#How to Restart Google Chrome
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“#How to Restart Google Chrome”
Restarting Google Chrome helps you fix minor glitches and activate certain extensions in the browser. It’s easy to close and reopen Chrome on your desktop and mobile devices, and we’ll show you how.
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Restart Google Chrome With an Address Bar Command
On desktop and Android phones, Chrome offers a dedicated command to shut down and restart the browser. Unfortunately, this command does not work in Chrome on iPhone and iPad.
To use it, select the address bar in Chrome and type the following command. Then press Enter:
Warning: Save your unsaved work in the browser as running the command closes all your open tabs.
chrome://restart
Chrome will close and then immediately reopen. If you’d like to restore your closed tabs, check out the last section in this guide.
Restart Google Chrome the Traditional Way
In the traditional way, you close Chrome like you would any other installed app on your desktop or mobile device. Then, launch it again.
Close and Reopen Chrome on Windows, Linux, and Chromebook
To now launch Chrome, search for “Chrome” in your app drawer and select it. This reopens the browser.
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Close and Reopen Chrome on Mac
Close and Reopen Chrome on iPhone X or Later and iPad
Close and Reopen Chrome on iPhone SE, iPhone 8, or Earlier
If you use an iPhone SE, iPhone 8, or an earlier model of the iPhone, double-press the Home button to view your recent apps. Find Chrome here and swipe up on it to close it.
Then, tap Chrome on your home screen to launch the browser.
Close and Reopen Chrome on Android
On Android, at the bottom of your phone’s screen, tap or press the recent apps button. Find Chrome in the list and swipe up on it to close it.
Then, find Chrome in your app drawer and tap it to reopen it.
Restore Tabs When Chrome Relaunches
On your mobile phone, Chrome automatically restores your tabs when you relaunch the browser. But, on desktop computers, that doesn’t happen by default and it might simply open your home page.
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To manually restore closed tabs in Chrome on desktop, then when Chrome relaunches, click the three dots in the top-right corner of the browser.
In the menu that opens, select History > X Tabs > Restore Window. Here, “X” is the number of tabs that you had open.
Chrome will restore all your tabs in a new window. And you are all set.
Make sure to keep Chrome up to date on your devices so it annoys you less.
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