How to fix
ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED error on Chrome
on Windows

I’m a new Windows 10 user and I’m currently unable to use Google Chrome browser at all. The browser says that “This webpage is not available” but it doesn’t load any other pages either. How should I fix this? P.s.: other browsers (Edge and Mozilla) work fine.

The ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED error is one of the common bugs that appears on Google Chrome browsers. You may see this error on specific web pages only or it may paralyze your Internet browsing completely. There might be quite a few causes that may trigger this error. So, in this article, we will discuss the most frequent ones.

Quite a lot of users report about encountering ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED error after installing software updates or upgrading the operating system. Thus, if you have recently upgraded your OS to Windows 10 or installed the latest Anniversary Update, this error may start appearing on your Chrome browser even if the application worked perfectly before. It may happen because after the update, your device’s time and date settings could have been modified. Misconfigured time and date settings on the computer can cause a variety of errors, including ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED. It might be a simple trick, but updating the device to the proper time settings and rebooting it may help solve this issue. The system updates can also disbalance your browser and have impact misconfigure its settings. Thus, without a proper configuration, the browser simply can’t operate properly. The best way to solve this issue is by resetting your Chrome browser and restoring its default settings. We explain how to do that below.

Sometimes, the ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED error may occur due to the fact that you are using a non-verified copy of Google Chrome. Such applications can be downloaded from third-party software sharing sites or peer-to-peer networks, so they are highly unreliable, prone to various errors and may even be infectious. Thus, you should make sure that you are using a reputable version of the browser and switch to a reliable one without delay, in case you notice something suspicious. Talking about unreputable software, it might as well be that your computer is infected with some malware that is blocking your browser. In such a case, please scan your computer with a professional antivirus utility, for instance, [d1] and terminate this potentially unwanted program(s) immediately.

How to reset your Google Chrome browser and remove ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED error?

The steps below briefly describe how to reset your Google Chrome browser:

• In the top-right of your Chrome browser click the menu icon (three vertical dots) and select Settings
• In the Settings panel, scroll down until you find the Reset browser settings and click it
• Confirm the action by clicking Reset
• Reboot your computer.