10 Annoying Chrome Issues and How to Fix Them
In the recent last 10 years, Google Chrome has become the first choice of millions of users. Google Chrome has become popular because of its quick responsive searches, fast web browser, Google Chrome has a very basic, simple design that makes it easy to use.
If you are having problems regarding Google Chrome, then you are at the right place, in this article I will point out some basic Google Chrome issues and how to fix them.
1. Frozen tab or Window
Google Chrome frozen tabs are the most common problem frequently faced by users. This problem arises because of excessive installed extensions.
Here is the easy fix to this problem.
Press Shift + Esc to open Google Chrome task manager, it will provide you a list of all the running tabs & extensions. Here click on the tabs & extensions you want to close and press to end process.
2. Chrome clean up tool
If your Google Chrome having issues like chrome not responding, unable to load webpages, chrome keeps crashing. There is a chance that you have malware in your system. To solve this problem you have to look for the other solutions.
The first one is Chrome clean up tool, but unfortunately, this tool is available only for Windows users. Other users like mac, Google suggests using highly-popular Malwarebytes.
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The chrome clean up tool will scan your system and remove the software causing problems for Chrome. This includes malware and other harmful programs, plug-ins and extensions.
3. Reset Browser settings
If the above-mentioned Chrome clean up tool and other solutions don’t solve your problem. You should try to reset your browser setting.
To do this follow the steps here
- Tap to click Chrome menu
- Go to settings>show advanced settings
- Scroll down the page to the section Reset settings
- Click Reset settings> Reset
4. Fix protected system files
The next step you have to try is to fix your protected system files. This process will automatically look for problems and fix them out.
Here are the steps to fix protected system files
- Right click on the start menu
- Tap to select command prompt(admin)
- Type SFC.EXE /SCANNOW
- Windows will let you know when it is finished and give you results.
5. Delete user profile
In some of the cases, you receive a message that your profile can’t be open. This problem may cause some of the features to become unavailable.
Steps to delete user profile
- Go to menu> settings > sign in
- Click disconnect your Google account
- You will see a warning make sure you tick the checkbox to clear your history, browsing data, bookmarks, settings and other Chrome data.
- Tap to select disconnect.
6. Delete web data file
If the re-adding your user profile doesn’t fix the problem, you should try to delete your Chrome web data file.
Note:- make sure before doing it, that you are pretty sure this is required and you are aware of what you are doing.
Follow the procedure below
On windows, open Chrome and navigate to C:/Users/
[Username]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\ (replacing [Username] with your credentials).
Scroll down to the bottom of the list and delete the file called “ Web data”
Scroll down to the bottom of the list and delete the file called “ Web data”
On Mac open the terminal and type cd /Users/[user]/Library/Application
Support/Google/Chrome/Default (once again, replacing [user] with your own details). Next, type rm -rf History*; rm -rf Web\ Data;
In the operating system, restart your system, open Chrome and check the problem is fixed.
7. Delete extensions
In most of the cases, third-party extensions create problems with Chrome and slow it down. Google has no control over third-party extensions,
however, extensions are useful for users are most of the users use them.
however, extensions are useful for users are most of the users use them.
Third-party extensions are the real culprits and cause serious issue your Chrome browser. Follow the steps to remove unnecessary extensions.
Click on Menu > More Tools > Extensions. Click the checkbox to temporarily disable them or delete them permanently.
8. Edit Chrome Flags
If your Google Chrome speed is still poor, then try another open. In this situation, you will need to edit the flags.
This is the experimental settings offered by Google so proceed with caution.
This is the experimental settings offered by Google so proceed with caution.
9. Disable flash
If you keep getting a message saying Flash has crashed, you might need to disable it permanently. Aside from the obvious security benefits,
it will stop you getting those annoying pop-ups.
it will stop you getting those annoying pop-ups.
To turn it off, type chrome://plugins/ into Chrome’s Omnibox. Navigate to the setting for Adobe Flash Player and click Disable.
10. If all else fails
If nothing works and you’ve exhausted all your options, the final option is to delete and reinstall Chrome.
Doing so can fix issues with Flash, your plug-ins, your search engines, annoying pop-ups, failed updates, and a host of other things.
How did you fix Chrome?
There are so many problems that can arise, it is impossible to cover them all in one article. We’ve given you solutions to some of the most common problems,
but if you’ve got a different issue, let us know in the comments and we’ll try to help.
but if you’ve got a different issue, let us know in the comments and we’ll try to help.
We’d also love to hear about how you fixed your own problems. If you had an issue, you can be near-certain that someone else encountered the same thing.
By sharing your solutions, you’ll be saving them a lot of time and frustration.
By sharing your solutions, you’ll be saving them a lot of time and frustration.
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I hope the top 10 solutions will help you to fix your Google Chrome issues, for further queries dial Google Chrome customer service (toll-free) 1-888-410-9071.
