Chrome browser opening by itself...why?

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harryray2
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Chrome browser opening by itself...why?

Post by harryray2 »

In the past couple of days Google Chrome has started opening by itself every so often.

I don't really use Chrome so I've just zipped up the files but I would like to know what's causing this.

Has anyone else had the same problem?

Thanks.
void
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Re: Chrome browser opening by itself...why?

Post by void »

Check the parent process with Process Explorer.
harryray2
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Re: Chrome browser opening by itself...why?

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I've got process explorer...will that tell me what's opening it such as a scheduled task or, I hope not, some kind of remote execution?
therube
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Re: Chrome browser opening by itself...why?

Post by therube »

Chrome has started opening by itself every so often
Does it just open?
Or does it also load any particular page?

Was it your default browser?
Might Chrome have been set as the default "application" for particular file types that you may be accessing?

If neither of those, I'd think it very odd for it to open on its own.
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