After Leo allowed Chrome through his antivirus firewall, the stock photo site loaded instantly. He smiled, saved a few images, and never again confused a firewall error for a broken browser.
Then he remembered: yesterday, he’d installed a new antivirus suite that included a strict firewall. The firewall was blocking Chrome from reaching certain websites, thinking they were risky. how do i change my firewall settings on google chrome
Chrome doesn’t control the firewall; the firewall controls Chrome. You change firewall settings in your OS or security software—not in the browser itself. After Leo allowed Chrome through his antivirus firewall,