Windows 10: Chrome’s RAM problem fix for Windows 10 lands in Canary update

Google Chrome, which is based on the open-source Chromium platform, offers a fantastic set of features but it does eat up a lot of RAM. Chrome runs a shocking number of memory-hogging processes for each tab, extension and other activities. In 2018, Chrome started using more RAM after fixes for Spectre security were developed.

It’s still normal for Google Chrome to gobble up multiple gigabytes of RAM in Windows 10, but a new feature will finally curb Chrome’s gluttony, and we know that it will work well because Microsoft is already using it and the Edge has seen improvements in the browser’s memory footprint.

Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) introduces a new memory management feature called ‘SegmentHeap’ for Win32 apps such as Chrome, Edge and Firefox. The feature is available for developers and companies can opt into SegmentHeap method to lower the RAM usage of their apps.

Earlier this month, Google confirmed that it plans to use SegmentHeap to resolve Chrome’s memory hogging problems. Today, Google announced that it has finally enabled support for the feature in the latest version of Chrome Canary for Windows 10.

In Chrome Canary version 85.0.4182.0, segment heap improvements are now available.

“This change made it into today’s Chrome canary (Version 85.0.4182.0 (Official Build) canary (64-bit). I can confirm that the segment heap is enabled,” wrote Bruce Dawson, a Google Chrome programmer.

Microsoft’s Chromium Edge with SegmentHeap support has been rolled out to almost all Windows 10 users in the recent May 2020 update, and Microsoft says it has seen a 27 percent drop in the browser’s memory usage.

Google is in the second phase of adding this feature to Chrome and it might appear in the Beta channel soon. It will take a few months before the SegmentHeap support arrives in the Stable channel of Google Chrome, but remember that you’ll need Windows 10 version 2004 or newer to see any improvement.

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Browser landings are blank

Thank you Abdul_Malik. The browser is Chrome, the issue is when I open Chrome and search for any subject and it lands on The Search Engine Landing page. The search engine landing page is blank until I hit the reload arrow. So far today it is working properly.
If it works properly throughout today I will mark this as solved, even though I never figured out why it was doing it.

 

Chrome Canary having a completely black screen

Hello fellow tech geeks of Microsoft and Google products,

I have a Windows 10 Pro OS, and recently ran into this issue with my Chrome Canary browser. A few weeks ago, my extensions started crashing on start up every single day, but I didn't really care, and once I restart my PC, everything is back to normal. However,
yesterday, when I restarted my PC(I think I force restarted, because Canary might've been opening up, but I am not sure), and went back to Canary, the window went into a painfully black screen with absolutely nothing. So far I've tried:

1. Reinstalling the browser, including online and by USB from another device

2. Running the app in compatibility mode, in all given OSs, and running the compatibility troubleshooter

3. Changing something in the Shortcut Bar, as someone on Google Forums listed that I found, something along the lines of "disable gpu" or something like that

4. Uninstalling normal Chrome, as I heard that using multiple chrome browsers simultaneously on one device is not good, and I am currently using Chromium. However, it works on other devices that I use, so I don't thing this is the issue.

Any fixes? Here's a screenshot of the issue:





Thanks in advance!

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