Well, Chrome puts Flash in a single process separate from the pages, but all pages use this single process. This means it is very quick and easy to kill of Flash. Simply go in to the Chrome task manager, choose the Flash plug-in, and hit end process on it.  What if you needed to view Flash on just one page? Simply refresh that page and it’ll reload, but only the particular Flash objects on that page, still saving memory, processor, and perhaps even network resources.

Sometimes I see the Flash plug-in grinding away when I can’t find any tabs with Flash running. A simple button press is all it takes to eliminate it without restarting the browser or randomly closing tabs. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not blaming Flash for this. I’m just praising a useful Chrome feature for killing off Flash when it’s not needed with minimal impact to other parts of the system and browsing experience.

Warning: Don’t do this if you have something you’re editing or doing in Flash and you also don’t want to lose this. It really will kill every Flash object on every Chrome tab, including application tabs.