If whatever is causing this is the same problem for you as it is for me, it should have solved the problem. Uncheck the box next to that option, like this: Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed The first one says, “Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed.” I only get the “Chrome didn’t shut down correctly” error when that button is selected.

Near the bottom of the advanced settings is the option you want: System. In the tab that opens up, scroll to the bottom and select “Show advanced settings…” Chrome advanced settings

Here’s what you need to do.įirst, click on Chrome’s Settings option: Chrome settings menu I tried a bunch of suggestions from various websites to get this error to go away and finally found one that works. Also, there is no indication of what the problem is in the Chrome crash log (chrome://crashes), which means I really have no idea what causes this problem. The error says, “Chrome didn’t shut down correctly” followed by a button that says “Restore.” By clicking on the Restore button, I’m able to get my tabs back, but it’s kind of annoying that I have to do that. But for some reason, and I’m not exactly sure what that reason is, Google’s Chrome eventually starts giving me the following error message: Chrome didn’t shut down correctly error I like having Chrome save my tabs from my previous sessions so I can pick back up where I left off. Every so often, Chrome on my Linux based computers (one running Kubuntu and one running Linux Mint KDE) starts having a problem.

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