When you are trying to open some websites in a browser you may face a “Pr_connect reset error”. This error prevents you to open that particular website and view its contents. This error might be due to firewall issues, network issues, etc. Firstly try to restart your computer and check if the error still exists. If yes, then this article has a few solutions to solve the problem. Let us start!
Method 1: Clear Browser Cache
Step 1: Open the chrome browser and click on the three dots at the top right corner
Step 2: From the appeared list, click on More tools
Step 3: From the fly out list, select clear browsing data
Step 4: Choose the time range as all time
Step 5: Click on the checkbox beside browsing history, cookies, and other site and cached images and files
Step 6: Then click on the Clear data button
Step 7: Restart the system and check if the issue is solved.
Method 2: Disable Proxy Settings And VPN On Your PC
Step 1: Open Windows settings using Windows + I keys together
Step 2: Click on Network & Internet
Step 3: On the left side, click on VPN
Step 4: On the right side, disable Allow VPN over metered networks and Allow VPN while roaming by clicking on the toggle bar
Step 5: On the left side, click on Proxy
Step 6: On the right side, under Manual proxy setup, disable the proxy server by clicking on the toggle bar below use a proxy server (blue color should not be present on the toggle bar)
Method 3: Remove The Third Party Firewall And Antivirus
If you are using any third party antivirus it may cause the error. So disable or remove the antivirus you are using. To uninstall it follow the below steps.
Step 1: Open the run prompt using Windows + R keys
Step 2: Type appwiz.cpl in the run prompt and hit enter. This will open the programs and features window
Step 3: Find for the third party antivirus and right click on it and click on uninstall
Method 4: Flush DNS
Step 1: Open the Command prompt. To do that type cmd in the windows search bar then hold Ctrl + Shift keys and hit enter
Step 2: Copy the below command and paste it in the command prompt then hit enter
ipconfig /flushdns
Step 3: Wait for the command to execute and then check if the issue is solved.
Method 5: Disable The Extensions In Chrome
Step 1: Open the chrome browser and click on the three dots at the top right corner
Step 2: From the appeared list, click on More tools
Step 3: From the fly out list select extensions
Step 4: Disable each extensions by clicking on its toggle bar (blue color should disappear from the toggle bar). Now check if the issue is resolved.
Method 6: Enable DNS Over HTTPS In Chrome
Step 1: Open the chrome browser and click on the three dots at the top right corner
Step 2: From the appeared list, click on Settings
Step 3: On the left side, click on Privacy and security
Step 4: Click on Security at the right
Step 5: Enable Use secure DNS by clicking on the toggle bar beside it
Step 6: Select any one of the providers by clicking on the drop down menu and then check if the issue is solved.
Method 7: Connect To A Different Network
If none of the above solutions work, then try to connect to a different network. Sometimes there might be a chance if you are using a private or organization network it might restrict you the access to some websites. So try connecting to a different network and also try to access the website in other browsers and check if the issue is solved.
That’s it! I hope this article is helpful and let us know which of the above method you applied and got it done. Thank you!!