Stop Google Chrome from Running in the Background

2. Scroll down and click on “Show advanced settings.”

3. Scroll down to the extreme bottom and uncheck the option “Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed” under the “System” heading.

This will stop Chrome from running any apps in the background and will exit properly when you click on the close button. At any time later if you want to receive notifications, just go to “Settings” again and enable this feature.

Conclusion

If you are tired of Chrome eating up resources in the background, then you can follow the above instructions to easily stop Chrome from running in the background. If there is a particular notification that is bugging you, then turning this feature off completely isn’t necessary. You can also disable the extension or disable “desktop notifications” in the settings of the service.