Google Chrome learns a new trick for faster Performance on Windows 11

Have you ever noticed how Chrome can sometimes feel a bit sluggish when you open multiple tabs or windows? Google is working on adding a new feature designed to make Chrome’s startup and overall performance faster on Windows computers by adding support for “Parallel Process launching”.

Google Chrome uses a multi-process architecture to improve stability, security, and performance. This approach divides the browser into multiple processes, each responsible for specific tasks.

Normally, Chrome creates processes one by one, which could slow things down. Google is now addressing this for Chrome processes on Windows.

Chrome on Windows gets Parallel Process launching support

Parallel process launching is a technique where multiple processes are started simultaneously to accelerate the execution of a task. This can significantly improve performance, especially for functions that can be divided into independent subtasks.

Parallel Process launching could benefit from distributing the workload across multiple processes, allowing tasks to be completed faster.

” This change adds support for Parallel Proces launching for Windows”, Google notes in a commit message spotted by WindowsReport.

This feature can be tested by running Chrome with the below command line switch.
--enable-features=WinSboxParallelProcessLaunch

Parallel processing can better use available system resources, such as CPU cores and memory. Additionally, for interactive applications, parallel processing can help prevent the user interface from becoming unresponsive during long-running operations.

In some cases, parallel processing can provide fault tolerance by allowing the system to continue functioning even if one or more processes fail.

It’s used in many areas, like science, websites, videos, and storing information. While it can be very helpful, it also has some challenges that need to be handled carefully to get the best results, like, for instance, creating and managing multiple processes can introduce overhead, which may offset some of the performance gains.

Overall, parallel process launching is a powerful technique that can significantly improve the performance and responsiveness of Chrome.

So, what does this mean for you? Expect a faster, more responsive Chrome experience on your Windows PC. No more waiting around for tabs to load or for the browser to start up.

Unless otherwise mentioned, this could be utilized by Microsoft Edge as well as Microsoft worked with Google on this.

Apart from this Process improvement, Google Chrome is adding toast notifications to the Reading list, a new look to PDF Viewer, and new streamlined controls in Picture in Picture mode.