Windows
Chrome crashes and runs out of memory; Desktop Window Manager crash found in logs
Chrome was crashing after a few tabs and showing an out-of-memory problem. The technician found Desktop Window Manager crashes in the event logs, reinstalled the graphics driver, updated Chrome, disabled hardware acceleration, rebooted, and could not recreate the issue at the end of testing.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-02-09.
Affects
Apps
- Chrome
Hardware
- graphics adapter
What you see
- Chrome crashes after opening a few tabs
- Out-of-memory message or behavior
- Desktop Window Manager crashes at the same time in event logs
Why it happens
Likely Suspected graphics driver issue causing Desktop Window Manager crashes that lined up with the Chrome crashes
When it shows up
Chrome starts crashing after a few tabs and the event log shows Desktop Window Manager crashing at the same time
You are in this case if:
- Desktop Window Manager crash entries in the event logs
- Chrome crash occurring at the same time
- Graphics adapter driver installed on the machine
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-02-09. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.