How to Fix Error Code: Out of Memory in Chrome or Edge

Seeing Error code: Out of Memory in Chrome or Microsoft Edge does not always mean your PC has literally used every gigabyte of RAM. The message usually appears when the browser cannot get enough memory for a tab, process, extension, video, web app, or other operation it is trying to complete.

You may see the error on an Aw, Snap! page in Chrome, while opening a large website in Edge, during video playback, when using an online editor, or after leaving many tabs open for a long time. In some cases, Task Manager may still show several gigabytes of RAM available, which makes the message especially confusing.

The reason is that Windows memory management involves more than physical RAM. Browsers also depend on virtual memory, the Windows page file, available address space, browser processes, extensions, graphics resources, and the memory demands of individual websites. A browser can therefore run into an out of memory error even when the Memory percentage in Task Manager has not reached 100%.

If you are getting Error code: Out of Memory repeatedly in Chrome or Edge, start by closing the problem tab, restarting the browser, and checking Task Manager. Then work through browser extensions, Memory Saver or sleeping tabs, browser updates, the Windows page file, graphics acceleration, and system memory if the error keeps returning.

What Does Error Code: Out of Memory Mean?

An out of memory error means a program requested memory and the system or application could not satisfy that request.

In Chrome or Edge, the failure may affect only one tab rather than the entire browser.

That is why you may see:

Aw, Snap!
Error code: Out of Memory

while your other tabs remain open.

The problem can happen because:

• A webpage is using an unusually large amount of memory
• Too many tabs are active
• An extension is leaking or consuming memory
• The browser has been open for a long time
• Another Windows application is using most of the available memory
• The Windows page file is disabled or too constrained
• A browser profile is corrupted
• Graphics acceleration is interacting badly with the display driver
• A website or web app has a memory leak
• Your PC genuinely does not have enough RAM for the workload
• A Windows memory or driver problem is affecting multiple applications

The most useful first question is therefore not simply “How much RAM do I have?”

Instead, ask:

Does the error affect one website, one browser, or the whole computer?

That distinction helps you choose the right fix.

Quick Fixes for Error Code: Out of Memory

Try these in order before changing advanced Windows settings:

1. Reload the affected tab.
2. Close tabs and programs you do not need.
3. Fully close Chrome or Edge and reopen it.
4. Restart Windows.
5. Update the browser.
6. Test the same page in an Incognito or InPrivate window.
7. Disable unnecessary extensions.
8. Turn on Chrome Memory Saver or Edge sleeping tabs.
9. Check Windows Task Manager for unusually high memory use.
10. Make sure the Windows page file is enabled.
11. Test graphics acceleration.
12. Reset the browser if the problem affects many sites.
13. Test your RAM if multiple applications also crash or report memory errors.

If only one website produces the error while every other site works, the problem may be on that site or with the amount of memory that particular page requires.

1. Reload the Tab

Start with the simplest fix.

In Chrome or Edge, press:

Ctrl + R

or click the Reload button.

A temporary tab process can fail after memory use spikes. Reloading ends that page instance and starts it again.

If the page loads normally after one refresh and the error does not return, you probably do not need to change anything else.

If it fails again immediately, continue below.

2. Close Unnecessary Tabs

Modern browsers isolate tabs, extensions, graphics processes, service workers, and other components into multiple processes. This improves stability and security, but it also means a large browsing session can consume substantial memory.

Close tabs you are not actively using, especially:

• Video streaming sites
• Online photo editors
• Browser games
• Large spreadsheets
• Design tools
• Social media feeds
• Web-based development tools
• AI tools
• Multiple video-conferencing tabs

Then reload the page showing the out of memory error.

If closing several tabs fixes it, the browser was probably operating near its available memory or commit limit.

You do not necessarily need fewer tabs permanently. Memory-saving features covered later can help reduce the resources used by inactive tabs.

3. Close Memory-Heavy Windows Apps

The browser is not the only program competing for memory.

Press:

Ctrl + Shift + Esc

to open Task Manager.

Select Processes and click the Memory column to sort applications by memory usage.

Look for applications consuming unusually large amounts of RAM, such as:

• Games
• Video editors
• Virtual machines
• Adobe applications
• Development environments
• AI software
• Large spreadsheets
• Other browsers
• Background launchers

Save your work before closing anything.

Do not end unfamiliar Windows system processes simply because they use memory.

Close only applications you recognize and do not currently need.

Then return to Chrome or Edge and reload the affected page.

4. Fully Restart Chrome or Edge

Closing one tab does not necessarily clear every browser process.

Close all browser windows.

Open Task Manager and confirm that Chrome or Edge is no longer consuming a large amount of memory.

For Chrome, if processes remain running:

1. Open Task Manager.
2. Find Google Chrome.
3. Select it.
4. Click End task.

Then reopen Chrome.

Google’s Chrome troubleshooting guidance recommends fully ending Chrome when the browser is stuck or continues running in the background.

For Edge, close all Edge windows and end remaining Microsoft Edge processes only if the browser has become stuck.

A full browser restart can clear temporary memory use that has accumulated over a long session.

5. Restart Windows

If restarting the browser does not help, restart the PC.

Choose:

Start > Power > Restart

A Windows restart clears active application memory and reloads drivers and services.

This is especially useful if:

• Chrome and Edge both show memory errors
• Task Manager shows unusually high memory usage
• The browser has been running for several days
• Other programs are beginning to behave strangely

If the error disappears after restarting but returns after several hours or days, something may be gradually consuming memory.

That pattern can point toward a browser extension, webpage, application, or driver with a memory leak.

6. Check Chrome’s Built-In Task Manager

Chrome has its own task manager that can help identify a problem tab or extension.

With Chrome open, press:

Shift + Esc

Chrome Task Manager shows browser processes and their resource usage.

Look for a tab, extension, or process using far more memory than the others.

If one tab is consuming an excessive amount:

1. Select it.
2. End that process.
3. Reopen the page if needed.

If an extension repeatedly becomes the biggest memory user, disable it and test Chrome without it.

This can be more useful than Windows Task Manager because Chrome’s internal view separates individual browser components.

7. Turn On Chrome Memory Saver

Google Chrome includes Memory Saver to reduce memory use from inactive tabs.

Open Chrome and go to:

Settings > Performance

Find:

Memory Saver

Turn it on.

Current versions of Chrome can provide different Memory Saver levels. The browser can deactivate inactive tabs so memory can be used by active tabs and other applications.

When you return to an inactive tab, Chrome reloads or reactivates it.

Memory Saver is particularly useful if you regularly keep dozens of tabs open.

You can also add important websites to the list of sites that should always remain active.

Do not add every site to the exception list, or you reduce the benefit of the feature.

8. Use Sleeping Tabs in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge has a similar feature called sleeping tabs.

Open Edge and go to:

Settings > System and performance > Performance

Make sure the option to automatically put inactive tabs to sleep is enabled.

Microsoft explains that sleeping tabs can release system resources, including memory, while allowing you to return to the tab later.

You can also adjust how long Edge waits before putting an inactive tab to sleep.

If a specific web application must remain active, add it to the Always keep these sites active list rather than disabling sleeping tabs for everything.

9. Update Chrome

An outdated browser can contain bugs that have already been fixed.

In Chrome:

1. Click the three-dot menu.
2. Select Help.
3. Select About Google Chrome.
4. Allow Chrome to check for updates.
5. Click Relaunch if an update was installed.

Google documents the About Chrome page as the standard desktop update method.

After Chrome restarts, reopen the page that was showing:

Error code: Out of Memory

If the problem appeared immediately after a Chrome update, continue troubleshooting rather than assuming the update is definitely the cause. Extensions, graphics drivers, and website changes can produce similar timing.

10. Update Microsoft Edge

For Edge:

1. Open the three-dot menu.
2. Select Help and feedback.
3. Choose About Microsoft Edge.
4. Allow the browser to check for updates.
5. Restart Edge if required.

Because Chrome and Edge are both Chromium-based browsers, some website-level memory issues can appear in both. However, their settings, extensions, profiles, and update schedules are separate, so comparing the same page in both browsers is a useful diagnostic test.

11. Test the Page in Incognito or InPrivate Mode

Open the problem site in a private browsing window.

For Chrome:

Ctrl + Shift + N

For Edge:

Ctrl + Shift + N

If the website works normally in Incognito or InPrivate mode but crashes in your normal browser window, extensions, stored site data, or profile settings become stronger suspects.

Chrome extensions are not automatically allowed to run in Incognito unless you explicitly permit them. That makes an Incognito test useful for narrowing down extension-related problems.

Do not treat Incognito as a permanent fix. Use it to identify what is different about the normal profile.

12. Disable Browser Extensions

An extension can consume memory continuously, inject scripts into pages, or conflict with a website.

In Chrome, open:

chrome://extensions

In Edge, open:

edge://extensions

Turn off all nonessential extensions.

Restart the browser and test the problem page.

If the error disappears, enable your extensions one at a time.

Test after each one.

This can identify:

• Ad blockers
• Shopping extensions
• Download managers
• Password tools
• VPN extensions
• Video utilities
• AI browser extensions
• Tab managers
• Developer tools

Do not install random “memory cleaner” extensions. An additional extension can itself consume resources and create privacy or security risks.

13. Clear the Browser Cache

Corrupted cached files can sometimes contribute to repeated page failures.

In Chrome:

1. Open the three-dot menu.
2. Select Delete browsing data.
3. Choose an appropriate time range.
4. Select Cached images and files.
5. Clear the data.

In Edge:

1. Open Settings and more.
2. Open History.
3. Choose Delete browsing data.
4. Select Cached images and files.
5. Clear the selected data.

You do not need to delete saved passwords unless you have a specific reason.

After clearing the cache, restart the browser and test again.

14. Check Whether One Website Is the Cause

If only one website produces Error code: Out of Memory, test it in:

• Another Chrome profile
• Edge
• Firefox
• Incognito or InPrivate mode

If the same site fails across multiple browsers while other sites remain stable, the problem may be related to:

• The website itself
• An unusually large page
• A web application memory leak
• A large document or project
• A browser-specific feature the site uses

Web-based video editors, design tools, large online documents, interactive maps, AI applications, and games can require far more memory than ordinary webpages.

If the page works in one browser but not another, focus on the failing browser’s profile, extensions, cache, graphics settings, and version.

15. Check Windows Memory Usage

Open Task Manager with:

Ctrl + Shift + Esc

Select:

Performance > Memory

Look at:

• Memory in use
• Available memory
• Committed memory
• Cached memory

Do not focus only on the percentage of physical RAM.

The Committed value matters because applications can require committed virtual memory backed by RAM or the Windows page file.

For example, you might still have some physical RAM available while the system is close to its commit limit.

That is one reason an application can report an out of memory error before Task Manager shows 100% RAM usage.

16. Make Sure the Windows Page File Is Enabled

The Windows page file is part of virtual memory.

Disabling it because you have 16 GB, 32 GB, or even more RAM can still create memory-allocation problems in some workloads.

For most users, I recommend letting Windows manage the page file automatically.

Press:

Windows + R

Type:

sysdm.cpl

Press Enter.

Then go to:

Advanced > Performance > Settings > Advanced > Virtual memory > Change

Make sure:

Automatically manage paging file size for all drives

is enabled.

Click OK and restart Windows.

Microsoft documents memory-allocation failures that can involve page-file behavior. Keeping the page file under automatic management is a sensible baseline unless you have a specific administrative reason to configure it manually.

If you recently disabled virtual memory and then began seeing out of memory errors, restoring the system-managed page file should be one of your first advanced fixes.

17. Make Sure the System Drive Has Free Space

Windows needs free disk space for:

• The page file
• Temporary files
• Browser cache
• Updates
• Application working files

Open:

Settings > System > Storage

Check the free space on the Windows drive.

If the drive is almost full:

• Empty Recycle Bin
• Remove unnecessary downloads
• Uninstall unused applications
• Delete temporary files through Windows Storage settings
• Move large personal files to another drive where appropriate

Do not manually delete files from Windows system folders simply to create space.

A system-managed page file also needs disk space to grow when required.

18. Do Not Set an Arbitrary Huge Page File

Increasing virtual memory is frequently recommended as an out of memory fix, but bigger is not automatically better.

If you previously created a tiny fixed page file, returning it to Automatically manage is usually safer than choosing a random large number from an online tutorial.

Windows can adjust the file according to system needs.

Manually configured page files can be appropriate for specific servers, debugging requirements, or specialized workloads, but ordinary Windows 11 browser troubleshooting rarely requires custom values.

Start with automatic management.

19. Test Graphics Acceleration

Browsers use the GPU for rendering, video, animations, WebGL, and other visual tasks.

A graphics driver problem can sometimes look like a browser crash or tab failure.

In Chrome, open:

chrome://settings/system

Find:

Use graphics acceleration when available

Temporarily change the setting and relaunch Chrome.

In Edge, open:

edge://settings/system

and locate the corresponding graphics acceleration setting.

If the error stops after changing the setting, update the graphics driver before deciding to leave acceleration disabled permanently.

Hardware acceleration normally improves browser performance. Turning it off is a diagnostic step, not automatically the best long-term configuration.

If you use an NVIDIA GPU and suspect the graphics driver is damaged, see How to Reinstall NVIDIA Drivers on Windows 11 or 10 for the clean reinstall process.

20. Update the Graphics Driver

Outdated or corrupted graphics drivers can affect Chromium rendering.

Use the official driver source for your GPU or the support page for your laptop.

Depending on the hardware, that may be:

• NVIDIA
• AMD
• Intel
• Your laptop manufacturer

Install the correct driver and restart Windows.

Then turn browser graphics acceleration back on and retest the page.

Avoid generic third-party driver update websites.

21. Reset Chrome Settings

If Chrome produces out of memory errors across many websites and extensions are not the cause, reset Chrome settings.

Open:

Chrome > Settings > Reset settings

Select:

Restore settings to their original defaults

Google states that resetting Chrome settings returns several browser settings to their defaults.

This is less destructive than immediately uninstalling the browser.

Your bookmarks and saved passwords are not the same thing as browser settings, but you should still make sure important Chrome data is synchronized or backed up before doing major profile work.

After the reset, restart Chrome and test before reinstalling extensions.

22. Create a New Browser Profile

A damaged browser profile can cause crashes that survive ordinary cache clearing.

In Chrome or Edge, create a new profile and test the same website without importing extensions immediately.

If the page works reliably in the fresh profile, the old profile probably contains:

• A bad extension
• Corrupted settings
• Damaged local data
• Problematic site storage

Do not delete your original profile until you have confirmed that bookmarks, passwords, and other important browser data are safely synchronized or exported.

23. Repair Microsoft Edge

Windows provides repair options for Microsoft Edge.

If Edge is the only browser showing the problem and a new profile does not help, use the official Edge repair option available through Windows settings or installed apps where supported.

Before repairing, make sure important browser data is synchronized with your Microsoft account if you rely on sync.

Then restart Windows and test Edge again.

24. Check for a Memory Leak

A memory leak happens when software keeps allocating memory without releasing it properly.

Typical signs include:

• Browser memory usage continually increases
• The problem takes hours to appear
• Restarting the browser fixes it temporarily
• One tab or extension becomes larger over time
• Closing the affected site immediately frees a large amount of memory

Use Chrome Task Manager and Windows Task Manager to observe the pattern.

If one specific website consistently grows until it crashes, the site itself may have a problem.

If one extension grows continuously, disable or remove it.

If every browser and several unrelated programs steadily consume abnormal memory, investigate Windows, drivers, or another background application.

25. Check Startup and Background Apps

Other software can reduce the amount of memory available to the browser.

Open:

Task Manager > Startup apps

Disable nonessential applications you do not need at every startup.

Examples might include:

• Game launchers
• Chat clients
• Updaters
• RGB software
• Cloud utilities you do not use
• Vendor helper programs

Do not disable security components or hardware services without understanding them.

Restart Windows after making changes.

Then test Chrome or Edge before launching your normal collection of applications.

26. Run Windows Update

Open:

Settings > Windows Update

Click:

Check for updates

Install current updates and restart.

Also review:

Advanced options > Optional updates

for relevant device drivers.

Browser out of memory errors are often application-specific, but if the problem began alongside broader Windows instability, keeping the operating system and hardware drivers current removes several variables.

27. Repair Windows System Files

If Chrome, Edge, and other Windows applications are crashing or reporting strange resource errors, check Windows system files.

Open Windows Terminal (Admin).

Run:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

After it completes, run:

sfc /scannow

Restart Windows.

DISM and SFC will not fix a poorly coded website or browser extension, but they can repair damaged Windows components.

If SFC itself fails, use Windows Resource Protection Error: How to Fix It for the dedicated troubleshooting steps.

28. Test the RAM if Other Programs Also Fail

If the out of memory problem is limited to Chrome or one webpage, physical RAM is not the first thing I would suspect.

RAM becomes more important when you also see:

• Random application crashes
• Blue screens
• Files becoming corrupted
• Games crashing unpredictably
• Windows restarting
• MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSODs
• Errors during heavy memory use

Search Windows for:

Windows Memory Diagnostic

Choose:

Restart now and check for problems

Save your work first because the computer will restart.

If you are also getting the Windows MEMORY_MANAGEMENT blue screen, that is a different failure class from Chrome’s Error code: Out of Memory. My How to Fix MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSOD (win32k.sys) guide covers RAM stability, drivers, XMP/EXPO, dump analysis, and the 0x1A stop code.

29. Check XMP, EXPO, and Memory Overclocking

If your PC is overclocked and browser crashes occur alongside other application failures, return the system to default memory settings temporarily.

This includes:

• XMP
• EXPO
• Manual RAM timings
• CPU overclocking
• Undervolting

Browser workloads can expose instability even when the system appears normal during light desktop use.

If returning the hardware to defaults stops crashes across multiple applications, troubleshoot system stability before changing the browser further.

Do not assume a browser out of memory error by itself proves that XMP or EXPO is unstable. This step is more appropriate when the whole PC shows signs of memory instability.

30. Scan for Malware

Unwanted software can consume system resources or inject itself into browsers.

Open:

Windows Security > Virus & threat protection

Run an appropriate Microsoft Defender scan.

Also review recently installed browser extensions and programs.

Remove extensions you do not recognize.

An unexpected increase in memory usage combined with pop-ups, redirects, or unknown extensions deserves a security check.

31. Reinstall Chrome Only After Simpler Fixes

If Chrome is still failing after:

• Updating
• Disabling extensions
• Testing Incognito
• Resetting settings
• Testing a new profile
• Checking Windows memory

then reinstalling Chrome becomes reasonable.

Before uninstalling it, make sure important bookmarks, passwords, and other browser data are synchronized or backed up.

Remove Chrome through Windows Settings, restart the PC, and reinstall the current version from Google’s official Chrome download page.

Do not download Chrome installers from third-party software sites.

32. Why Does Out of Memory Happen With 16 GB or 32 GB of RAM?

This is one of the most common points of confusion.

Having free physical RAM does not guarantee that every memory allocation will succeed.

Windows applications operate within a larger virtual-memory and commit system.

The browser can still fail because:

• The page file is disabled
• The commit limit is being approached
• A process has its own allocation limitation
• One browser tab has a severe memory leak
• An extension is consuming resources
• Address-space fragmentation or application-specific limits are involved
• A graphics process or driver fails
• The site is demanding an unusually large allocation

So if you have 32 GB of RAM and Chrome still says Out of Memory, do not immediately buy more RAM.

Check the page file, browser processes, extensions, and the behavior of the specific website first.

33. What If Error Code: Out of Memory Happens on YouTube?

If YouTube is the main trigger:

1. Restart the browser.
2. Update Chrome or Edge.
3. Test an Incognito or InPrivate window.
4. Disable extensions, especially video and ad-related extensions.
5. Close other video tabs.
6. Test graphics acceleration.
7. Update the GPU driver.
8. Check Task Manager memory use.

If YouTube works in another browser, focus on the browser profile and extensions rather than Windows RAM.

If video-heavy sites across all browsers crash, investigate graphics drivers and system stability as well.

34. What If the Error Happens on Facebook, Amazon, or Another Large Website?

Large modern websites can load:

• Video
• Advertisements
• Long scrolling feeds
• JavaScript applications
• High-resolution images
• Background services
• Multiple embedded components

That can make one site far heavier than a simple webpage.

Test the site in a clean private window.

If it works there, disable extensions and clear site data.

If the page fails in every browser, try another device or connection to determine whether the issue is local to your PC or related to the site.

35. What If the Error Happens in an Online Editor?

Browser-based video editors, image editors, design platforms, CAD tools, and other web applications can use substantial memory.

For these workloads:

• Close unrelated tabs
• Close memory-heavy desktop programs
• Keep the page file enabled
• Use a 64-bit browser
• Keep plenty of free disk space
• Avoid unnecessary extensions
• Update the browser and GPU driver
• Save projects frequently

If the project becomes too large for the available system resources, splitting it into smaller parts may be more effective than repeatedly reloading the browser.

36. Check Whether You Are Using a 64-Bit Browser

On a 64-bit version of Windows, you should normally use the 64-bit edition of Chrome or Edge.

For Chrome, open:

chrome://settings/help

or:

chrome://version

and review the version information.

Current Edge installations on normal 64-bit Windows systems are also designed for modern 64-bit environments.

A 64-bit application has access to a much larger virtual address space than a 32-bit application.

This is particularly relevant for very large browser workloads.

37. Do You Need More RAM?

Possibly, but only after checking the software side.

More RAM can help if Task Manager regularly shows very high memory use while you are doing normal work.

For example, an upgrade may make sense if:

• Your PC has very little RAM
• You run many heavy applications together
• You use virtual machines
• You edit video
• You keep hundreds of tabs
• You use large browser-based creative tools
• The system constantly pages to disk

But if one webpage crashes on a PC with plenty of available memory, installing more RAM may do nothing.

Fix the browser, page file, extension, site, or driver issue first.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Error code: Out of Memory?

It means Chrome, Edge, or another application could not obtain the memory it needed to complete an operation. It can be caused by real RAM pressure, virtual-memory limits, a disabled page file, a memory-heavy webpage, extensions, browser bugs, or other system problems.

How do I fix Error code: Out of Memory in Chrome?

Close unnecessary tabs and programs, restart Chrome, update it, test Incognito mode, disable extensions, enable Memory Saver, check Windows Task Manager, make sure the Windows page file is enabled, and test graphics acceleration.

How do I fix an out of memory error in Microsoft Edge?

Close unused tabs, restart and update Edge, enable sleeping tabs, test InPrivate mode, disable extensions, check Windows memory usage, verify the page file is enabled, and test graphics acceleration.

Why does Chrome say Out of Memory when I have enough RAM?

The browser relies on virtual memory and Windows committed memory in addition to physical RAM. A tab, extension, page-file configuration, memory leak, or application-specific allocation can fail even when Task Manager still shows some RAM available.

Can disabling the page file cause out of memory errors?

Yes. Some Windows workloads can encounter memory-allocation problems when virtual-memory capacity is constrained. For most users, leaving the Windows page file on automatic management is the safest configuration.

Should I increase virtual memory to fix Chrome?

If the page file is disabled or set unusually small, return it to Automatically manage paging file size for all drives first. I do not recommend choosing arbitrary custom page-file values unless you have a specific reason.

Does Chrome Memory Saver fix out of memory errors?

It can help when many inactive tabs are consuming memory. It will not fix every out of memory error, especially if one active page, extension, or Windows configuration is causing the problem.

Can browser extensions cause an out of memory error?

Yes. Extensions can consume memory, inject code into websites, and sometimes leak resources. Test the page in Incognito or InPrivate mode and temporarily disable extensions.

Can hardware acceleration cause Error code: Out of Memory?

Graphics-related problems can contribute to browser crashes. Temporarily changing the graphics acceleration setting is a useful diagnostic test, especially if crashes happen during video or graphics-heavy pages.

Is Error code: Out of Memory the same as MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSOD?

No.

A browser out of memory error usually means an application or tab could not allocate the memory it needed.

A MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSOD is a Windows kernel bug check indicating a serious memory-management failure.

They can occasionally share an underlying hardware problem, but they should not be treated as the same error.

Can bad RAM cause Chrome out of memory errors?

It is possible, but bad RAM is not the first suspect when only one browser tab fails. Test RAM when multiple unrelated programs crash, Windows becomes unstable, or you also receive blue screens.

Why does the error disappear after restarting Chrome?

Restarting ends the browser’s current processes and releases the memory they were using. If the problem gradually returns, investigate a memory leak, extension, webpage, or long-running browser process.

Why does Error code: Out of Memory happen on only one website?

That site may use much more memory than other pages, have a JavaScript or media problem, or conflict with an extension. Test the site in private browsing mode and another browser.

Should I clear cookies to fix an out of memory error?

Clearing cached data can help with corrupted page resources, but deleting all cookies is not usually the first fix for a genuine memory shortage. Start with restarting the browser, closing heavy tabs, disabling extensions, and checking memory use.

Should I reinstall Windows?

Almost never as a first response.

An out of memory browser error is usually fixable without reinstalling Windows. Work through browser troubleshooting, virtual memory, drivers, system repair, and hardware testing first.

Fix the Browser and Virtual Memory Before Buying More RAM

When Error code: Out of Memory appears in Chrome or Edge, do not assume the message means your computer simply needs more physical RAM.

First determine whether the failure affects one tab, one browser, or the entire Windows system. Restart the browser, close unnecessary programs, update Chrome or Edge, test without extensions, and enable the browser’s memory-saving features.

If the error continues even with plenty of physical RAM available, check Windows committed memory and make sure the page file is enabled and automatically managed. Then investigate graphics acceleration, browser profiles, Windows system files, and hardware only when the symptoms point in those directions.

A single problematic tab usually needs a browser-level fix. Repeated crashes across multiple applications deserve a broader Windows memory investigation.

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