
Some users have managed to eliminate the odd behavior after noticing their browser became infected by a malware.
If the issue is not caused by a Chrome setting or extension, let’s make sure that we’re not dealing with a browser hijacker.
Once you manage to identify the culprit, click Remove to delete it from your extension list. If it is, you can pinpoint the exact culprit by systematically re-enabling each extension and restarting the browser until you find out which extension is causing the issue. With all extensions disabled, restart Google Chrome and see if the odd behavior is fixed. Next, use the toggle associated to each extension to disable it. Then, go to More tools and choose Extensions. Open Google Chrome and access the action menu in the top-right corner. Here’s a quick guide on how to manage your extensions: To test whether the issue lies with one of your extensions, let’s disable them all at once. If you’re using a lot of extensions with Google Chrome, it’s entirely possible that some of them are conflicting and creating startup issue such as the one at hand.Ī couple of users have managed to identify the culprit in their extension list. Method 2: Disabling all Chrome extensionsĮxtensions are often responsible for an odd behavior like this one. If the same behavior persists, move down to the next method. At the next startup, open Chrome again and see if you’re still seeing two opened tabs. Close Google Chrome and reboot your computer to see if you managed to resolve the issue. Note: If it is set to open a specific set of pages and you’d like to keep it that way, simply remove any duplicates you don’t need by using the action button associated to each entry. You can set it to Open the New Tab page or to Continue where you left off. In the Settings menu, go to the On startup tab and make sure the behavior is not set to Open a specific page or set of pages. Open Google Chrome, click the action icon (three dot icon) in the top right corner and click on Settings. Here’s a quick guide on seeing whether this setting is causing your Chrome browser to open two identical tabs at every startup: A lot of affected users have determined that this weird behavior has been caused by a startup setting. Method 1: Changing the startup settings of Chromeīefore we try anything else, let’s make sure that the issue is not caused by a Google Chrome setting. Please follow each potential fix in order until you encounter a fix that resolves the situation. Below you have a collection of fixes that other users in a similar situation have used to resolve the issue.
If you’re struggling with the same issue, the methods below will be of help.