diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/chrome/webdriver.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/chrome/webdriver.py
index dc38bdc8dbafc..94b994a685746 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/chrome/webdriver.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/chrome/webdriver.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import gc
+import logging
+import platform
 from typing import Optional
 
 from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
@@ -22,9 +25,17 @@
 from selenium.webdriver.chromium.webdriver import ChromiumDriver
 from selenium.webdriver.common.desired_capabilities import DesiredCapabilities
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class WebDriver(ChromiumDriver):
-    """Controls the ChromeDriver and allows you to drive the browser."""
+    """Controls the ChromeDriver and allows you to drive the browser.
+    
+    WARNING: When using 32-bit Chrome on Windows, each tab has a memory limit
+    of approximately 1GB. Large extensions or web applications may exceed this
+    limit causing out-of-memory errors. Consider using 64-bit Chrome or
+    manually managing tab lifecycles and triggering garbage collection.
+    """
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -42,7 +53,6 @@ def __init__(
         """
         service = service if service else Service()
         options = options if options else Options()
-
         super().__init__(
             browser_name=DesiredCapabilities.CHROME["browserName"],
             vendor_prefix="goog",
@@ -50,3 +60,62 @@ def __init__(
             service=service,
             keep_alive=keep_alive,
         )
+        
+        # Log warning for 32-bit Chrome on Windows
+        if platform.system() == "Windows" and platform.architecture()[0] == "32bit":
+            logger.warning(
+                "Running 32-bit Chrome on Windows. Each tab has a 1GB memory limit. "
+                "Out-of-memory errors may occur with large extensions or applications. "
+                "Consider upgrading to 64-bit Chrome."
+            )
+
+    def quit(self) -> None:
+        """Closes the browser and shuts down the ChromeDriver executable
+        that is started when starting the ChromeDriver. Includes improved
+        cleanup for memory management.
+        """
+        try:
+            # Close all window handles before quit
+            if hasattr(self, 'window_handles'):
+                try:
+                    handles = self.window_handles
+                    for handle in handles[:-1]:  # Keep last handle for quit
+                        try:
+                            self.switch_to.window(handle)
+                            self.close()
+                        except Exception:
+                            pass
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        
+        # Call parent quit
+        super().quit()
+        
+        # Force garbage collection to free memory
+        gc.collect()
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        """Closes the current window. Triggers garbage collection
+        to help manage memory with 32-bit Chrome limitations.
+        """
+        super().close()
+        
+        # Force garbage collection after closing window
+        gc.collect()
+
+    def switch_to_new_window(self, type_hint: str = "tab") -> None:
+        """Switches to a new window of a given type.
+        
+        Before creating new windows on 32-bit systems, triggers garbage
+        collection to maximize available memory.
+        
+        :Args:
+         - type_hint - the type of new window, either 'tab' or 'window'
+        """
+        # Force GC before opening new window to free memory
+        if platform.system() == "Windows" and platform.architecture()[0] == "32bit":
+            gc.collect()
+        
+        super().switch_to_new_window(type_hint)