ARC Browser Not Closing? Try These 5 Solutions

Get some closure with a reinstallation

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Updated onJune 28, 2024

updated onJune 28, 2024

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Closing a browser should be as simple as clicking the X button but sometimes, the Arc browser does not respond in kind and you may experience some difficulty.

Your browser failing to close may be due to multiple instances of the browser that are open, an accumulated cache that has become corrupt over time, or insufficient system resources needed for the browser to close.

What can I do if the Arc browser is not closing?

1. End the task in Task Manager

In some rare cases, some tasks won’t be killed even after you click on End task. Should this happen, we have a detailed article on how toforce kill a task.

2. Clear browser cache and cookies

3. Disable/remove extensions

You can alsotake better control of your Arc browser extensionsto ensure you’re getting the most out of your browser without them interfering with its performance.

4. Delete the cache folder

The cache folder is where your Arc browser stores all its files so if you haven’t cleared it in a while, the data may become corrupt or outdated hence interfering with the proper functioning of the browser. Once you delete these files, they’ll be recreated.

5. Reinstall the browser

Additional tips and tricks

Unfortunately, Arc is one of those browsers you love to hate. It’s packed withamazing features but has bugsthat make you want to opt out. But it’s not all bad. There areArc browser shortcut commandsthat make your browsing experience enjoyable and faster.

It also has theBrowse for me AI featurethat unloads all the manual work of searching and scanning for information on the Internet.

However, if these features don’t convince you, you can always get similar or even more advanced features inArc browser alternatives, so explore what’s out there if the situation worsens.

Just keep in mind that the issue of Arc not closing is not unique to the browser. EvenOpera fails to closeandMicrosoft Edge refuses to shut downat times.

This isn’t the only issue, as many reported that theArc browser keeps crashing, but luckily this can be fixed with ease.

That’s all we had for this article but if you have any other solutions that were successful, we’d like to hear about them. Drop us a comment down below.

ARC Browser Not Closing? Try These 5 Solutions#

What can I do if the Arc browser is not closing?#

1. End the task in Task Manager#

2. Clear browser cache and cookies#

3. Disable/remove extensions#

4. Delete the cache folder#

5. Reinstall the browser#

Additional tips and tricks#