ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED in Google chrome

When you are trying to access a website in your google chrome sometimes you will be  seeing this site cant be reached and refused to connect error ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED in Google chrome browser, it may be any operating system, like windows, mac or using android and this is due to firewall settings in your google chrome browse, by making few tweaks in your google chrome settings you can fix this error easily, lets, see how to fix this ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED in Google chrome.

There are several different methods to fix ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED in Google chrome by changing proxy settings in chrome and by using winsock method by command prompt and flush dns etc.

How to fix ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED in Google chrome:

Change proxy settings in chrome to fix error connecting refused:

Step 1: Click on 3 dots on top of your chrome browser.

Step 2: Click on settings.

Step 3: Once you open chrome settings, search for proxy

Step 4: Open proxy settings and make it automatically detect settings in LAN settings and click ok and apply.

Step 5: Now open network and sharing center and click on your wifi name.

Step 6: Click on Properties.

Step 7: Select Internet protocal version 4 (TCP/IPv4) properties.

Step 8: Choose obtain ip address automatically and obtain dns server address automatically.

Step 9: Click ok and Apply and close the settings.

That’s it once you change this settings, you will not receive ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED in Google chrome any more.

Disabling Service in windows 10 to fix error connecting refused:

Step 1:  In windows search bar search for services and open services settings.

Step 2: Search for DNS CLIENT and right click on it and click on restart.

Step 3: Once DNS client gests restarted clos the services settings.

By disabling dns client as well you can fix this error connection refused in google chrome.

IP config Methods using Command Prompt in chrome to fix error connecting refused:

Step 1: Right click on start menu and open cmd and run as administrator.

Step 2: Type ipconfig /release and hit enter

Step 3: Now type ipconfig /flushdns and hit enter

Step 4: Now type ipconfig /renew and hit enter

Step 5: Now type exit.

By releasing ip and renewing your ip and flushing dns of your computer also fixes this issue of error connection refused.

SFC scan method to fix error connecting refused:

Step 1: Open command prompt and run as administrator

Step 2: Type prompt and hit enter.

Step 3: Now type sfc /scanfile=c:\windows\system32\ieframe.dll and hit enter

Step 4: Now type sfc /verifyfile= c:\windows\system32\ieframe.dll and hit enter.

Step 5: Now type assoc and hit enter

Step 6: Now perform a checkdisk by typing chkdsk in command prompt and hit enter.

Step 7: Now exit command prompt.

That’s it by using sfc scan as well you can fix this error by executing above commands in you windows command prompt to fix error connection refused.

By following above different methods you can easily fix ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED in Google chrome on your computer or laptop successfully.