This prevents tasks from interfering with each other which is good for both security and stability an attacker successfully gaining access to one application does not give them access to all and failure in one application results in a “Sad Tab” screen of death.

A separate process is allocated to each task (eg tabs, plugins), as is the case with modern operating systems.

The Gears team were considering a multi-threaded browser (noting that a problem with existing web browser implementations was that they are inherently single-threaded) and Chrome implemented this concept with a multiprocessing architecture.

The Development and Beta builds are available from the test section. Google Chrome Portable is available for immediate download from the Google Chrome Portable homepage. And it's in Format, so it automatically works with the Platform including the Menu and Backup Utility. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. Google Chrome Portable is packaged in a Installer so it will automatically detect an existing installation when your drive is plugged in.

Get to your favorite websites with just a click, from the thumbnails of your most visited sites in the New Tab page.

Arrange and organize tabs however you wish - quickly and easily.

Search and navigate to web pages from the same box.

Designed for efficiency and ease of use.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the Platform. It's partially open source freeware for personal and business use. It's packaged as a portable app, so you can take your browsing experience with you and it's in Format so it can easily integrate with the Platform. The latest Beta and Dev builds are also available. Google Chrome Portable is a web browser that runs web pages and applications quickly.

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