6 Ways to Fix Google Chrome Error Code: Out of Memory on Windows

Quick Tips

• Close unwanted apps on your PC, and unused tabs on Google Chrome.
• Enable the Memory Saver feature on Google Chrome.
• Clear cache and browsing data from Chrome, and delete temporary files on your PC.

Basic Fixes

• Restart PC: Restart your PC to fix temporary bugs and glitches.
• Close unused tabs: Closing unused tabs can free up the memory that Google Chrome is occupying on your PC.
• Close unwanted apps: Close unwanted apps on your PC to free up memory.
• Restart Chrome from Task Manager: Open the Task Manager on your PC, click on the End Task button to shut down Chrome, and open the app again.
• Update Google Chrome: Update Google Chrome to the latest version for a bug-free experience.

Fix 1: Turn Off Extensions

Turn off, and disable all the extensions that you do not want to use. Extensions are additional components of Google Chrome that consume memory on your Windows PC. Disabling a few of them can help you free up memory for the other active tasks.

Step 1: Open Chrome, click on the extensions icon on the toolbar, and select Manage Extensions.

Step 2: You will now see a list of installed extensions. Turn off the toggle to disable an extension and check if it solves the issue. Repeat this for all the installed extensions.

Fix 2: Enable Memory Saver

The memory saver mode is a feature on Google Chrome that helps reduce the RAM usage by Google Chrome on your system.

Step 1: Open Chrome, click on the three dots icon at the top right, and select Settings.

Step 2: Click on Performance in the sidebar.

Step 3: Turn on the toggle for Memory Saver.

Fix 3: Clear Chrome Cache and Cookies

Junk files on Google Chrome can increase the storage space and the resources that the browser occupies on your PC. Clearing these junk files can help speed up the performance of Chrome, by using lesser resources on your Windows PC.

Note: Your browsing and download history, cookies, and cache will be deleted from Google Chrome and unless selected, your passwords will not be deleted.

Step 1: Click on the three dots icon on the toolbar and select Settings.

Step 2: Click on Privacy and security.

Step 3: Select Clear browsing data.

Step 4: Click on the dropdown menu for the Time range and select the period for which you want to delete the browsing data.

Step 5: Now, click on clear data.

Fix 4: Delete Temporary Files

Temporary files on your Windows PC may also be hogging up the memory. Deleting them can potentially free up your RAM for active apps and processes – like Google Chrome.

Step 1: Open Run from the start menu.

Step 2: Type in %temp% and hit OK.

Step 3: This will open up the temporary folder. Use Ctrl + A to select all the files.

Step 4: Now, right-click and select the delete option. They will now be moved to the recycle bin.

Fix 5: Enable Virtual Memory

Your Windows PC may also have a virtual memory feature, that can allocate a portion of your disk as additional memory. This can help increase the available memory for Google Chrome, thereby fixing the issue.

You can read this guide to enable and increase the virtual memory on your Windows PC.

Fix 6: Reset Google Chrome

Resetting all the settings on Google Chrome returns all the settings to the default states. If the Google Chrome ‘Error Code: Out of Memory’ occurs due to any misconfigurations, doing this can help you fix it.

Step 1: Open Chrome and click on the three dots icon in the toolbar. Select Settings.

Step 2: Now select Reset and Clean up in the left pane.

Step 3: Select Restore settings to their original defaults.

Step 4: Now, click on Reset settings to reset all settings on Chrome.