4 Easy Steps to Stop Chrome from Refreshing Tabs

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Google Chrome 's automatic tab discarding feature will suspend random background tabs to reduce memory usage when the system memory is low. You can bring back the discarded tabs by clicking on them, at which point they reload for your use. This is a useful feature for low-end computers, but it can be irritating sometimes. In this wikiHow article, you'll learn how to disable automatic tab discarding on Google Chrome.

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     Its icon is a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere. Use the Start menu to find the app quickly in Windows.
    • Make sure that Google Chrome is up to date. If it's not, go to Menu > Help > About Google Chrome and update the app .
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    Navigate to the address bar. Paste https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disable-automatic-tab-dis/dnhngfnfolbmhgealdpolmhimnoliiok in the address bar and hit the Enter button. This will open the Google Chrome's Web Store's page for a browser extension.
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    Click on the "Add to Chrome" blue button.
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    Click on the "Add extension" button. You might have to wait a few seconds until the popup where this button is located appears.
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      • You can manually discard specific tabs by visiting chrome://discards/ in a new tab. In this same site, you can make sure the extension is working: tabs should have a cross (X) in the "auto discardable" column, if the extension is doing its job correctly.
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      References

      1. https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2015/09/tab-discarding
      2. https://www.guidingtech.com/stop-chrome-reloading-tabs-automatically-switching/

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