Why is my Chrome application still working even though I didn't start it?
Why is my Chrome application still working even though I didn't start it?
I know this feels weird, but I have tried everything to stop Chrome from running in the back. This is strange. On a new Windows 11 PC, after turning it on for just a few seconds, the chrome.exe file starts up in the background and uses way more than half of the computer's power. It also makes my Ryzen 7 5700X CPU get hot. I know how to turn off that feature in Chrome settings, but what could be wrong? Is it malware or something else? Do I need to format the C drive? My PC specs are: a Samsung NVMe PCIe SSD, a GIGABYTE B550 motherboard with an RTX 3060 graphics card, and an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X processor with 32GB of RAM.
Have you tried running malwarebytes? Maybe try turning off your computer first and see what happens. Make sure to read the steps carefully so you don't accidentally stop important Windows features, or it won't work at all. https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help...in-windows This thing won't delete anything, but it stops some programs from starting up automatically. It's simple to undo if needed. If the problem is gone after that, you might need to restart those specific programs one by one to figure out which one is causing the issue.
What app are you using right now, and how much time did it take to finish?
Does Google Chrome even use Startup Boost? If it does, go ahead and turn it off now.
I tried fixing this by turning off the Chrome settings. No extra extensions were added either. I even removed the old software using Revo Uninstaller and then reinstalled it fresh with everything wiped clean. Still no sign-up, though the problem remains. Here is a picture of what's happening on my screen:
I'll give it a shot with Malwarebytes. But how can I tell if it's actually causing the problem when I run a clean boot? Just to be sure, I turned off all those extra programs that start up automatically, except for Windows Defender and my Realtek audio driver.
Does stopping it work? If you turn things off one by one, wait for the behavior to go away, then put them back on slowly, adding just one program at a time. You have to be careful and only try a new thing if you're sure it won't make it happen again.
it could be an app that's currently running, maybe it was trying to use Chrome but then you took Chrome out. Which app stopped working?
does turning the computer off and back on make it start? just curious if fast startup is accidentally turned on for some stupid reason - it should actually stay off by default in windows 11, especially when looking around for control panel open power options, click on choose what happens when you turn the power button on in that next screen, turn off fast startup (recommended) should be unticked. if it's checked, go to change settings that are now unavailable then untick it and save your changes. a pc with fast startup turned on will never shut down normally; instead, it just sleeps right away. When you hit power again, it wakes up. The only time the computer is actually completely off is when you force a restart through the power menu. If it doesn't have that switch on and still starts after a restart, then check scheduled tasks... because it has to be there. Or maybe it's just a virus or some malware that isn't being caught by malwarebytes.