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Are you looking for an easy way to force a Chromebook to crash? While a system crash is often unexpected and the last thing you want to see on your Chromebook, there are a few easy ways to cause a sudden crash. Unintentional crashes can be caused by software or hardware issues. This How.com.vn article will teach you how to crash a Chromebook, plus help you determine the causes of unintentional crashing and freezing.
Things You Should Know
- You can easily crash a Chromebook using the Chrome browser's built-in debugging URLs.
- The crash could damage your Chromebook depending on what caused the crash.
- Try crashing your Chromebook using Google Chrome’s built-in debugging URLs.
Steps
Crash Using a URL
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Open Google Chrome on your Chromebook. Click the icon on your desktop or taskbar that looks like a blue circle surrounded by a multicolor circle.
Type chrome://inducebrowsercrashforrealz/ in the URL bar. This is a built-in debugging link that simulates a browser crash. Keep in mind that this will crash the Chromebook, so you will lose any unsaved work.Advertisement
Press ↵ Enter on your keyboard to crash your Chromebook. While this will crash your Chromebook, you can start it back up easily after the crash.
Try these other built-in URLs to crash your Chromebook. These other debugging URLs also crash many Chromebooks as well as the Google Chrome web browser on other computers:- chrome://crash/
- chrome://gpucrash/
- chrome://restart/
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Tips
- You can also try resetting or recovering your Chromebook.[2] Try restoring your Chromebook to factory settings using the Powerwash feature.Thanks
- If your Chromebook crashes due to overheating, try removing dust and debris from the inside (if your Chromebook’s internals can be safely accessed). Then, make sure to prevent dust from getting in again.Thanks
- If the crashes seem to be software related, try updating your applications and ChromeOS.Thanks
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