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Win11 Chrome shows 25 open tabs but I only have 3
I opened Chrome and checked the Task Manager, which showed 25 tabs running, even though I had actually only opened 3. To make matters worse, memory usage was already at 75% right after the system booted up.
Other common suspects include: Galaxy Connect, the antimalware service executable, the Start menu search bar, and the Edge browser—which I’ve never even opened—all of which have been consuming memory from the moment I turned on my laptop.
I’m using a Galaxy Book2 360 with 8GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and OS version 26200.9168. Does anyone know what’s going on here, or how to fix it?
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If you mean Windows 11 Task Manager shows “Google Chrome (25)” even though you only have 3 tabs open, that’s normal. The 25 is the number of Chrome processes, not the number of open tabs.
Chrome runs separate processes for things such as each tab/site, extensions, the GPU, network services, audio/video components, background apps, and site isolation. So 3 visible tabs can easily create 15–30 processes.
To see what is actually running, open Chrome and press Shift + Esc. Chrome’s own Task Manager will show which tabs, extensions, and background services are using those processes.
If Chrome is using too much RAM, you can also check chrome://extensions/ and disable extensions you don’t need, then go to Chrome Settings → Performance and enable Memory Saver.
Chrome 25 processes are associated with extensions, background rendering, and preloading; disabling Keep background apps running and Preload pages in Chrome settings can reduce memory usage.
. The main browser process is split into many smaller processes, each handling a specific task. For example, one process might be for the graphics engine, another for audio, a separate one for each open tab, and even one for each browser extension you have installed.
