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¡Desactívalo! Chrome Consume Toda Tu RAM y Ralentiza Tu PC

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Technology

Tech issue described

  • Chrome “zombie” background processes: Even after closing Chrome windows/tabs, Chrome continues running multiple processes (example shown: Chrome + 26 processes), and keeps consuming RAM/CPU in the background.

Hidden Chrome settings / performance-focused steps

  1. Disable background apps after closing Chrome

    • Open Chrome’s system settings via: chrome://settings/system
    • Turn off the option meaning “continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed.”
    • Goal: When you close Chrome, it actually closes instead of keeping the engine alive for extensions/notifications/tracking.

  2. Enable “Memory saving”

    • Go to Performance → Memory
    • Enable Memory saving.
    • Mentioned behavior (speaker’s description):
      • Tabs freeze when not in use.
      • The tab stays present but becomes essentially inactive (claimed “no RAM usage”) and reactivates on click.
    • Impact: reduces RAM pressure on the PC.

  3. Disable “Speed” / page preloading

    • In Performance, ensure “Speed” is disabled.
    • Reason: Chrome preloads pages/links it predicts you’ll visit, which uses bandwidth and RAM invisibly.
    • Recommendation: keep it off for a cleaner, less resource-hungry system.

  4. Adjust “CPU performance level”

    • In the same area, find “CPU performance level” (speaker references levels like 0 through 4, with Level 4 as default).
    • Advice: If Level 4 causes lag spikes or page loading issues, gradually decrease (Level 3 → Level 2 → etc.) until stable.
    • Claim: tuning this can make pages open instantly/very fast.

  5. Manage “Use graphics acceleration when available”

    • Option: use graphics acceleration when available
    • Warning: If enabling it causes browser freezing, YouTube flicker, or sudden browser crashes, then turn it off and restart Chrome.
    • Rationale: possible conflicts between Chrome and graphics drivers.
    • If it works fine, leave it enabled.

  6. Remove unused extensions

    • In Extensions, the speaker recommends deleting extensions you haven’t used in recent weeks (not just disabling).
    • Reason: each extension can run as a separate process and adds small delays to page loads.
    • Conclusion: fewer extensions = faster/instant-feeling browser.

After changes (verification)

  • Restart Chrome after applying all settings.
  • Check Task Manager to confirm reduced CPU/RAM usage compared to before.

Main speakers/sources

  • Primary source: The video narrator/speaker (no other specific person, lab, or external source is cited).
  • Referenced system: Google Chrome (Chrome settings and Task Manager observations).

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