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How to fix “This Site Can’t Be Reached” Chrome Error

How to fix This Site Can’t Be Reached Chrome Error

This Site Can’t Be Reached is the common error in the Google Chrome browser. The error is caused by many reasons when your trying to open a website address in Google Chrome.

If you are currently facing the error and trying to fix the issue, then you are in the right place. We are here to help you to fix This site can’t be reached error in Google Chrome. Follow the below steps to resolve the error.

Fortunately, this error has many solutions. Try one by one and the issue is fixed or not. If the issue is not fixed in one method then move on to the next method.

Note: Make sure to check the spelling of the website you typed in Google Chrome. A single letter change in the web address can lead to this error by trying to open the wrong URL.

Here is the summary of repairs we do on Google Chrome to fix “This Site Can’t Be Reached” error.

  • Solution 1: Restart DNS client
  • Solution 2: Change IPv4 DNS Address
  • Solution 3: Run Network Troubleshooter
  • Solution 4: Reset Google Chrome settings
  • Solution 5: Try resetting TCP/IP
  • Solution 6: Reinstall your Network driver
  • Solution 7: Disabling Experimental QUIC Protocol in Chrome
  • Solution 8: Reinstall Chrome.

Solution 1: Restart DNS client

The very first step we are taking to resolve the Google Chrome error is restarting the DNS client service.

services.msc in run box

  1. Open run by pressing Start+R on the Keyboard and type services.msc
  2. Here in the list of available services, find the DNS Client and restart the service by clicking on the “Restart” option.

Once it finishes restarting, open Google Chrome and check the solution worked or not.

It is the easiest and basic step to resolve these kinds of connectivity errors.

Solution 2: Change IPv4 DNS Address

To change IPv4 DNS address follow the below steps.

Opening Network and Sharing center

  1. First, right-click on the Network icon in the system tray and click on “Open Network and Sharing Center.”
    Active Internet connection
  2. Now click on your active Network Connection and then click Properties.
    Active Internet connection properties
  3. Here in Wi-Fi Properties windows select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP)” and click Properties.
    Internet Protocol Version 4 Window
  4. Now select “Use the following DNS server addresses.” and type the following entries.
    8.8.8.8
    8.8.4.4
  5. Now select “Validate settings upon exit” then click OK and click close.

In many cases, the above solution worked well and solved the problem. If it is not fixed the error, then move to the next solution.

Solution 3: Run Network Troubleshooter

  1. Press Windows Key + R on the keyboard then type ncpa.cpl and hit enter to open Network Connection.
    Diagnosing Wifi connection
  2. Here, right-click on your Wifi Connection and select Diagnose.
  3. Once you click on Diagnose, it will take some time to find and rectify the issue. In most cases, it will find the error called “DHCP is not enabled for “Wireless Network Connection”.
  4. The Window shows the option to fix the error and click on the Next button to “Try This Repairs as an Administrator“.
  5. In the next prompt window, click “Apply this fix” and reboot the system.

Solution 4: Reset Google Chrome settings

  1. Open Google Chrome then type chrome://flags/ in the address bar to access hidden Chrome Flags features.
    Reset all to default in Chrome Flags window
  2. Here, find the “Reset all to default” option and click on it.
  3. Now do a reboot and launch Google Chrome.
  4. Open the website you want to visit and check whether it is opening or not.

Solution 5: Try Resetting TCP/IP

  1. Press Windows + R keys on the keyboard and in the run box type “cmd“.
    Executing commands to reset TCP IP
  2. Now type the following command and press enter after each one execution.
    ipconfig /release
    ipconfig /all
    ipconfig /flushdns
    ipconfig /renew
    netsh int ip set dns
    netsh winsock reset
  3. After executing all the commands, now reboot the system to a fresh start.

Solution 6: Reinstall your Network driver

  1. Press Windows Key + R on the keyboard then type devmgmt.msc and hit enter to launch device manager.
    Uninstalling Network Adapter
  2. Here, expand Network adapters then right-click on your WiFi adapter and select Uninstall.
  3. Now right-click on Network Adapters and select Scan for hardware changes.
  4. Now reboot the PC and the Windows will detect the Network Adapter automatically.

The above steps will solve any kind of Network Adapter issue which is failing to connect to the Internet.

Solution 7: Disabling Experimental QUIC Protocol in Chrome

This method needs Chrome Flags feature where you need to disable the flag named Experimental QUIC Protocol to fix the issue.

  1. Open Google Chrome and type chrome://flags/ in the address bar.
    Experimental QUIC protocol flag in Chrome Flags
  2. Here in the complete list of Chrome Flags, find the Experimental QUIC protocol by clicking Ctrl+F option.
  3. Disable the flag by clicking on the Default drop-down menu and restart Chrome.

In some cases, the above method worked and the “This Site Can’t Be Reached” Chrome Error is fixed. If it is not fixed, then move to the next solution.

Solution 8: Reinstall Chrome

This is the last and final method to solve the “This site can’t be reached” error on Google Chrome browser.

  1. Open the Control Panel in Windows 10 and uninstall Google Chrome from installed programs.
  2. After the uninstallation, reboot the system and again install a freshly downloaded copy from the Google Chrome official website.

Conclusion

These are the working methods to fix the “This Site Can’t Be Reached”. We listed the very solution to solve the error on Google Chrome. Make sure to try every method one by one and check the issue solved or not. Also, let us know your opinion about the article in the comment box below.