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Google Chrome Keeps Crashing & Wont Load On Windows 10 - Here Is The Simple Fix

Google Chrome Keeps Crashing & Wont Load On Windows 10 - Here Is The Simple Fix

​Many Google Chrome users have today found that the browser keeps crashing. Here is the simple fix to get it working again.

Edward Watkinson

Edward Watkinson

Many Google Chrome users have today found that they are unable to load web pages due to a bug in the latest version of the browser.

On 10th May Google rolled out Chrome 90.0.4430.212 and initially there were no highlighted issues.

However as reported by Windows Latest, some Windows 10 users have been reporting that their Google Chrome browser keeps crashing and simply displays "Crashed" in the tab. Other people are saying that the Chrome screen is completely empty with the tab is simply saying "Untitled" with a sad frowning icon next to it. Either way it is making Google Chrome unusable.

"Seemingly out of nowhere ~15 minutes ago, Google Chrome stopped working for me. My extensions crashed and all pages (including Chrome pages like settings) refuse to load. The screen is completely blank, and the tab is simply labeled "Untitled" with a frowning folder next to it," a user posted yesterday to Reddit.

Whilst Google are yet to confirm the cause of the issue, it is widely believed that the bug only effects Windows 10 computers and is related to a "Local State" file which is used to store data about the Chrome installation.

There is a simple fix to Chrome Crashing.
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How to fix Google Chrome Crashing on Windows 10

A Google Product Expert has posted saying they recommend users' create a backup of the 'User Data' folder and then perform one of the following steps which should resolve the issue.

Option 1: Reinstall Chrome

The quickest and simplest way to resolve the issue appears to be to uninstall Chrome making sure the box next to 'Delete all browsing data' is checked. Once its uninstalled use another browser like Edge or Firefox to download and reinstalling Chrome.

Option 2: Deleting Local State File

If you have tried option 1 and the Chrome still isn't working, close all instances of Chrome. Next open the file explorer on your computer and go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data on your hard drive and delete the "Local State" file.

This should fix the problem and Chrome should work correctly again.

Google should be rolling out an update to fix the issue shortly.

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Topics: Google, Technology

Ed Watkinson is a content strategist and editor at LADbible Group. Ed works across both marketing and editorial and has contributed to the hugely successful UOKM8, Extinct and Trash Isle campaigns.

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