1. Disable Chrome's Memory Saver
To disable Chrome's Memory Saver, you can follow the steps below:
To add websites to the list of websites to keep active, you can follow the steps below:
To use asterisks to keep specific website tabs active, you can follow the steps below:
- Open Chrome
- Click the three vertical dots in the upper right corner to open the menu
- Go to Settings> Performance
- Turn off the Memory Saver option
💡 This will prevent Chrome from unloading inactive tabs to free up memory.
To add websites to the list of websites to keep active, you can follow the steps below:
- Access the “Always keep these websites active” section in the performance settings.
- Click the “Add” button.
- Enter the main domain name of the website that you want to keep active in the text zone.
- Click on “Add” to save the website.
To use asterisks to keep specific website tabs active, you can follow the steps below:
- Access the “Always keep these websites active” section in the performance settings.
- Click the “Add” button.
- Enter the main domain name of the website followed by an asterisk in the text zone. For example, enter ringover.com/* to keep all Ringover website tabs open.
- Click on “Add” to save the website.
2. Disable automatic tab removal
To prevent Google Chrome from automatically reloading tabs when you re-open Chrome or when you access a background tab, here’s what to do:
- Open Chrome and enter chrome://flags into the URL bar.
- Press “Enter” to access the Chrome experimental settings page.
- Use the search feature to look up the option “Disable automatic background tab reloading”.
- Click on the drop-down menu next to this option and select “Enable”.
- Restart Chrome to apply the changes made.
Once you’ve done these steps, Chrome will no longer automatically reload background tabs, which can improve performances and avoid unexpected interruptions. However, bear in mind that this may also use up more of your computer’s RAM.
3. Check your Google Chrome extensions
Extensions can be extremely useful for customising your browsing experience, but they can also cause issues such as automatically updating tabs. If you encounter this kind of issue, it's a good idea to disable all extensions and reactivate them one by one to identify which one is causing the issue.
To disable extensions, you can click on the three dots in the upper-right corner of Chrome to access the menu, then go to More tools > Extensions. Next, disable all extensions and reactivate them one by one, testing each time to see whether the automatic updating issue has been resolved.
Alternatively, you can use the task manager integrated into Chrome to identify the extensions which are excessively using system resources. To open the task manager, click on the browser menu and access More tools > Task manager. Here, you’ll see all of the processes currently being executed in Chrome, including extensions. If you find an extension or a tab that’s excessively using system resources, select it and then click on “End process” to free up resources.
If you can't identify the extension or tab causing the issue, you could always uninstall extensions that you don't need or reset Chrome’s settings to return to the default configuration.
To disable extensions, you can click on the three dots in the upper-right corner of Chrome to access the menu, then go to More tools > Extensions. Next, disable all extensions and reactivate them one by one, testing each time to see whether the automatic updating issue has been resolved.
Alternatively, you can use the task manager integrated into Chrome to identify the extensions which are excessively using system resources. To open the task manager, click on the browser menu and access More tools > Task manager. Here, you’ll see all of the processes currently being executed in Chrome, including extensions. If you find an extension or a tab that’s excessively using system resources, select it and then click on “End process” to free up resources.
If you can't identify the extension or tab causing the issue, you could always uninstall extensions that you don't need or reset Chrome’s settings to return to the default configuration.
4. Close any tabs that you’re not using
Tab management is an important factor to consider when you want to improve Chrome performances and avoid automatic updating issues.
It's recommended that you close tabs that you're not using to free up your system's resources for the tasks you’re currently working on. You can bookmark these tabs so that they’re easy to find again later. To organise your bookmarks, you can use bookmark manager extensions, such as “Bookmark Manager” or “Bookmark Manager & Start Page".
Plus, you can also use extensions which help you to manage tabs, such as “The Great Suspender”, which suspends inactive tabs to save system resources, or “OneTab”, which groups all open tabs into a single, organised list to save memory.
Lastly, if you use Chrome from intensive tasks, such as playing videos or streaming music, it can be helpful to increase the RAM allocated to Chrome in your browser settings. This can help to improve performances and reduce issues with automatic updating.
It's recommended that you close tabs that you're not using to free up your system's resources for the tasks you’re currently working on. You can bookmark these tabs so that they’re easy to find again later. To organise your bookmarks, you can use bookmark manager extensions, such as “Bookmark Manager” or “Bookmark Manager & Start Page".
Plus, you can also use extensions which help you to manage tabs, such as “The Great Suspender”, which suspends inactive tabs to save system resources, or “OneTab”, which groups all open tabs into a single, organised list to save memory.
Lastly, if you use Chrome from intensive tasks, such as playing videos or streaming music, it can be helpful to increase the RAM allocated to Chrome in your browser settings. This can help to improve performances and reduce issues with automatic updating.
5. Use an extension
Installing the Tab Auto Refresh extension lets you control the frequency at which your browser tabs are automatically reloaded. This feature can be particularly helpful if you need to keep a website updated in real time, like a weather or stock market monitoring page.
To install the Tab Auto Refresh extension, you can follow the steps below:
It's important to note that the automatic updating may entail additional consumption of system resources, particularly if you have several tabs open at the same time. Consequently, it's recommended that you use the automatic updating for pages which really need it, and to disable it when you no longer need it.
To install the Tab Auto Refresh extension, you can follow the steps below:
- Open your web browser and access the page for the Tab Auto Refresh extension.
- Click on the “Add to [browser name]” button to install it.
- Once the installation is complete, you should see the extension icon in the toolbar of your browser.
- To use the extension, open the tab that you want to update automatically and click on the extension icon. This will open the extension menu, where you can define the update timing for the tab.
- On top of adjusting the time interval for updating, you can also choose to refresh the tab and clear the cache during the reloading.
It's important to note that the automatic updating may entail additional consumption of system resources, particularly if you have several tabs open at the same time. Consequently, it's recommended that you use the automatic updating for pages which really need it, and to disable it when you no longer need it.