How to End a Task in Google Chrome

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open Google Chrome.

   Open Chrome by clicking on its desktop shortcut.
   
   Start opening a few sites in different browser tabs.
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   Step 2: Click the “Customize and Control” button.

   This should be on the top-right corner of the window.
   
   This is a square button with horizontal bars across it. , Click “Tools” from the menu and select “Task Manager” from the sub-menu.
   
   You can also open the Task Manager by simply pressing Shift + Esc keyboard buttons at the same time. , Select any of the currently running processes you wish to stop on the Task Manager window. , This button can be found on the lower-left corner of the window.
   
   This will stop the web page from running.
   
   You will notice that the browser tab you’ve just stopped will change to a page with an error message telling you that “The process had either ran out of memory or was terminated.” A Reload button will be right below the message. , This will resume the process and reload the page.
   
   You will see that the process has started again on the Task Manager.
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   Step 3: Open Google Chrome’s task manager.

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   Step 4: Select a task.

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   Step 5: Click on “End Process” button.

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   Step 6: Click on Reload to start the process again.

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