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Here’s What to Do When You Can’t Install Chrome On Windows

A few things to try when you’re unable to install Chrome in Windows 11

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Updated onJuly 5, 2024

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There are a few different reasons why you can’t install Google Chrome on Windows 11.

Your antivirus might mistake it for a threat, you might get registry issues or you’d get aMicrosoft-verified error, just to name a few.

Today, we’ll help you navigate this problem and show you different tested ways to fix it.

How do I fix Google Chrome not installing?

1. Use Uninstall troubleshooter

2. Change app installation settings

Changing the app installation settings toAnywhereallows you to bypass the Microsoft verification and install Chrome directly from Google’s website.

3. Check your antivirus

Many people who’ve had an antivirus interference got an error that readsGoogle Chrome installation failed due to unspecified error, error code 0xa043.

To test if this is the problem,disable your antivirusand try to run the installer again. But make absolutely sure you downloaded the installation file from Chrome’s official website or from the Microsoft Store.

If it works, it means your antivirus mistakenly identified Chrome as a threat and stopped the installation to protect your PC.

To prevent this from happening again, keep your anti-virus up to date and use a reputable option such asESET HOME Security Essential.

4. Uninstall all previous versions of Chrome

Restart your computer to make sure all actions take effect and try installing Chrome again.

If you want to prevent this from happening, you can use anuninstaller softwarethat automatically checks and removes obsolete software files.

5. Check if the necessary services are running

BITS is a system service that facilitates the asynchronous, prioritized, and throttled transfer of files between machines using idle network bandwidth.

In other words, this system allows you to install different programs from other devices and the Internet.

6. Modify your registry

Once you delete the{4DC8B4CA-1BDA-483e-B5FA-D3C12E15B62D}folder, you can close the Registry Editor tab and try to install the browser one more time.

Several users recommend completely deleting any Chrome registry entries before you try installing it. To do that, find these keys in your registry and remove them:

Once you remove those keys, check if the Chrome not installing in Windows 10 is resolved.

7. Delete Google Update directory

8. Use beta versions

9. Turn on User Account Control

Summary

We hope this answers your questions and that the steps above helped address the Chrome installation failed issue. If you have any more questions, feel free to let us know.

And if you were able to fix this in a different way, leave a comment telling us how. You might help out a peer in need.

Here’s What to Do When You Can’t Install Chrome On Windows#

How do I fix Google Chrome not installing?#

1. Use Uninstall troubleshooter#

2. Change app installation settings#

3. Check your antivirus#

4. Uninstall all previous versions of Chrome#

5. Check if the necessary services are running#

6. Modify your registry#

7. Delete Google Update directory#

8. Use beta versions#

9. Turn on User Account Control#

Summary#