How to Fix: Chrome Signs Me out of Everything on Exit

Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers people use worldwide. It is an easy-to-use web browser and can be used on different devices, including desktops, tablets, smartphones, and gaming consoles.

You can use Chrome without signing in with a Google account, but you won’t be able to access your bookmarks, extensions, apps, and themes from other devices without signing in, a.k.a Chrome Sync.

Many people have reported that their Chrome browser keeps signing them out automatically whenever they close their browser. Be it a Chrome profile login or any sites they want to keep sign-in indefinitely.

I also faced the same issue for a long time and didn’t know how to troubleshoot it. I got on the web and searched for some troubleshooting methods to eliminate this problem. Finally, when I close the browser, Chrome no longer logs me out.

Before moving to the fixes, remember that no error signs you out of everything on exit in Chrome. Instead, there can be several problems that may vary from device to device. And hence the fixes will also be different.

So, here are several ways to troubleshoot till you get the one that sorts your problem with Chrome signout.

Disable Clear Cookies on Exit

Technically speaking, web browsers use cookies as an access token to remain sign-in. Hence, we need to ensure cookies are enabled if we want to stay signed into Chrome and other websites.

Apart from allowing cookies, we also need to ensure that Chrome doesn’t clear the stored cookies upon exit.

Here are the steps to disable clear cookies on exit:

1. Launch the Google Chrome browser on the computer.
2. Click on the More menu for options.
3. Select the Settings menu from the list.
4. Scroll down to the Security and Privacy section, and expand the Site settings from the menu.
   
5. Choose the Cookies and site data option under the Content section.
   
6. Disable the toggle button against Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows options.
   

Blocking or disabling the cookies can block the data and your login information from particular sites. If we clear cookies and site data upon closing the window, Chrome will ask for login every time we launch the browser.

Check Chrome’s sign-in Settings

Google Chrome can save and remember the password in its local database and online sync. Ensure that you have allowed the sign-in option for the Google accounts in your Chrome so that you do not get signed out.

Even if you get signed out, Chrome will display the credential pop-up for auto sign-in.

Here are the steps to allow the automatic Chrome sign-in in the browser:

1. Launch the Chrome browser on your computer.
2. Click on the More options menu.
3. Select Settings from the menu list.
4. Click on Sync and Google services tab.
   
5. Enable the toggle for Allow Chrome sign-in option.
   

So, ensure you have not disabled the sign-in option in Chrome. You can also make your account the default one from the settings.

Update Google Chrome

Using an outdated version of Chrome could also be one of the reasons why Chrome logs you out whenever you close the browser. Installing the latest version of Chrome could be the solution you are looking for.

Here are the steps to update the browser:

1. Launch the Chrome app on your computer.
2. Click on the More  options menu, and select Settings from the list.
   
3. Switch to the About Chrome section on the Settings page.
   Google Chrome should automatically start looking for the latest updates.
   
4. The Chrome will be updated and ask for the Relaunch.

The updated Chrome version will solve your problem and give you all the latest features added to Chrome.

Clear cookies and cache

You might get signed out of everything if your cache data gets corrupted. Clearing cache data to remove the junk and broken cookies to fix the signout problem.

Here are steps to clear cookies and cache:

1. Launch Google Chrome on the computer.
2. Click on More options and select Settings from the list.
   
3. Switch to the Privacy and Security section, and select the Clear browsing data option.
4. Enable the check box against Cookies and other site data and  Cached images and files.
   
5. Hit the Clear data command button.

Once you clear your Cache data, you might be required to sign in to the sites again since it clears the browser-stored cookies. Clearing cache and cookies sometimes improves the performance of the browser.

Disable Extensions

The ad and content blocker extensions that often block JavaScript and malicious cookies could be why you keep logging out of Chrome. Try disabling all extensions and plug-ins and check if the issue is resolved.

1. Open Google Chrome on your computer.
2. Click on the More options menu.
3. Hover on More Tools and select the Extensions option.
   
   It will open the Chrome Extensions Manager page with install extensions.
4. Disable the toggle option against each extension.
   
5. Restart the browser and check for issues.

If your issue is resolved, then, one by one, try enabling the extensions to check which of the extension was resulting in the frequent log-outs. Once you find it out, you can make the necessary changes or even find a substitute.

Reset Chrome

Resetting Chrome will bring all Chrome settings back to their defaults. It includes search engines, pinned tabs, content settings, cookies, and extensions. It won’t delete the stored information like passwords or browser bookmarks but cleans up the browser.

Here are the steps to completely reset to defaults:

1. Launch the Chrome browser on the computer.
2. Click on the More menu for options, and select the Settings menu from the list.
3. Expand the Advanced settings section and select the Reset settings section.
   
4. Click on the Restore settings to their original defaults option.
5. Hit the Reset settings command button.
   

Resetting the browser will give you a fresh appearance of your Chrome. Also, you might lose the settings that you modified on the home page. You can again change the home page appearance from the settings.

Bottom Line

Google Chrome and other browsers use cookies as the access identification key to keep the account sign-in on the browser. By any chance, if this cookie is cleared or damaged, the account is automatically logged out.

Once you identify and fix the Chrome automatic signout problem, the browser keeps your account signed in until you force log out yourself. You should fix the signout problem by following the instructions in the article.

In my case, I was soon able to figure out the problem in my browser, and I had the Clear Cookies on Exit option enabled, terminating the signed-in sessions. I had to disable the option to eliminate the signout issue.

We hope you are not getting logged out of Chrome or any website anymore. But still, if you have any difficulties, feel free to share your problems and the troubleshooting steps you’ve taken to assist further.

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