Fix the 'This site can't be reached' error in Chrome browser

If you are a Windows user, when you encounter a ' This site can't be reached ' error on Chrome browser, you will probably think about losing your network connection and will apply a solution to fix the loss immediately with Troubleshooter. However, this troubleshooting process only focuses on scanning the basics such as the connection between the server and your computer and cannot check DNS issues so that it can really solve the problem. .

In the following article, Network Administrator will show you 4 ways to fix ' This site can't be reached ' error in Chrome browser.

Fix "This site can't be reached (No Error Code)" error in Chrome browser

1. Restart the DNS client

Follow the steps below to start the DNS Client:

1. Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run command window, then type ' services.msc ' there and press Enter to open the Services window.

1. On the Services window, scroll down to find the entry named DNS client.
2. Right-click the DNS client and select Restart.

1. Now your DNS client will reboot, after it has finished, check to see if the remaining error.

2. Change IPv4 DNS addresses

1. Right-click the network icon in the system tray and then click the "Open Network and Sharing Center" .
2. In the Network and Sharing Center window, click on the network you are connecting to, select Properties.

1. On the Wifi Properties window, find and click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IP) , then click Properties.

1. Marking select Use the following DNS server addresses.
2. Enter the address below in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server frames respectively:
   1. 8.8.8.8
   2. 8.8.4.4

1. Select the Validate settings upon exi t then click OK and close the window.
2. Finally check if the error is still there.

In addition, readers can refer to how to change how to use DNS to be able to surf faster here.

3. Reset TCP / IP

1. Right-click the Start button, select "Command Prompt (Admin)".

1. On the Command Prompt window, enter each of the commands below and press Enter:

(a) ipconfig / release

(b) ipconfig / all

(c) ipconfig / flushdns

(d) ipconfig / renew

(e) netsh int ip set dns

(f) netsh winsock reset

1. Restart your computer to apply changes.

4. Reset Google Chrome settings

1. Open Chrome browser, then enter chrome: // flags / into the address bar and press Enter.
2. On the next window, find and click " Reset all to default ".
3. Finally restart the browser to apply the change and check if This site can't be reached.

5. Clear DNS cache (flush DNS cache)

Step 1 :

First click on the Windows icon in the Taskbar , then enter cmd into it. On the list of search results click Command Prompt .

Step 2 :

On the Command Prompt window, enter the following command and press Enter:

ipconfig / flushdns

Step 3 :

This command will clear the Windows DNS cache and fix DNS routes (if any).

Finally check if the error is still there.

6. Disable Experimental Quic Protocol

Step 1 :

Open Chrome browser on your computer.

Step 2 :

Next enter chrome: // flags in the browser URL address bar and press Enter .

This time on the display of Experiments list window available.

Step 3 :

Next find the Experimental QUIC Protocol section and click on the option from the drop-down menu Disabled .

Step 4 :

Finally click on the button Relaunch Now to apply the changes.

7. DNS Prefetching

Step 1 :

Open the Chrome browser on your computer, then enter chrome: // settings / into the address bar and press Enter to open the Chrome Settings window.

Step 2 :

Scroll down to the Settings window, find and select the option called Show advanced settings to open the advanced settings window on Chrome browser.

Step 3 :

Next, find and check the option called ' Use a prediction service to load pages more quickly '. Selecting this setting to improve load time.

8. Error Specific site cannot be reached

In some cases, some websites failed to load and displayed errors. To fix this error:

Step 1 :

Open the Command Prompt window by right-clicking on the Start button, then selecting Command Prompt from the Power User Menu.

Step 2 :

On the Command Prompt window, enter the following command and press Enter :

tracert www.sitename.com

Note:

In the above command, replace www.sitename.com with the website address where you encountered an error in the download process.

Step 3 :

If the ping is still running, but the site is not accessible, you need to contact your Internet service provider (ISP) immediately.

9. Reinstall Chrome browser

1. Access Control Panel, then find and click Uninstall a program then proceed to uninstall Chrome browser from your computer.

1. Navigate under the path C: Users% your_name% AppDataLocalGoogle , delete everything in the directory.

1. Download the latest version of Chrome browser to your device and install it.

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1. Restart your computer, then re-open Chrome browser to see if the error is still there.

Refer to some of the following articles:

1. These are the reasons why you should use a 64-bit Chrome browser

2. How to remove Add-ons (Extensions) on Chrome, Firefox and some other browsers

3. Instructions to block pop-up ads in all browsers

Good luck!