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  1. sw244

    [SOLVED] 9100F 100% usage Fortnite

    So i recently upgraded my PC. I had ScatterVolt's Tron V1. It had a Pentium G5400 and a GT 1030. I just upgraded to a 9100F and a 1060 3GB. I am trying to play Fortnite, and even on lowest settings, I will start freezing. I check task manager and my CPU is at 100%. I have no extensions on chrome...
  2. ivitivi

    [SOLVED] Upgrade from i5 to i7 ? Developer Environment IDE Chrome

    Anyone having experience in upgrading from a 4x4 CPU to a 4x8 CPU ? ( 4Core, 8 Threads ) My System is i5-4690s , 16GB DDR3 1600, SSD@Satta3 I prefer i7-4790s because of the energy consumption and I need the GPU. Background is code development , office - no games. In a few circumstances I would...
  3. icewolf461

    Question Browser Game has different log out inactivity timeout on different browsers? Why?

    Hi. So there's this Facebook flash game I play called Dance Planet. I used to be able to login once and if I refresh, I wouldn't get logged out for inactivity unless I close the browser (chrome) But lately, I don't know why, if it's a developer update (unlikely since they never fix anything...
  4. B

    Question screen tearing while watching video online

    i get screen tearing while watching video online but if i download the video the tearing is gone. already tried useing adaptive v-sync (globaly and on chrome only) and it doesnt help. windows 10/gtx 1060 thanks in advance
  5. M

    [SOLVED] Youtube spikes my CPU usage randomly

    I have an AMD FX-6300 six core, using Chrome. This issue is random, so nothing specifically to pin down. Most of the time, I have no issues with Youtube, so I don't know where this stems from. When watching a random Youtube video, my CPU usage, according to task manager, will increase between...
  6. O

    Question Audio/video desync or freezing & stuttering

    Hello! I wasn't sure what category to put this under as I'm not 100% sure what the root cause of the problem is. Essentially, when watching videos on Chrome via Youtube/Twitch etc. the audio becomes gradually out of sync with the video. This is using my speakers that are connected via...
  7. A

    Question High memory usage on laptop

    My MSI laptop has 16 GB DDR4 main memory and it gets over 40% full without any heavy application (it is 46% full as I am writing this thread). Right now chrome is taking ~600 MB but it can go over a gig with multiple tabs. This makes me concerned because: VS code takes up ~600 Mbs even when...
  8. MustardTiger2898

    Question How to fix screen tear on chrome?

    While I was watching Twitch, I noticed my screen stuttering a bit. I found out that my hardware acceleration was on so i turned it off and that problem was fixed. But I ran into another issue where when I have Hardware Acceleration off the stream has these 3 horizontal blurry lines at the bottom...
  9. Pedrox89

    Question Web browsers errors won't let me in to some website

    Hello again ;) Theres one website www.gaiaonline.com im her active user since year 2008 But few days ago i cannot entry, because Firefox,Chrome won't let me in Firefox error SSL_ERROR_BAD_CERT_DOMAIN Chrome error NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID This website are harmless, i don't know why...
  10. M

    [SOLVED] Unknown Network Related Issue

    Greetings, Tom's Hardware Forums! I have an issue that has been plaguing my Network for a while now, but it was not until today that I decided to find out how to solve it. So, I have a ZTE Router/Modem (one of those garbage Chinese devices) that supplies a network to currently 4 devices, two...
  11. S

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 - Random Browser (Chrome, Opera) Freezes/ Not Happening only on Edge

    Hi guys, I have weird problem happening on my pc for a long time. I did a clean installation of Win 10 Pro Edition many times over the years, didn't help, here is my config.. MB- MSI 970A-G43 CPU - AMD FX6300 MEMORY - 12gb DDR3 - 800Mhz (happened before on only 1 stick of 8gb ram too) GPU -...
  12. S

    [SOLVED] Is my freezing nightmare over? Please check me out over here.

    First , let me say that the MB, CPU and Memory are all new with a retail oem of windows 10. After a few days, i started having issues. For a few days, when my pc wakes from sleep mode, there would be a screen with NO log in button. Doing the ctrl alt delete would bring it up and i could resume...
  13. K

    [SOLVED] Why do some pages not work properly on Firefox?

    Firefox has had issues with some pages since before their Quantum re-make. These pages work properly on Chrome. They can occur when you're trying to filling a form. I have had this happen more than once where I couldn't press 'Continue' on Firefox but I could on Chrome. It's not just that...
  14. TheStagGamer

    [SOLVED] Download speed slow on browsers compared to other programs and actual bandwidth.

    Hi there. I seem to have run into a problem where my downloads on browsers only download at a speed of 1.3MB/s. (Edge, Chrome, Chrome incogneto[With no extentions] + Firefox) Even when I download on steam at 5.8MB/s and on speedtest get around 50mbps. The file-hosting website doesn't seem to...
  15. T

    Question Google Chrome Extensions bypass

    I found a web-site that have (long video files) and in order to use 1080p it asks me to install their extension (720p works fine). The site is legit, but the extencion it self replaces search engine. Extension Required permissions: 'search_provider' - this permission is needed to change your...
  16. J

    Question Chrome/Desktop Malware

    Hello Tom's hardware. Recently, I've arrived at a frustrating issue, that is mostly likely malware, and I cannot get rid of it for the life of me. I've done multitudes of anti malware scans, (malwerebytes, adwcleaner,cc cleaner, etc).. to no avail. It seemed to work before and , found a...
  17. J

    Question Chrome crashes when i launch a link from another application

    Hi there, I have noticed that if i open a link to a website from an application when chrome is closed, chrome crashes and i have to restart it. Does anyone know how to fix this. Many thanks in advance.
  18. C

    [SOLVED] Why is my chrome so laggy

    Hello, it's been about a week since my chrome has been acting weird, chrome was always very fast for me and i've enjoyed it, but recently it became really slow, especially when I'm loading things like youtube videos or just big pages in general, but this never happened before. Another example...
  19. Theodwros Tenizis

    [SOLVED] My Chrome is a bit laggy

    Strix x470-F AMD 1700X Corsair 32GB 3000Mhz Msi 2060 6gb 960 Pro nvme Cpu is watercooled, under 30C idle under 45C load. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/9772/AAhaZE.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5003/KH1Ym1.jpg
  20. xCin1s

    [SOLVED] Why does my PC keeps Freezing while on Netflix?

    Hey Guys! I was wondering if you knew anything related to this problem and might be able to help. Here's the deal, I recently upgraded my PC and since then, almost every time I open Netflix (on Chrome) my PC freezes slightly and takes a while to unfreeze, this only happens on Netflix, that I...
  21. L

    Question Is it possible to hide Hardware Media Key Handling overlay/ui (but still have it functioned)?

    I recently bought a new keyboard which has media keys+volume dial. The volume dial works fine and so do the media keys when watching videos on Youtube. However the overlay is distracting as it's a big block with the picture preview and name/title. I'm just wondering if its possible to hide that...
  22. devilgodspider

    Question Website(s?) won't load on pc but do on other devices

    the website I've tried loading that refuses to load on only my pc is fandom.com and any page that belongs to that domain/main. google, youtube, facebook, twitter, gmail, all work properly. I've updated my LAN driver via my motherboard's website, I've put both DNS' IPv4 and 6 to Google's one...
  23. D

    Question Getting a DNS error/losing the ability to browse on new machine

    Ever since I finished my new computer build/windows 10 installation, I regularly (once every hour or 2) lose the ability to browse. I'll get a "no internet page" in chrome reporting " DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NO_INTERNET" and if I try to run troubleshoot it gives me something about a DNS error. All my...
  24. Z

    Question Videos lose quality on Chrome

    So if I play any YouTube video, I get some strange lines on the screen. I know it's not a faulty monitor, because with my TV the same happens and it also shows the lines on a screenshot. Here's the screenshot: There are blue/green lines all around the character's head, but it's most noticible...
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    Question Nahimic effects stopped working in Chrome!

    I noticed Nahimic stopped working in Google Chrome and Apex Legends, are there any fix? I uninstalled both Realtek and Nahimic multiple times but it still doesn't work. My system specs are GPU- Nvidia RTX2080 CPU- Ryzen 5 2600x RAM- 16 Gig Motherboard- MSI B450 Carbon Pro AC Windows Version-...
  26. notea

    [SOLVED] how do i stop chrome/browser from auto-starting a video

    Hi, as in the subject, Toms page sometimes have a video which auto-starts every time i click a link, how do i stop that from playing automatically. example the video inside the green box, link to the post on toms Thanks
  27. C

    Question Chrome not working after RAM upgrade, what could be the issue ?

    Today i upgraded my PC RAM from 4gb single channel to 8gb dual channel. And once i tried to launch google chrome it just shows up black, nothing. It doesnt show even the search bar or the minimize or exit button. I did try to reseat the RAM and reinstall chrome but still the same issue. I also...
  28. M

    Question Need recommendations on adblockers and alternative browsers

    I am looking at ditching Google Chrome due to my issues that Google is likely going to prevent the use of adblocking software on their browser. Like many web users, I am really annoyed with ads popping up on various video streams (especially YouTube) and when I am trying to read online news...
  29. editor1

    Question how to get notifications from youtube

    Hi My tablet gets notifications from youtube but not from google chrome. My desktop is only getting google chrome and no notifications from youtube.
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    Question Why does my mouse lag everytime I update windows?

    Hello, My mouse tends to lag a bit after every windows update I install. If you have ever experienced your mouse lagging after opening Chrome (when it has a lot of tabs), then you know what this problem looks like. Except what's so unusual about this problem is that it tends to go away after...
  31. Y

    [SOLVED] Cannot kill process for my browsers even after uninstalling

    So, I've been having this odd problem where I cannot browse in any browser at all. Every time I try to connect to a website, it keeps loading but never actually loads. It happened to me on Chrome first, then on Edge, and then on Internet Explorer. I am currently using a browser called BlueSky...
  32. TechyInAZ

    Discussion POLL: What Web Browser do you use and Why?

    Hello community! What web browsers do you use the most? I personally use Firefox the most, usually people say they use it for privacy reasons, but I use it firstly for speed as it is just as fast as Chrome if not faster, and I also like the privacy features they have. Then for a second browser...
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    Question Move multiple chrome profiles to a different computer (not linked to google account)

    Any way to do this? There's multiple profiles and not all of them are linked to google accounts. I seem to remember that in the past you could just copy and paste. But lately when i've tried all the settings vanish (bookmarks, etc). Specifically, i've tried moving...
  34. datgman7

    [SOLVED] Edge is the only browser that works, any other does not.

    Greetings. So a little bit of history: When I first built this PC and installed Windows 10, I installed Chrome. It did not work even though Edge did. I have tried tinkering with it but I just decided to download Fire Fox and that worked. Then everything went well until one day where Fire Fox...
  35. fastergrace

    Question Why is Chrome killing my computer?

    Alright, have quite the annoying issue on my hands here. I have a desktop running Windows 10 64bit with the i4770K processor, r9 280x graphics card, & 32 GB of ram - can give more details if needed. Over the past few days, Chrome has randomly gone from slowing a little, to slowing to a snails...
  36. B

    Question How to get surround in Chrome

    I've already tried the flags and command lines but i still doesn't work. It works perfectly on Netflix, so why won't chrome do the same?
  37. R

    Question Windows acting weird with highlighting and not letting me click on the windows I want. Also BSOD on update attempts

    So this has been going on for awhile now and I cannot figure out what is wrong. When I try to click into a chrome window by hovering over the chrome icon on the taskbar, it will do this flicker thing and then refuse to bring up the window I click when I manage to click it: (sorry, won't let me...
  38. J

    Question [PLEASE HELP] Google chrome search results fonts big and blurry?

    Today, suddenly when I used google to search for something, the search result fonts are big and blurry? this only happens when I am logged in to my google account. Not logged in and normal text (replace "dot" with "." because I couldn't post links)...
  39. Gosraj

    [SOLVED] Connected to Internet but it ain’t workin

    Hoo boy this new pic is givin me some gray hairs. So for some reason, I’m completely connected to the internet, but some things like Chrome and Steam straight up don’t work. However Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer work perfectly fine? Ya boi head hurt EDIT:resetting the network through...
  40. A

    Question Chrome not working after fresh windows 10 install

    I recently did a clean install of windows 10 and since, chrome no longer works. Both Edge and Firefox work fine, but chrome will not load any pages, the connection times out. (it can however load google searches.) I have uninstalled and reinstalled and that did not help. what else can I try? As...