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The Question
SuperUser reader KCArpe wants to know how he can see which Chrome tab is using what system resources:
Since looking in Task Manager just yields dozens of identical chrome.exe entries, how can he tell?
Normally, I have a (ridiculously) large number of tabs open. If I need to free memory on my box, I would like to choose based on tab/process memory footprint.
The Answers
SuperUser contributor Dennis writes:
Using the PID, you can kill the corresponding process from a Command Prompt / Terminal:
Windows: taskkill /PID
Linux: kill
Contributor Dracs adds in another way to take a peek at the processes:
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Chrome also has a more detailed memory page which can be accessed by opening a new tab and entering chrome://memory-redirect/ into the omnibox. It can also be accessed via the “Stats for nerds” link in the Task Manager.
