Note: All the methods below can be replicated on Chromium-based browsers.
Method 1: Disable Chrome’s Startup Entry
Method 2: Disable Chrome from Running Apps in Background
If you’re not actually seeing Google tabs popping up automatically but you know that a Chrome background process is running because you see that your system resources are kept busy, you can resolve the issue very easily by preventing the browser from running background apps when it’s closed.
Method 3: Delete Startup Entry from Registry
In most cases, the reason why Google Chrome insists on auto-starting even when instructed to do otherwise is likely caused by one or several Startup Approved items from Google Chrome AutoLaunch. Chances are your Google Chrome AutoLaunch folder contains some websites enforced by some PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) that try to redirect to certain websites.
