{"id":7395,"date":"2022-01-05T11:55:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T11:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/?p=7395"},"modified":"2022-01-05T12:49:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T12:49:47","slug":"fix-chrome-pdf-viewer-not-working-easy-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/fix-chrome-pdf-viewer-not-working-easy-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrome PDF Viewer Not Working (2022 Fix) – 4 Easy Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Are you having problems with Chrome PDF Viewer Not Working<\/strong>? We know about all the excellent features being provided by Google Chrome. This is why it has gained so much popularity among all its users. The best feature is the in-built PDF viewer, which saves you a lot of time in loading third-party apps.<\/p>\n Now there are some issues that users come across when they try to view PDF files using the native viewer since chrome moves away from Adobe\u2019s NPAPI plugin to its own. The problems include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The primary reason behind such a problem is that due to the fact when chrome is set to download the PDF files that users open in spite of viewing them in the browser.<\/p>\n Such settings can be changed for any reason out there, but if you disable it, then it turns back to view PDFs in the browser despite downloading them. For this, you need to follow the steps below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Once you follow all the steps carefully and after open a PDF file, then it shall open the file in Chrome instead of your PC.<\/p>\n Note: <\/strong>Now, you need to keep one thing in our mind if the URL hosting the document has set attachment at its content-disposition header, then no matter what the PDF from that website shall be downloaded. Every other site, apart from this, lets viewers view the PDFs instead of downloading them.<\/p>\n RELATED FIX:<\/strong> Explorer.exe Application Error in Windows 10 – 5 Working Solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n At times what happens is that the viewer greys out like it never loads the PDF files in the loading phase. This probably is seemed to occur because of two reasons:<\/p>\n Well, first things first, you need to check the speed of the internet as this may be the reason behind why PDFs taking a lot of time to load.<\/p>\n If your connection seems to be excellent and you have reliable speeds on other sites, then it might be possible that you have a broken extension. To confirm if this broken extension is the reason behind then you need to follow down a simple method.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This may help you figure out the problem. If no extensions are seen broken, or you don\u2019t have extensions downloaded, then try out another method on the list.<\/p>\n RELATED FIX:<\/strong> Red Screen of Death (RSOD) Error Windows 10 – (Ultimate Guide)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, if your device carries no malware, files that are required to run chrome may be corrupted or broken. You may see this error if your browser has an outdated cache. For this you need to follow the steps below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This may likely solve the problem you are facing.<\/p>\n RELATED FIX:<\/strong> How to remove and disable Chrome Elevation Service?<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, if the incognito mode showed the error and by default downloads were disabled, then there are chances that there may be malware on your system, which is causing this error. Read our ultimate malware removal guide<\/a> to do some cleanup.<\/p>\n As we know that Google prioritizes the safety of users and data protection, developers have provided chrome with its very own malware detection and removal tool.<\/p>\n Chrome:\/\/settings\/cleanup<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n If all of the above fixes are not effective for you and do not offer any help. I would recommend just installing an extension developed by Rob called “PDF Viewer<\/strong>” and that is it.<\/p>\n Download PDF Viewer Chrome Extension<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n More troubleshooting guides:<\/strong><\/p>\n This tutorial was all about fixing the Chrome PDF viewer not working<\/strong>,<\/strong> with four solutions that will fix it for you. The above troubleshooting steps should help with not opening issues, embed not working, and even print problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you having problems with Chrome PDF Viewer Not Working? We know about all the excellent features being provided by Google Chrome. This is why it has gained so much popularity among all its users. The best feature is the in-built PDF viewer, which saves you a lot of time in loading third-party apps. Now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[42,1],"tags":[2233,2235,3484,2232,2234,2231],"yoast_head":"\n\n
4 Ways on How to Fix Chrome PDF Viewer Not Working<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Disable “Downloads” Function<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Disable All Extensions Temporarily<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Make sure you Delete Cookies and Update Chrome<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Remove any browser Viruses<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Alternative Fix: Install an Extension<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Are your Chrome PDF Issues Fixed?<\/b><\/h2>\n