Some Chrome users experienced issues when opening Microsoft sites in the web browser as they were greeted by a 'this site can't be reached' error instead of the real website. This happened on different Microsoft properties but not all of them. I experienced it when I tried to open the Microsoft Web Store for instance, but also elsewhere if sign in was required to access the content. The error message reads in full: This site can't be reached www.microsoft.com unexpectedly closed the connectin Try Checking the connectin Checking the proxy and the firewall Running Windows Network Diagnostics The issue was not on my top list of issues that I wanted to investigate as I'm not using Chrome as my main browser. It appears however that many users are affected by the issue. Avast download for mac. Avast Software s.r.o. Is a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. In July 2016, Avast reached an agreement to buy AVG for $1.3 billion. AVG was a large IT security company that sold software for desktops and mobile devices. Avast Free Antivirus raises the bar on security with real-time protection, intelligent threat-detection, and added security for your network, passwords, and browser. Easy to install and easy to use, no other free antivirus comes close. ![]() ![]() Chrome Error This Site Cannot Be ReachedPaul Thurott the issue on Twitter, and a solution was found eventually that seems to resolve the issue for most users. Apparently, it is a cookie issue that is prevent Chrome from connecting to select Microsoft's sites and web pages. While you could go ahead and clear all cookies, something that you do by using the shortcut Ctrl-Shift-Del, making sure 'Cookies and other site and plugin data' and 'the beginning of time' under Obliterate the following items are selected, it is overkill as you will delete all cookies not just the ones set on Microsoft sites. You may want to do the following instead: Step 1: Go to the Microsoft website, or a page the error is thrown on. Step 2: Click on the little icon in front of the Microsoft web address. Chrome displays the number of cookies set by the site.
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