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google chrome showing lots of instances - thales - Jun 3, 2018
this is what my task manager looks like with just one tab open in chrome
![[Image: 9d506fbaa5a21bdba0acd87f88c6236e.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/9d506fbaa5a21bdba0acd87f88c6236e.png)
i've done virus scans and only have one extension (ad blocker) so I'm not sure why this is happening
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - Leroy Jethro Gibbs - Jun 3, 2018
Nothing on chrome://apps or chrome://extensions?
I started using uBlock Origin because of how much slower adblock was making chrome for me. Might be the adblocker. Remove it and test again?
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - PerfectStorm - Jun 3, 2018
(Jun 3, 2018 12:42 AM)thales Wrote: this is what my task manager looks like with just one tab open in chrome
i've done virus scans and only have one extension (ad blocker) so I'm not sure why this is happening
its called having alot of pages/tabs open!?
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - thales - Jun 3, 2018
(Jun 3, 2018 12:46 AM)PerfectStorm Wrote: its called having alot of pages/tabs open!?Dude are you blind? I said before the picture even that's just one tab
(Jun 3, 2018 12:44 AM)Leroy Jethro Gibbs Wrote: Nothing on chrome://apps or chrome://extensions?
I started using uBlock Origin because of how much slower adblock was making chrome for me. Might be the adblocker. Remove it and test again?
nope and that is ublock origin
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - Leroy Jethro Gibbs - Jun 3, 2018
Create an HTML doc with just <h1>Hi</h1>. Then close chrome and open that file. See how many processes you have then.
https://www.howtogeek.com/124218/why-does-chrome-have-so-many-open-processes/
Something to think of.
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - Niko - Jun 3, 2018
Probably nothing, all browsers love to have a ton of subprocess
Firefox (0 Tabs open, 0 Extensions) - 5 Total Processes
![[Image: c81a5fc61e603178f431d208b184fce4.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/c81a5fc61e603178f431d208b184fce4.png)
Opera [Chromium Based Browser] (17 Tabs, 6 Extensions [17+6=23]) - 27 Total processes
![[Image: 25b39cbf18f27f5c6320dc2e4097979e.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/25b39cbf18f27f5c6320dc2e4097979e.png)
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - Attack™ - Jun 3, 2018
I have that as well even if I have only one tab open, it's nothing to worry about.
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - ImBrandon - Jun 4, 2018
My browser has a ton of instances. This is normal as most browsers are running background apps and scripts and extensions definitely add to that list.
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - thales - Jun 5, 2018
Would bookmarks affect the # of instances? Cause on that comp I have shit tons
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - Leroy Jethro Gibbs - Jun 5, 2018
(Jun 5, 2018 09:05 AM)thales Wrote: Would bookmarks affect the # of instances? Cause on that comp I have shit tons
I don't believe so. Maybe mirror the chrome installation with another machine and compare. I believe its because of how chrome runs multiple things. Which is why I suggested the HTML page. It shouldn't load any extra extensions. Which should be minimal instances.
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - Λlex - Jun 6, 2018
I think that's the add-ons? I get more for each add-on I install but I might be wrong..
RE: google chrome showing lots of instances - tohirohoxu - Jul 17, 2018
Shift + Tab on Chrome will give you each process and what it does