Many windows users have recently experienced an unusual error called Roblox 403 forbidden error while trying to access the website URL in the Google Chrome browser. They are not able to do anything about it even after restarting the Chrome application a number of times.
There might be several potential reasons for this error and we have outlined and listed a few of them below.
- Chrome’s browsing history and other cache and corrupted data
- Unstable internet connection
- Incorrect website URL
- Extensions installed from third-party sources
After considering all of the aforementioned aspects, we’ve come up with a few fixes that may assist users in fixing this problem. If you’re having the same issue, check out the solutions in this article.
Fix 1 – Clear the Chrome’s Browsing Data, Cookies and other cache memory
The major reason for this problem is sometimes corrupted browsing data, cookies, and other cache data in Google Chrome.
As a result, it is preferable to clear Chrome’s browsing data and other data using the instructions outlined below.
Step 1: Open Google Chrome by pressing the windows key and typing google chrome.
Step 2: Select Google Chrome from the search results as shown below.
Step 3: In the Google Chrome application, Click three vertical dots (show more options) at the top right corner as shown.
Step 4: Then, Select Settings from the list.
Step 5: On the Settings page, Click Security and Privacy on the left menu as shown below.
Step 6: Click Clear Browsing data as shown below.
Step 7: Then, select All time as Time range.
Step 8: Check all the three checkboxes (Browsing history, Cookies and other site data & Cached images and files).
Step 9: Once done, Click Clear data to delete the browsing data of google chrome as shown below.
Step 9: After clearing the data, go back to Security and Privacy page by clicking on it on left menu.
Step 10: Select Cookies and other site data option as shown below.
Step 11: Scroll down the page and click See all site data and permissions.
Step 12: Once done, Click Clear all data option at the top right corner as shown.
Step 13: In the Clear all data window, Click Clear button to delete all the cookies stored in google chrome.
Step 14: Close the Settings page and restart the google chrome application once.
Now check if the problem still exists.
Fix 2 – Change the DNS Server Address
DNS Server addresses, like website urls and web servers, are a mapping of IP address to their corresponding domain name.
As a result, if the DNS server address is changed, the browser may display this error.
So we recommend changing the DNS server address on your PC through network connection, which is outlined in simple steps below.
Step 1: Press Windows + R keys together on your keyboard to open Run command box.
Step 2: Type ncpa.cpl in Run box and press Enter key to open Network Connections window.
Step 3: On the Network connections page, right click on the network connection that is in use either Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
Step 4: Then, Select Properties from the context menu as shown in the below screenshot.
Step 5: In the Network Properties window, Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) by clicking on it once.
Step 6: Then, Click Properties button below it.
Step 7: This will open the Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties window.
Step 8: Click Use the following DNS server addresses radio button as shown below.
Step 9: Enter 1 1 1 1 in the Preferred DNS server and 1 0 0 1 in the Alternate DNS server as shown.
Step 10: Close the TCP/IPv4 Properties window by clicking OK.
Step 11: Then, Close all the windows and restart the system once.
Step 12: After the system boots up, check if the problem still persists.
Hope this fixes the issue.
Fix 3 – Disable the Extensions in Chrome
For increased browser speed, extensions are always preferable. Inspite of improving the functionality of the chrome browser, extensions can be harmful to the browser if they are downloaded and isntalled from any third party unreliable sources.
So, we recommend our users that they disable the extensions in their chrome browser with the simple steps given below.
Step 1: Open Google Chrome by pressing the windows key and typing google chrome.
Step 2: Select Google Chrome from the search results as shown below.
Step 3: In a new tab, copy and paste the below given path and hit the Enter key.
chrome://extensions/
Step 4: On the Extensions page, click on toggle button of an extension (Eg. GoFullPage) to turn it Off as shown in the below screenshot.
Step 5: Repeat the same for all the other extensions that are installed in the Chrome browser.
Step 6: Once done, restart the chrome browser and check if the problem appears or not.
Hope this solved the issue.
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