Why doesn’t Google Chrome open? There can be many reasons for this. Failures may be failures in the operating system that are caused by an unexpected power outage, the actions of malicious virus programs, the executable files of the browser itself may be damaged, it may be blocked by a firewall and many other reasons.
Just reload
If any program, including the browser from Google, does not open or freezes, it is recommended that you first restart the personal computer. After all, it happens that some kind of service, which is necessary for the functioning of the browser, simply hung up and stopped functioning correctly. After a reboot, everything can be restored, and health will return. In a situation where the browser refuses to start very often, you need to pay attention to other ways to deal with such a problem.
Antivirus Issues
Why doesn’t Google Chrome open? One of the common causes is conflicts with the antivirus software installed on your computer. To diagnose such a problem, you need to temporarily turn off the antivirus and try to start the browser. If the start occurs without problems, then the cause of the failures is found. What solution? You must add the browser to the antivirus exclusion list. Each antivirus does this in its own way, you need to find instructions on the network specifically for the installed one. After everything is checked, you need to reactivate the antivirus program so that the operating system is not exposed to unnecessary dangers.
Firewall issues
If there is no conflict with the antivirus, then it may be with another program included in the Microsoft operating system by default. This is a firewall, which is a special tool whose purpose is to ensure the security of the user's personal data during his work on the local or global network. If Google Chrome has stopped opening, you need to remember this utility.
As in the situation with the antivirus program, in order to diagnose this problem, you need to temporarily turn off the firewall. In order to do this, you must go through the following steps:
- Select a network connection in the operating system tray, which is located near the time and date.
- Select Control Center.
- In the left part of the navigation you need to find the "Firewall" section and go into it.
- There will be a tab to enable and disable.
- Both items need to be disabled, although it is written that this is not recommended.
- After that, you need to try to launch the Google Chrome browser. If it opens normally, then you need to add it to the firewall exception list.
- To do this, go to the "Advanced Settings".
- Next - “Rules” and “Create a rule”.
- Specifies the path to the executable file of the browser. This path usually refers to the system drive.
- The item that allows connections is selected.
- For a freshly created rule, you need to come up with a name and click on the "Finish" button.
Once all of the above steps have been completed, you must re-enable the firewall.
Test Utility
If the Google Chrome story or the browser itself does not open, you can test the operating system using a special program called Chrome Cleanup Tools. It can be downloaded free of charge from the official website. But before that, it’s better to read the user agreements. This utility does not need to be installed before work. Immediately after it is launched, the process of scanning the system for various scenarios, applications and processes that may affect the correct operation of the Google Chrome browser will begin. If such suspicious elements are detected, the program will attempt to solve the problem or suggest that the user uninstall the interfering program.
Other tips
If none of the above solutions helped the user deal with the problem of starting the browser, you just need to reinstall it. To do this, through the Control Panel of the operating system, you must completely remove the program, and then download it from the official Google website and install it again. Most often, this method solves all problems and allows you not to think about problems in the work.
In order to avoid incorrect browser operation, you must disable all unnecessary extensions in it. Why? Google Chrome does not open often because of these very extensions, since many of them are installed without notification, and then adversely affect the work.
When a user has been surfing the Internet for quite some time, but hasn’t cleaned, the browser’s cache can be several gigabytes in size. And it causes breakdowns. It must be removed once every three months. There are many utilities for this.
Virus infection of a computer is another common reason why Google Chrome does not open on a computer. These malicious files may come from the Internet or from an unreliable removable drive. The computer must be scanned with antivirus and, if threats are found, clean them.
These are the main reasons why Google Chrome doesn't open. If everything is done correctly, then this problem can never be encountered.