IE8: Multiple internet explorer processes active with one browser open

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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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OS
Window 7
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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Windows 10 Home x64
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INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
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ASUS P7P55D
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HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
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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
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+1. I agree with Bill. Even Google Chrome does the same.
 

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Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN
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Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
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Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
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Samsung Electronics
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6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1)
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AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
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Realtek High Definition Audio
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35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display
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1366x768
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1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD
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sucks
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Microsoft Security Essentials
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Google Chrome (Sync enabled)
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