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Chrome page refresh alone? Here's how to prevent

Turning off the "flip-flops" feature in Chrome is useful for the browser to stop refreshing pages by itself. The memory management feature inactivates unused tabs on Google's platform to free up RAM space.

The more pages are opened and / or the hardware is limited, the more likely they are to be removed from memory and put into sleep mode. When you click on one of the idle tabs again, you need to wait for the site to refresh - a process considered annoying by many users. Check out the step-by-step to disable the "dropping of tabs" in Google Chrome.

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Here's how to stop automatic updating of inactive tabs in Chrome

Step 1. Open Google Chrome and enter the following text in the address bar: chrome: // flags / # automatic-tab-discarding

Enter the address on the Chrome bar

Step 2. You will see the highlighted "Automatic tab discarding" option. By default, the "Default" option is enabled. Click on the menu and select "Disabled" to deactivate the feature;

Disable Chrome's inactive tab discarding function

Step 3. Then click "Restart now";

now "to complete the Chrome process

Step 4. At the end, close and re-open the browser.

It is worth mentioning that the resource is still experimental. The company itself warns that by activating it, there is the possibility of losing browser data, compromising the security or privacy of those who use the software.