Option 1 – Kill Google Chrome’s process in the Task Manager
If you aren’t able to open Chrome, then maybe its process is running in the background and you don’t see the browser windows. If that’s the case, you may have to force quit the browser and then try to open it again.- First, right-click on the Taskbar then select the Task Manager. And if the Task Manager is not responding, you can just use the Alt + Ctrl + Del keys and then select the Task Manager.
- After opening the Task Manager, under Processes, look for Google Chrome’s process which would most likely be named “chrome.exe”.
- Right-click on Google Chrome’s process and then select the End task option.
- Now try to open Google Chrome again.
Option 2 – Try checking if your antivirus program is blocking Google Chrome
There are instances when due to false-positive, a security or antivirus program might block Chrome which is why it failed to open properly. Thus, you can just disable the security program temporarily and then check if you can now open Chrome or not.Option 3 – Delete the User Profile in Chrome
You can also try deleting the User Profile folder in Chrome. To do so, follow these steps:- Tap the Win + R keys to open the Run dialog box.
- Then copy and paste “%USERPROFILE%AppDataLocalGoogleChromeUser Data” and hit Enter.
- From there, look for a folder named “Default folder” and then copy the folder to another drive as a backup.
- After creating a copy of the folder, delete the Default folder.
- Next, open Google Chrome again and go to Settings > Advanced > Reset.
Option 4 – Disable the Extensions in Chrome
There are instances when issues on a browser are triggered or caused by some problematic extension. To find out which one of your extensions is causing the problem, disable them all first and then enable them back one by one.- Click on the three-dotted icon for the menu located at the top-right corner of your screen.
- Then click on the More tools option and go to Extensions.
- From there, you will see a list of all the installed extensions in Chrome.
- Disable all these extensions and restart the browser.
- Now enable them back one by one to figure out which one of them is the culprit. You could also remove extensions that you no longer use.
Option 5 – Run the Chrome Cleanup tool
You might also want to try running the Malware Scanner & Cleanup tool in Chrome. This is a built-in tool that can help you get rid of any unwanted pop-ups, banners, ads, unusual startup pages, toolbars, and malware. Thus, it can help you to resolve the issue in Chrome.Option 6 – Try to reinstall Chrome
If running the Malware Scanner & Cleanup tool in Chrome didn’t work out for you, you can try reinstalling it. To do so, follow these steps:- Open the Settings app and go to System > Apps & features.
- From there, look for Chrome and uninstall it from your PC.
- Then go to the official website of Google Chrome and download its latest version and install it.



BigTech platforms Google and Facebook were hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the US federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing their power.
Below is the status of the cases, as well as government probes of Apple and Amazon in their current states

