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Chrome Crashing or Won't Open: Fixes

Short answer: If Chrome crashes, freezes or won't start, close other tabs/apps, restart, and check extensions.

TL;DR: quick fix

Close other tabs, extensions and apps; your computer may be out of memory.
Restart Chrome, then restart your computer.
Check for malware with your security software.

Is Google Chrome down?

Google Chrome has no public status page. If friends on other networks see the same problem, it's probably an outage: wait and retry.

How to fix it: step by step

Close other tabs, extensions and apps; your computer may be out of memory.
Restart Chrome, then restart your computer.
Check for malware with your security software.
Open Chrome in another profile or Incognito to test extensions.
Reinstall Chrome if it still won't open.

FAQ

Will reinstalling Chrome delete bookmarks?

If you're signed in with sync on, bookmarks return after you sign in again.

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Last checked Oct 2026 against the official help page: Google Help. Menus can differ by app version; follow the official page if a step doesn't match.