You may have noticed GoogleCrashHandler.exe process always running under the processes tab in Task Manager in the background, What is it? Does this process relate to any Google program installed on your computer? Is it a virus? This article sheds light on these points and covers how to disable or remove Google Crash Handler.
What is GoogleCrashHandler.exe? And its purpose?
First of all, Google Crash Handler and Google Crash Handler (32bit) processes are not a virus or threats to your computer.
GoogleCrashHandler.exe process will continuously run in the background and sends crash reports of certain Google Programs and usage statistics to the Search engine giant.
This process will run forever, if the “send crash reports and anonymous usage statistics to Google” feature was selected by the user while installing Google programs like Google Chrome, Picasa, Google Earth, etc.
Which Chrome Process is running in Task Manager? Stable’s or Canary’s?
Whenever Chrome is crashed, this process will send those crash reports to Google. will use this data to prevent these errors from happening in the future.
Is Google Crash Handler Process necessary?
Though this process doesn’t hog any CPU resources, if the user kills it, it will reappear again, It will be annoying for users.
GoogleCrashHandler.exe process can be removed safely without affecting the Google Programs functionality you’ve installed on your computer.
If you’ve installed Google Chrome by enabling the option to send crash reports to Google, you will observe this process running in Task Manager too.
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How to remove the GoogleCrashHandler.exe process for Google Chrome
- Open Google Chrome,
- Click on Menu
- Select Settings
- Navigate to You and Google > Sync and Google Services
- Under Other Google service’, disable ” Help improve Chrome’s features and Performance”.
Help improve Chrome’s performance and feature setting
With the setting on, Chrome Automatically sends usage statistics and crash reports to Google.
You need to disable this feature for the other Programs installed on your computer like Google Earth and Picasa also.
How to disable GoogleCrashHandler.exe for Google Earth
- Open Earth Tools > Options > General tab
- Under ‘Usage Statistics’,
- Uncheck or remove the tick mark for ‘ Send Usage statistics to Google’, and click ‘OK’ to apply.
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Final words: If you’ve Google Applications such as Chrome, and Google Earth installed on your computer, then GoogleCrashHandler.exe Process may appear running in Task Manager whenever these applications crash, the process may send usage details and crash reports to Google. Here is how you can disable Google Crash Handler. the process from running in Task Manager.
On Windows, I use the task manager to kill GoogleCrashHandler.exe and then I start Chrome Version 43.0.2357.81 m but there is no wrench icon anywhere.
Typing into the URL bar chrome://settings/advanced gets me the advanced settings page, but, nowhere is there an option to turn off the Google Crash Handler.
They have Network, Languages, Downloads, HTTPS/SSL, Google Cloud Print, Accessibility, System, etc., but absolutely nothing for turning off the Google Crash Handler.
What am I missing?
Bandana I can still see that option in my chrome: click Advanced Settings > Privacy uncheck for ‘automatically send usage statistics and crash reports to Google'(Second from the last above ‘Passwords and forms’). Have you found it?