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Thatcherw
Iron Contributor
Aug 27, 2026

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 boo...
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Marabte
Steel Contributor
Aug 29, 2026

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.