Google Chrome is well-known for its speed and easy to use design. What we don’t know is after you’ve set Google Chrome as your default browser, you may start to face errors every other day. One major such error is to allow Chrome to Access the Network in your Firewall or Antivirus settings.
Although the reason
behind the error is unclear, what we do know is that you may be starting to
have network connectivity issues. The browser may yet show an error even if the
antivirus is blocking the connection.
This common issue
has been a problem for many out there. However, here we have a few quick tricks
that can help you resolve issue associated with allowing Chrome to access the
network in your firewall or antivirus settings error.
How to allow chrome to access the network in your firewall
or antivirus settings
Method One: Windows Firewall
1. Go to the Control Panel
2. Click on System and Security
3. Go to “Windows Defender Firewall”
4. Choose the option “Allow an app or feature through
Windows defender” at the left side of the screen
5. Choose “Change Settings” and click “Yes”
6. Go to “allow another app” and Add Chrome as a Browser
7. Search the file C:Program Files (x86) Google Chrome
Application
8. Choose chrome.exe
9. Open the file and add after ticking on both the boxes
10. Click on “Save Changes”
Restart your
computer and open the browser. Check whether the error is still there or
resolved.
Another trick for
those who were not able to pass through the above given method can opt for this
one:
Method Two: Changes in Antivirus Settings
1. Open your Antivirus App
2. Go to Settings
3. Open Protection (Avast) and Internet Connection
Programs (McAfee)
4. Allow “Chrome” as an exclusive option
5. Save Changes
This one out there
is based on common grounds for each antivirus software.
However, you can
also allow chrome to access the network in your firewall or
antivirus settings in Windows Security.
Method Three: Windows Security
1. Go to
Settings
2. Open
Windows Security
3. Open
Virus and Threat Protection and Click on Manage Settings
4. Scroll
down to “Exclusion” section
5. Add
Chrome in the “Exclusion” section
6. Select
the Chrome folder say C: Program Files(x86)
7. Select and Save Changes
The same procedure is also followed
in Windows 7. One can make all three necessary changes in each location
to allow chrome to access the network in
your firewall or antivirus
settings error to completely get it resolved.
Conclusion:
Chrome Error “allow
chrome to access the network in your firewall or antivirus settings”
can be quite buggy for most of the chrome lovers who prominently operate from
the browser. However, each step taken above can help fix the issue. You will
need to restart your computer once the changes are made for better
results.
