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Allow Chrome Access in Firewall or Antivirus Settings [Fix]
To fix this, you need to adjust your antivirus settings
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Updated onSeptember 5, 2024
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TheAllow Chrome to access the network in your firewall or antivirus settingserror on Google Chrome will prevent you from visiting various websites. If you’re struggling with this right now, just follow the steps below.
How do I allow Chrome to access the network in firewall or antivirus settings?
Before we start, remove the Zone Alarm if you have it installed. For Peerblock users, ensure that Block HTTPS isn’t enabled.
1. Add Chrome to Windows Firewall
2. Add an exception to Windows Defender
As a quick tip, there is a light antivirus solution you can best use to allow different applications, files, or websites to access your browser.
We suggestESET HOME Security Essentialfor firewall and malware security, as you can set up firewall exceptions easily and allow harmless websites or programs to access your system.
ESET HOME Security Essential
These are all the ways you can fix things when encountering theAllow Chrome to access the network in your firewall or antivirus settingserror.
Keep in mind that if you’re using a third-party antivirus or firewall, you need to configure their settings accordingly. To see how to add exclusion for those applications, check your antivirus or firewall FAQ page.
3. Use netsh command
4. Disable Invisibility on LAN in NordVPN
Now that you know how to allow Chrome to access the network in your firewall in Windows 11, let us know which solution worked for you.
Before you go, you cancheck if the firewall is blocking a programon your PC. This isn’t the only problem, many reported thatWindows Defender Firewall is blocking connections, but we have a guide to fix that.
If you need more help or are not able to figure out how to fix it, drop a comment below.
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Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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