IE8: Multiple internet explorer processes active with one browser open


  1. Posts : 16
    Window 7
       #1

    IE8: Multiple internet explorer processes active with one browser open


    Sometimes I will have 4-5 browsers open at once. I will then close all except one of them.

    When I go into task manager, Processes, there will still be 4-6 "iexplorer.exe" processes open.

    I don't want this. Why do they remain open after closing the browsers?

    Is there a fix for this?
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  2. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #2

    It’s perfectly normal to see two or more iexplore.exe processes in the Task Manager when an Internet Explorer 8 window is open. This is due to a change made in Internet Explorer 8 where the frame and tabs are split, each having their own processes. Each tab has its own process so that the rest of the tabs and the browser frame/window are not affected if a single tab process crashes. A Guy
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  3. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #3

    A Guy said:
    It’s perfectly normal to see two or more iexplore.exe processes in the Task Manager when an Internet Explorer 8 window is open. This is due to a change implemented in Internet Explorer 8 where the frame and tabs are split, each having their own processes. Each tab has its own process so that the rest of the tabs and the browser frame/window are not affected when a single tab process crashes. A Guy
    +1. I agree with Bill. Even Google Chrome does the same.
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