Recently I noticed that when using Chrome with some tabs open (Facebook on one of them), sometimes when I come back to the computer, I see a new tab with Facebook page on it, but it immediately disappears.
It almost never opens when I work in front of the computer – only when I'm returning in front of the computer. It's very strange and very annoy not to know what causes this tab to open. It's never something else – always Facebook.
When I click "Reopen close tab" afterwards, it always opens Facebook. I have only 3 extensions installed: Quick and Clean, You Tube downloader and Quick Note.
Does someone know what the problem could be?
Best Answer
You didn't mention which operating system, but try these -
Disable your Chrome extensions here - chrome://extensions/ (use copy-and-paste, as internal links aren't clickable). If the problem goes away, re-enable them one by one to isolate which one is causing your issue. Also doesn't help to remove any long-dead extensions you no longer use.
Go to the Chrome internal URL for apps and see if there are any apps related to Facebook that are installed - chrome://apps/ Once again, if the problem disappears, re-enable each app to isolate the cause. And again, remove apps you never use.
Right-click Chrome task bar icon (or systray icon, if you use that) and open the Chrome Task Manager - if you're quick when you come back to your, this might hint at what tabs are flickering when you come back to your PC.
Is the reopen-last-closed-tab URL only www.facebook.com or does it have something that may indicate why it was opened? Remember reopening closed tabs also shows the back-history of the tab, so if it's jumping back to the simple URL, you might need to go back to see the launched URL.
PS: When you say "come back to the computer" - are you using a screen saver? Maybe change the settings to a very short timeout and see if that still causes the issue (maybe Facebook chat presence is trying to update from Available to Idle/Away, etc?).