[Fix] Google Chrome Crashes With “Aw, Snap!” Error on Startup or Opening Websites

When you try to open a website in Google Chrome browser, it crashes and opens the default built-in crash page which shows following error message:

Aw, Snap!

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Sometimes Google Chrome crashes at startup i.e. as soon as you launch Google Chrome browser, it crashes and displays above mentioned "Aw, Snap!" error page.

There might be several reason behind the crashing issue. It might be possible that you installed some plug-in, add-on or extension which are causing this issue or you upgraded to newer version of Chrome and it started crashing at startup or opening websites.

Today in this article, we are going to share a few solutions which you can try if you face crashing issue in Google Chrome web browser.

SOLUTION 1:

Sometimes your antivirus or security suite program might be causing crashing issues in Google Chrome. Many antivirus and security programs come with extra protection for web browsers, email clients, etc which may cause such kind of issues in web browsers.

You can try to temporary disable your antivirus protection and then check Google Chrome again. If it doesn't crash, then it's 100% fault of your antivirus program. You should check antivirus settings and disable/turn off web browser related protection features.

PS: Some readers reported that they faced crashing issue in Chrome due to Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) program installed in their systems.

SOLUTION 2:

You can also try to disable code integrity feature in Google Chrome using following steps:

1. Right-click on Google Chrome's shortcut (present on desktop, start menu, taskbar, etc) and select Properties.

2. Now add following text at the end of the string present in Target text box:

--disable-features=RendererCodeIntegrity

Remember there must be a blank space between existing text string and the appended string.

3. Click on Apply button and now try to launch Google Chrome and it should not crash on startup or opening websites.

SOLUTION 3:

You can also disable above mentioned code integrity feature in Google Chrome using Windows Registry as mentioned in following steps:

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator using any way given in following tutorial:

[Guide] Different Ways to Open Command Prompt as Administrator in Windows

2. Now type following command and press Enter:

REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v RendererCodeIntegrityEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0

The above mentioned command will create a new DWORD "RendererCodeIntegrityEnabled" under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" key which will disable code integrity feature in Chrome.

Now Google Chrome should work without any crash or error messages.

PS: Since we created a policy for Chrome, you'll notice "Your browser is managed by your organization" message in Chrome main menu and Settings page. You can disable the message with the help of following tutorial:

[Fix] Your Browser is Managed by Your Organization in Google Chrome

SOLUTION 4:

This is a weird solution but works for many users. You can try to rename Chrome's executable file "chrome.exe" to some other name such as chrom.exe or chrm.exe and it'll fix the crashing issue.

You'll find Chrome executable file in following folder:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application

Right-click on chrome.exe file and select Rename option. Alternatively, you can select chrome.exe file and press F2 key to rename it.

SOLUTION 5:

You can also try to launch Google Chrome in compatibility mode using following steps:

1. Right-click on Google Chrome's shortcut (present on desktop, start menu, taskbar, etc) and select Properties.

2. Go to Compatibility tab and enable "Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows 8" option.

3. Click on Apply button and now launch Google Chrome and it'll not crash any more.

SOLUTION 6:

If a 3rd party add-on/extension is causing crashing issue, you can launch Chrome in safe mode without any extension using following steps:

1. Right-click on Google Chrome's shortcut (present on desktop, start menu, taskbar, etc) and select Properties.

2. Now add following text at the end of the string present in Target text box:

--disable-extensions

Remember there must be a blank space between existing text string and the appended string.

3. Click on Apply button and now try to launch Google Chrome and it should not crash on startup or opening websites.

Now you can uninstall and remove unnecessary extensions which you recently installed and caused this crashing issue.

SOLUTION 7:

You can also try to reset/restore Google Chrome to default factory settings which will remove all extensions and customized settings and will restore your Chrome browser to original state. You can consider it like a clean installation of Google Chrome browser.

Check out following tutorial to learn how to reset Google Chrome to original factory settings:

[Tip] How to Reset / Restore Your Web Browser Settings to Default Factory State

It should fix all issues in Chrome including the crashing issue and you can start using Chrome from scratch.

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