#GOOGLE CHROME FOR PC UPDATE#
It's a credit to the Redmond company that Windows 7 works as well as it does on a netbook, and while it hasn't entirely eliminated Vista's annoyances (such as confirmation dialogs and an overly-aggressive automatic update system that sometimes reboots the computer, unpredictably, while I'm in the middle of doing something), it goes a long way towards making Windows more "transparent." For the most part, it just works, and doesn't get in the way, while I concentrate on my work.Īdding Google's Chrome browser to Windows 7 complete the picture for the netbook user. In that light, it's clear that Microsoft has a far more challenging job in building operating systems, because it has to make Windows work acceptably well with a wide range of computers, processors and accessories.
In short, working with a hacked version of OS X on nonstandard hardware takes away most of the operating system's advantages. And, while I like working with OS X, one of its chief advantages to me is the seamless way it works. After all, it's not made to run on a netbook, and by forcing it to do so, you have to be willing to accept the tradeoffs and bugginess that come with any hack.
#GOOGLE CHROME FOR PC PC#
We also have a soft spot for Firefox here at PC Gamer.That's not a criticism of OS X. Edge is actually pretty good these days, and you might even find you like it enough to make it your primary browser. Microsoft Edge is based on the same underlying Chromium platform as Chrome, but does not appear to have whatever bug is causing issues with Chrome. In the meantime, you can use another stable browser.
And if you're simply not comfortable with the above steps, just wait things out-it's very likely Google will push out a fix.
#GOOGLE CHROME FOR PC WINDOWS 10#
Delete registry entries under Google in the following paths:īe warned that you can break elements of Windows 10 by mucking around in the Registry, so be careful not to delete folders willy-nilly.Type regedit in Windows 10's search bar and open the Registry Editor.Delete the Google folder in C:\Program Files (x86).Delete the Google folder in C:\Users\[USERNAME\\Appdata\local.This is a little more involved, and entails editing the Registry-after you uninstall Chrome through the 'Add or remove programs' section in Windows 10's system settings, follow these steps: If those steps don't resolve the issue, follow them again up to step 3, then rename the 'User Data' folder to something else (like 'User Data Backup'), and relaunch Chrome.īarring all that, you can go semi-nuclear and wipe Chrome completely from your PC, and then reinstall it. Back the contents to another folder (just in case things go sideways).Open Fire Explorer and navigate to %LOCALAPPDATA\Google\Chrome\User Data.
After ensuring that Chrome Sync is enabled (so you don't lose saved passwords, bookmarks, and site data), try these steps: If your Chrome browser is suddenly having fits, there are a couple of other potential fixes that do not involve switching over to the beta release. I reinstalled Chrome, and rebooted to nothing." I ran sfc /scannow in CMD to no avail, I ran a Memory Diagnostic which came up dry. The application doesn't crash, just the webpages," a user wrote. Well, it launches, but my webpages crash, new tabs crash, even trying to load settings or bookmarks, that webpage crashes.