Close unused tabs and windows, turn on Memory Saver (chrome://settings/performance), remove heavy extensions, update Chrome, and make sure Windows' page file is set to System managed. Reload the page.

What's going on

Each Chrome tab and extension runs as its own process. On PCs with 4–8 GB of RAM, many tabs or a single heavy web app can run out of memory. Turning off the Windows page file makes it much worse, because Chrome can’t spill over to disk.

If one specific site always runs out of memory, the site itself may have a memory leak. Try it in another browser to check.

Symptoms

  • “Aw, Snap! Something went wrong… Error code: Out of Memory”.
  • “Not enough memory to open this page”.
  • Tabs crash when many are open.

Why it happens

  • Too many tabs or heavy web apps.
  • Memory-hungry extensions.
  • Page file disabled or too small.
  • Outdated Chrome or GPU driver.

Try these fixes

  1. Free memoryClose tabs, check Chrome's Task Manager (Shift+Esc) for heavy tabs or extensions and end them.
  2. Turn on Memory Saverchrome://settings/performance → enable Memory Saver.
  3. Remove extensionsDisable extensions you don't need at chrome://extensions.
  4. Check the page fileWindows: sysdm.cpl → Advanced → Performance Settings → Advanced → Virtual memory → Automatically manage paging file size.
  5. Update Chrome and driversInstall the latest Chrome and graphics driver.
  6. Clear cache for the siteDelete the site's data and reload.
How to confirm the fix: The page loads and stays open with your usual number of tabs.

Avoiding it in future

Use Memory Saver and keep extensions to a minimum; 16 GB RAM helps for heavy browsing.