Fix "This Site Can’t Be Reached" error in Google Chrome:The main reason behind this error is that the "DNS lookup failed" so that the webpage is not available or getting offline.also be created by an unresponsive DNS server or a firewall preventing Google Chrome from accessing the network.
"This Site Can’t Be Reached" error in Google Chrome:
When you try to open any website, if you got the error and it says error code like this:This site can't be reached
www.google.com’s server DNS address could not be found.
DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN.
ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED.
The main reason behind this error is that the "DNS lookup failed" so that the webpage is not available or getting offline.this error is also be created by an unresponsive DNS server or a firewall preventing Google Chrome from accessing the network.
How to Fix?
We have to 3 different methods to fix "this site can't be reached" error in Google Chrome, they are:
- By changing IPv4 DNS Address.
- Restart DNS client.
- Reset Google Chrome Flags.
Method 1: Changing IPv4 DNS Address.
to fix "this site can't be reached" error in Google Chrome, let's try to solve this by changing the IPv4 DNS Address.
You can change IPv4 DNS Address by first Right-click on the Network icon in your system's desktop and click on “Open Network and Sharing Center.” Next, click on your active Network Connection and then click Properties. inside properties select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP)” and click Properties.
You have to change the DNS Addresses under "Use the following DNS server addresses" as below:
Type the following address in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server:
Preferred DNS address: 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4
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| Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server |
These settings will definitely Fix This site can’t be reached error in Google Chrome.
Still, If you can't solve this problem, then go to Method 2.
Method 2: Restart the DNS client.
Still, if you can't fix the problem, then try to restart the DNS client method.
To Restart DNS Client,
Simply press Windows Key + R this will open up the run command, type “services.msc” and hit enter to open Services window. Search for the “DNS Client”, Right-click on DNS Client and then Restart. this setting will restart the DNS client and you'll Fix This site can’t be reached error in Google Chrome.
Still, If you can't solve this problem, then go to Method 3.
Method 3: Reset Google Chrome Flags.
If your problem still can't solve this problem by applying the above two methods then you go for this method 3 to fix "this site can't be reached" error in Google Chrome.
This method will reset all the settings in Google Chrome to default.
To Reset Google Chrome Flags,
First Open your Google Chrome then type “chrome://flags/” in the address bar and then hit enter. you see the option to proceed with caution and click on “Reset all to default.”, Finally, restart your google chrome web browser to apply changes and launch Google Chrome.
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