I use Google’s Chrome browser a lot. Its fast, websites display correctly and there’s usually less problems.
But this week I started getting problems with webpages hanging in Google Chrome. I tested this on a couple of different PC’s and found that it affected both Windows and Mac OS X. After further testing I discovered the problems only occurred on website with Flash. In each case the page would appear to forever be loading and Google Chrome Browser would eventually stop responding.
After disabling Flash, Chrome is working as fast if not faster than it used to.
How to disable Flash in Google Chrome Browser
- Open a new tab in google chrome
- In the address bar type:
about:plugins then hit the ‘enter’ key.
Ignore the suggestions that come up. - Locate the entry for “Flash” or “Shockwave Flash”. (Note: you may have two entries for Flash, if so apply the next step to both copies of Flash).
- Click the Disable link for flash
After disabling flash, website should become responsive again.
Note that by disabling flash some sites may not work correctly if they rely too much on flash. In which case you can follow the above steps to enable flash. There will be an “Enable” link if flash is already disabled.