How to Fix Windows 10 Firewall Blocking Google Chrome
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Windows 10 users report about Firewall blocking Google Chrome for no apparent
reason on their Windows 10 PC and laptop. Majority of Windows users prefer
Chrome over other web browsers on their Windows PC or laptop. The firewall
prevents these affected users from using Chrome and causes great inconvenience.
Here is how you can fix the issue.
By
going through the Windows Defender Firewall Permissions
- Firstly, go through
the Windows Defender Firewall permissions for the browser, which is Google
Chrome.
- Click on the Windows
and S keys together to launch the search bar.
- Type the Windows
Defender in the text field.
- Choose to launch the
Windows Defender Firewall option.
- Go through the Allow
an app or feature by using the Windows Defender Firewall to launch the
options mentioned on the screen.
- Click on the Change
settings option.
- Go through the Google
Chrome boxes in case you have already chosen one.
- Press on the Ok option.
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By
turning off the VPN adapters
It is
amongst the best and basic solution you have to resolve this issue on your
Windows 10 PC, follow the steps listed below to do the same.
- Users need to verify
that they have already fixed the issue faced with the firewall by turning
off the network adapters.
- To complete this
procedure, you need to click on the Windows and X keys together.
- Choose the Device
Manager menu.
- It will launch the new
window.
- Press on the Network
adapters’ category menu.
- You need to
right-click on the network adapters mentioned on the screen.
- Choose the Disable device
option.
By
uninstalling the VPN software
Uninstalling
that VPN software on your Windows 10 PC can resolve this issue on your Windows
10 PC. Go through the guidelines below to do the same:
- The firewall blockage
of the Google Chrome firewall is because of the VPN software.
- The other method of
fixing this issue is by removing the VPN from the system.
- To complete this
procedure, you need to launch the Run prompt box by pressing on the Run
box.
- You need to do this
procedure by pressing on the Windows and X keys together.
- Type ‘appwiz.cpl’ by
going to the Open checkbox.
- Click on the OK
button.
- Choose the VPN
program, which is provided inside the uninstaller window.
- Press on the Uninstall
option for uninstalling it from the program.
- Click on the Yes
button to verify the procedure.
- You need to start the
system once you have uninstalled the VPN software.
- Some of the users have
to remove the pending VPN network adapter.
- To complete this
procedure, you have to type the ‘ncpa.cpl’ in the Run prompt box.
- Press on the OK
button.
- This option helps you
to launch a new window.
- You need to
right-click on the VPN connection.
- Click on the Delete
button.
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Windows 10 Firewall Blocking Google Chrome
By
disabling the Google Chrome Extensions
There
are chances that the extensions of your Google Chrome browser are causing this
issue on your Windows 10 PC. If it’s the scenario, follow the steps listed
below:
- Some of the users have
to disable the VPN software from the system.
- Otherwise, disable the
ad blocker extensions to solve the firewall blockage of the Google Chrome
browser.
- Press on the Customize
Google Chrome option.
- Choose the More tools
option.
- Click on the Settings
tab.
- This option will help
you to launch a new window.
- After that, press on
the option mentioned on the screen.
- It is located at the
end right-hand side of the extension to disable it.
- Additionally, click on
the Remove option to remove the extensions from the system.
JEANNE E. WINFIELD arrived on
the cybersecurity scene in the early 2000s when virus and malware were still
new and slowly evolving. Her longtime affair with writing with an interest in
the cybersecurity industry, combined with her IT degree, has contributed to
experience several aspects of security suite industry such as blogging at mcafee.com/activate.
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