Situatie
Are you trying to view an important PDF document, but Google Chrome won’t open it? There are various reasons why Google Chrome might fail to open your PDF file. Fortunately, there are a few ways to fix the issue and make Google Chrome open PDF files as usual on your device. Let’s check out those fixes in detail.
Solutie
1. Allow PDF Files to Open in Chrome
Google Chrome has built-in settings for managing PDF files. If you have enabled the setting to download PDFs, Chrome will download them instead of opening them in preview mode. This setting is usually turned off by default, but you may have enabled it accidentally, or a third-party app may have changed it.
You must enable the PDF preview option to continue viewing PDFs in Google Chrome. To do this, open Chrome, click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner and select “Settings”. Then, select “Privacy and Security” from the left sidebar and click “Site Settings” in the right pane.
Scroll down and click the “Additional Content Settings” option.
Click “PDF Documents” in the menu that appears.
Select the “Open PDFs in Chrome” option.
Restart Chrome and check if you can open PDF files.
2. Clear Cookies and Cache Data
If PDF files are not rendering properly or opening at all in Google Chrome, corrupted cache and cookies data are likely the cause. In this situation, you’ll have to clear your cookies and cache data to solve the issue.
Open Chrome, click on three vertical dots in the top-right corner, and choose “Settings”. Then, choose “Privacy and Security” from the left sidebar and click “Clear Browsing Data” in the right pane.
Choose “All Time” from the Time range drop-down menu, and check the “Cookies and Other Site Data” and “Cached Images and Files” boxes. Then, click “Clear Data”.
After that, restart Chrome and check if the problem continues.
3. Disable and Then Enable Hardware Acceleration
Another reason why PDF files might fail to open in Google Chrome is because a compatibility issue between Chrome’s PDF viewer and your video driver. To resolve this compatibility issue, try disabling and re-enabling Chrome’s hardware acceleration feature.
To do that, open the Chrome settings page, choose “System” from the left sidebar, and turn off the “Use Hardware Acceleration When Available” toggle in the right panel.
After that, restart Chrome and then re-enable hardware acceleration toggle. You should now be able to view PDF files without any issues.
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