Chrome Keeps Signing Me Out? Fix Cookies, Sync Paused and Verify Loops
Find what is wiping your cookies, stop Chrome deleting site data on close, clear Sync paused and break verify and CAPTCHA loops without turning off 2-Step Verification.
“Chrome keeps signing me out” usually means your cookies, the small files that keep you logged in, are being deleted or blocked. The usual culprit is a Chrome setting that wipes site data when the last window closes; extensions, cleaner apps and paused sync come next. Clearing cookies, a common tip, only signs you out again.
Why Chrome Keeps Signing Me Out: Match the Symptom First
If your version is “Chrome keeps signing me out every time I close it,” Chrome is probably deleting site data on exit, which also pauses sync after each restart.
| What you’d say | Likely cause (jump to the fix) |
|---|---|
| “Chrome keeps signing me out after every restart” | Site data deleted on close |
| “Chrome keeps signing me out of one site only” | A per-site rule or a cleaner |
| “Chrome keeps signing me out of Google and says sync paused” | You signed out of a Google service |
| “Site data is allowed, but Chrome keeps signing me out” | Extension, cleaner or antivirus |
| “One site’s sign-in page keeps looping” | Blocked third-party cookies |
| “It’s a work laptop” or “Chrome keeps signing me out at random” | Policy, profile or a Chrome bug |
| “Everything asks me to verify or do a CAPTCHA” | Cookies, VPN or shared IP, clock |
Tabs reload but you stay signed in? That’s a different fault: see why Chrome keeps refreshing tabs.
Chrome Keeps Signing Me Out After Every Restart? Fix On-Device Site Data
This is the usual cause of restart sign-outs; older versions called the setting Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows. In desktop Chrome:
- Select More (the three dots) > Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings.
- Open Additional content settings > On-device site data.
- Set the default behavior to Allow sites to save data on your device.
- Close every Chrome window, reopen Chrome and check you’re still signed in.
The option that logs you out is Delete data sites have saved to your device when you close all windows; Google’s on-device site data page says sites are then less likely to remember you. Greyed out with a managed icon? See the policy section.
One site forgets you? Under Customized behaviors on that page, remove it from Not allowed to save data on your device or the always-delete list. Keeping the wipe? Add the sites you need, such as [*.]google.com, under Allowed to save data on your device (labels vary by version).
On a library, family or office PC, the wipe keeps the next person out of your accounts. Guest mode also deletes cookies on exit, and Incognito drops them when its windows close, so sign-outs there are by design.
Chrome Keeps Signing Me Out of Google? Fix Paused Sync
If the profile button shows Paused or Verify it’s you, Chrome stopped syncing on purpose, usually because you signed out of Gmail or another Google service. Select it, then Sign in again or Verify it’s you, whichever the menu shows.
To control whether a Gmail sign-in also signs you in to Chrome, open More > Settings > You and Google > Google services. Under Other Google services, set Sign in to Chrome when you sign in to other Google services to Sign in, Don’t sign in or Ask every time.
Older builds show an Allow Chrome sign-in toggle instead. If the account stays in an error state, select Remove account from Chrome and sign in again.
Still Signed Out After a Restart? Find the Extension or Cleaner Deleting Cookies
If site data is allowed and you’d still say “Chrome keeps signing me out,” something else is deleting cookies:
Switch every extension off
In More > Extensions > Manage extensions, turn them all off. Privacy, cookie-cleaning and auto-delete ones are prime suspects.
Sign in and restart
Sign in to a few sites, then close and reopen Chrome. Still signed in? An extension was the cause.
Re-enable them one at a time
Restart after each; when sign-outs return, remove that one or check its settings. If it shows Repair, repair it first.
Check cleaner and antivirus apps
PC cleaners and some antivirus suites delete browser cookies, sometimes on a schedule. Turn that off or exclude your sites.
One Site’s Sign-In Page Loops? Allow Its Third-Party Cookies
If a work, school or shopping site’s sign-in page loops, check third-party cookies; Google warns that blocking them can break sites that rely on them. Regular windows normally allow them, so suspect this if you chose Block or use Incognito, which blocks them by default.
Google confirmed in April 2025 that the choice stays yours, so allow them only where needed:
- In Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies, keep Block and add the site under Sites allowed to use third-party cookies;
[*.]example.comcovers a whole domain. - Or select the icon at the left of the address bar and turn on Third-party cookies for that site for 90 days (Incognito: that session only).
Work Browser, Damaged Profile or a Chrome Bug
If Managed by your organization shows at the bottom of the More menu, open chrome://policy. Look for ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList (deletes cookies whenever Chrome closes), BrowsingDataLifetime (after a set number of hours), DefaultCookiesSetting set to 4 (session-only cookies) and CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls (the same, for listed sites).
At work or school that’s IT’s call. On a personal PC, unfamiliar policies are a red flag; our Chrome switching to Yahoo guide shows how to remove them.
In August 2026, 9to5Google polled readers about desktop Chrome randomly signing them out. Google hadn’t acknowledged it; the writer suspected profiles with more than three Google accounts. Update Chrome (More > Help > About Google Chrome) and give each account its own profile.
Settings fine, yet every site forgets you at each launch? Chrome encrypts cookies with a key the operating system holds; repeated Mac Keychain prompts or an administrator resetting your Windows password may leave Chrome unable to read them.
Next, test a new profile (Profile > Add Chrome profile). Sign in to a few sites but not to Chrome, so sync can’t restore extensions. If it keeps you signed in, the old profile is the problem; our Chrome crashing guide uses the same test.
Settings > Reset settings > Restore settings to their original defaults clears cookies and site data and disables extensions and themes; bookmarks and saved passwords stay. Save it, and a reinstall, for last; one affected 9to5Google reader said reinstalling didn’t help.
Chrome Keeps Signing Me Out and Asking Me to Verify? Tell the Prompts Apart
Sometimes “Chrome keeps signing me out” really means “Chrome keeps asking me to verify.” Those prompts come from four places:
- Verify it’s you, top right of Chrome. That’s paused sync; see the sync fix.
- A Google sign-in challenge. Google adds a step, such as a text code, for unfamiliar places or devices; a VPN, new profile or cleared cookies can make your PC look new.
- Windows Hello or screen lock when filling passwords. An optional check, off by default, in Google Password Manager > Settings. It doesn’t sign you out.
- A CAPTCHA or “Verify you are human” loop. Often network reputation or an extension; see below.
If Google asks for your 2-Step Verification code despite Don’t ask again on this computer, Google’s trusted-computer help says the browser is blocking cookies or deleting them after a while. Allow site data or add a [*.]google.com exception, and keep 2-Step Verification on.
Authenticator codes depend on the phone’s clock, so set the phone to automatic time if they’re rejected. A wrong computer clock is a separate problem: it causes “Your clock is behind” errors and can expire sign-in cookies early. Turn on Set time automatically in Windows (Settings > Time & language > Date & time) or Set time and date automatically on a Mac (System Settings > General > Date & Time).
CAPTCHA and “unusual traffic” loops
Google’s unusual traffic page links repeated CAPTCHAs to malware, shared school or office networks, other users of the same VPN, IPv6 tunnels and other customers of your internet provider. Test with the VPN off briefly or on another server; if the loop stops, tell the VPN provider.
On other sites, Cloudflare suggests disabling extensions, then trying Incognito, another browser or a phone hotspot. reCAPTCHA supports only the two latest major Chrome versions, so update Chrome.
Stuck pop-ups, a changing search engine and extensions that come back are malware signs: uninstall unknown programs (Settings > Apps > Installed apps on Windows 11) before resetting. Never use CAPTCHA-solving tools.
Chrome Keeps Signing Me Out: Quick Answers
Chrome keeps signing me out on a shared computer. Should I stop it?
No. On a shared PC the wipe protects your accounts; allow site data only on a computer that’s yours alone and password-locked.
Will clearing the cache or resetting Chrome sign me out?
Clearing only Cached images and files leaves cookies alone. Clearing Cookies and other site data signs you out once, and so does a reset.
Chrome keeps signing me out on my Android phone. What should I check?
It’s one switch: More > Settings > Site settings > On-device site data. If it’s on, look for a cleaner app or manual clearing; Google documents no delete-on-close option on Android.
Start With Site Data, End With a Reset
Start with the cheapest check: allow on-device site data, then restart Chrome. If you’d still say “Chrome keeps signing me out,” clear paused sync, test extensions and cleaners, and leave policy, profile and reset for last.
Keep 2-Step Verification on, and the wipe on shared computers. More Chrome fixes are in our software and app guides.
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