Chrome may keep running in the background after you close it — one setting to check

LearnWithBishal · x · 2026-10-13

Kicking off a Chrome privacy-settings thread: depending on your settings, background apps and extensions can keep running after you close Chrome, consuming system resources with no window open.

The key setting to check: "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed." The thread goes on to cover AI model files and data-upload settings most users never inspect.

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