Chrome Tab Casting is Not Working? 5 Ways to Fix it

Do a clean sweep of malware on your Chrome browser to cast again

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Updated onApril 11, 2024

updated onApril 11, 2024

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Casting a Chrome tab to your TV or any other device is so easy to do. You can stream YouTube videos or anything else straight to your device without moving. That’s not all. You can alsocast straight from your Windows 11 device to a TV.

But what happens when casting doesn’t work? We get down to the bottom of this below and offer worthy solutions.

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Why is my Google Chrome browser casting not working?

You may be facing issues with Chrome tab casting not working. Either the cast icon is not showing, or you can’t cast. It may be due to the following reasons:

How do I force a tab to cast in Chrome?

Start with the following basic workarounds before moving on to the rest of the solutions:

1. Run the Internet connection troubleshooter

2. Scan for viruses

If your system has been infected by a virus, a simple scan in Chrome won’t do it. You need to perform an in-depth scan using Windows built-in Windows Defender. Still, we recommend another overall scan with a more comprehensive third-party tool, such asESET HOME Security Premium.

3. Clear cache and cookies

4. Reset your network

5. Reset your browser

At this point, if none of these methods have enabled you to cast your Chrome tab to another device, it is time to reinstall the browser.

Another worthy troubleshooting step to try is torollback a few browser versions, especially if the Chrome tab casting not working issue started after you updated your browser.

That’s it for this article, but if you have any other solution that worked for you, we’re more than happy to hear it. Start us off in the comment section below.

Chrome Tab Casting is Not Working? 5 Ways to Fix it#

Why is my Google Chrome browser casting not working?#

How do I force a tab to cast in Chrome?#

1. Run the Internet connection troubleshooter#

2. Scan for viruses#

3. Clear cache and cookies#

4. Reset your network#

5. Reset your browser#