How can I stop certain extensions from running in the background after Chrome is closed?

Question

After closing Chrome, certain extensions keep running on the background (like Drive or Hangouts).

Without disabling a extension, can I control which ones can keep running after Chrome is closed?

Answer 1

By default Chrome allows applications/extensions to keep running in the background to provide their services like updates and notifications. This is handy for keeping you updated with notifications on Facebook or a new email in Gmail.

You can stop Chrome from running in the background from the Chrome settings.

1. Click on Chrome’s main menu and select “Settings.”
2. Scroll down and click on “Show advanced settings.”
3. Scroll down to the extreme bottom and uncheck the option “Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed” under the “System” heading.

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Answer 2

Use the chrome task manager to stop the extensions you want.

To open chrome’s task manager, click the “More” button (three dots), hover over “More Tools,” and then click on “Task Manager.” Alternatively, press Shift+Esc on Windows or Search+Esc on Chrome OS to open Task Manager.

Chrome task manager shows the list of open web pages and chrome extensions that are running.

Select the extensions you want to stop and then press End process

But if you only want to disable them from running in the background after closing Chrome:

Windows:

Ctrl + Shift + Esc

Mac:

1. Hit Command+Spacebar to bring up the Spotlight search field.
2. Type in “Activity Monitor”
3. Hit the Return key when “Activity Monitor” populates in the spotlight results.
4. You are now in Activity Monitor where you can manage and manipulate tasks.

Select the extensions process and press the End task button (Windows) or select the process and press the x button in the upper left.