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by jackmaney 4145 days ago
I use Chrome as my only browser. On my desktop, I run an average of 20 tabs open at any given time, across two windows. I also run Chrome on my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy Note 3) and keep 4--8 tabs open at any given time. I reboot my desktop once every 1--2 weeks, and my phone maybe once per month.

Other than the rare tab freezing up and needing to be restarted, I've had absolutely no issues. Chrome just works.
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ergothus 4145 days ago
Our workflow sounds similar, except that when my system reboots, Chrome is frozen for a minute as every tab tries to reload simultaneously, following by confusion as any youtube tabs all start playing.

On Firefox I had no such issue as each tab would only reload on focus.

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makomk 4145 days ago
Chrome on my girlfriend's PC did that in the middle of the night once or twice. I guess Windows or Chrome decided to update or something, not sure which, but all the YouTube videos in all the tabs started playing in the earlier hours of the morning.
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jackmaney 4145 days ago
That's...very strange. I don't recall Chrome trying to open up every tab that I've had open before rebooting.

[digs into settings] Ah, that's it: on Settings > On Startup, I've selected "Open The New Tab Page" which (I think) is the default.

Yeah, trying to open up a couple dozen tabs at once, several of which are videos, could be problematic.

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