiple Google Chrome processes then you can open the Task manager, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard, then select each task that you wish to stop and click the End process button. This saves a couple of seconds that can really add up over time. If you find that you are using the task manager frequently, then you can use the keyboard shortcut of Shift + Esc to get to it more quickly, rather than going through the Settings menu. Our tutorial above has shown you how to open the task manager in Google Chrome, as well as how to use it to select and end a process that is running in the Web browser. More Information on Ending Google Chrome Processes Our guide continues below with additional discussion on using the task manager in Google Chrome. Our tutorial below will show you how to open the Google Chrome task manager and end a process that you would like to stop running. You may have even opened it before and noticed that you can have several Google Chrome items listed in that application.īut Google Chrome has its own, separate version of task manager that you can use to close out of processes that are running within the browser.

The Task Manager in the Windows operating system lets you see applications and processes that are currently running on your computer. You can end tasks in Google Chrome by clicking the three dots at the top-right of the window, choosing More tools then Task manager, then selecting a task and clicking End process. Occasionally these processes might get stuck, which can cause Chrome to work suboptimally. While it might seem like the only items that are open in the Google Chrome Web browser are the different tabs that display various Web pages, there are a number of other applications and processes running as well.
