Windows 10: Chrome Bug- Control+W will close entire Chrome window instead of tab.

Searching the internet, I can see that this issue has been reported many time before but I actually have seen an actual answer to it. It would be nice if Chrome officially responds to it since it seems like a prevalent problem that's been reported over 10 years ago.

A few times per day, when I press Control+W to close a tab, the entire Chrome window closes with all the multiple tab that is within that window. When I immediately open a new Chrome window and then press the restore shortcut, all the tabs that were lost, they are luckily restored. (It's strange that restore will restore multiple tabs rather than just one tab.)

It seems that the particular tab has something associated with it that makes the entire Chrome window close (with all the other tabs), rather than just that single tab. I will press Control+W when other tabs are activated and Chrome will function normally and close that single tab but it's when I try to close that particular tab again, the entire Chrome window will close with all the other tabs.

It's quite annoying. I've even come across 2 tabs in a Chrome window that exhibit this same behavior. ie. I will press Control+W and it will close the entire window. I will open a new Chrome tab and then press the restore shortcut and all the tabs will be restored. By chance, I will press Control+W for another tab in that same Chrome window, the same phenomenon will occur. Evidently, these 2 Chrome windows have some similar trait that forces the Chrome window to close, not only the tab.

The only way to get around this is to manually X the tab that I want to close. If I do this, then only the particular tab will close (and not the Chrome window with all the other tabs).

I noticed that other people have complained about this over the years but nobody found an answer to the problem.

:)

 

Possible minor bug - Update with both Opera 2x & Google Chrome installed

Strange bug: Running the previous-older version of GPU-Z on Windows 7, 64-bit, SP1 and trying to update GPU-Z. Have Opera 23/24 installed as a 2ndary web browser, and Google Chrome installed as default/main web browser.
Steps that work fine:
1) Run GPU-Z whatever version.
2) Open About.
3) Click the links.
Result: Links open correctly in default browser - Google Chrome.

Steps to reproduce bug:
1) Run GPU-Z, version before latest.
2) Try to check for updates.
3) GPU-Z says an update is available.
4) Tell it to show the update.
Result: Link opens incorrectly in Opera 23/24, instead of default Google Chrome web browser.
Expected: Open in Google Chrome instead.

Note: Opera 23/24 uses the same core as Google Chrome.

Please check and fix, if necessary.

 

can't close googel chrome ???

There is a setting in Google Chrome that allows it to continue running various tasks in the background after you have closed the browser window. If this is allowed in your Google Chrome settings, then it can indeed be running even when there is no visible
window. Personally, I don't allow Google Chrome to continue running in the background/ But that is for you to decide. To solve your immediate problem though, I suggest you turn off (don't allow) this option at least temporarily:

1. Start Google Chrome. There should of course be a visible browser window.
2. Access the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the three dots at the top right corner of the browser window (it's just below the standard Microsoft icons to minimize maximize and close the window).
3. Select "Settings" from that menu. Some basic Google Chrome settings should be displayed in the browser.
4. Go to the bottom of the "Basic Settings" page and click on "Advanced".
5. Locate the "System" group within the "Advanced Settings". Its near the bottom of this second settings page.
6. One of the "System" settings is "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed".
   
   Turn this option OFF by sliding its little button to the left.
7. Close the Google Chrome browser.

There should now be no complaints about Google Chrome still running when you think it isn't.

If you would like to re-enable this feature later, just follow the same 7 Step procedure above.

Of course to re-enable the feature, replace "Turn this option OFF" in Step 6 with "Turn this option
ON".

I hope this helps.

 

Google accidentally invents new way to close Chrome browsers

Ha, another thing my old ass Opera 12.17.1863 can do that chrome cant.

For those calming Chrome to be better, point to a proper mouse gesture and tab selecting mechanism like opera (hold RMB and scroll and you scroll through a list of your open tabs, with a preview)