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Chrome PDF viewer not working [Full Fix]

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Have you’ve been facing thiserror messageDisabled by Enterprise Policy, when you’re trying to access PDF viewer on Google Chrome?

If the answer is Yes, then you should read this article until the end. We have a very easy and simple solution that will help you solve this issue.

First of all, before going to the solution, let’s see what is the reason behind thiserror message, why does it happen, and how we can prevent it from happening in the future.

You’ll have to start by checking ifChrome‘sPDFviewer is enabled or not. You can check this by simply opening aPDFby usingChrome.

So, ifChromeis able to openPDFs, then the viewer is working properly, but ifChromeis not openingPDFs, then the viewer has probably been disabled.

If you’re using an older version of, you will need to navigate tochrome://pluginsand see if it’s disabled or enabled.

How do I enable the Chrome PDF viewer?

1. Install Adobe Acrobat Reader

Why waste time with a malfunctioning browser when you can get the native desktop application?

We are referring, of course, toAdobe Acrobat Readeran excellent tool to view PDF documents safely and legitimately.

With this tool, not only you will view your files but you will also be able to create, encrypt or decrypt them easily.

If you’re interested in a good OCR tool, Adobe Acrobat Reader has it built in so you can transform your documents into editable text with absolutely no effort.

Also, with this awesome software, you will be able to share your documents or access them from all your devices.

Acrobat Reader is a full-featured document management tool that integrates additional collaboration features like comments, digital signatures, and more.

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2. Reinstall Chrome

You will have to reinstallGoogle Chromeand restart the computer after that.

Here’s how to Reinstall Chrome from Windows settings:1. Type remove in the taskbar and open theAdd or remove programspanel.2. Find Chrome in the list and selectUninstalland wait for the process to complete.3. Download Chrome and reinstall it.

Alternatively, you can use dedicateduninstaller software. These are often times more efficient in removing any trace of your files.

By using uninstaller software, you’ll ensure thatGoogle Chromeis completely removed along with all of its files and registry entries.

3. Enable the Chrome PDF viewer

After you have checked ifChrome‘sPDFviewer is enabled or not, the next step will be to re-enable it. The only way to do this is to go tochrome://settings/privacy.You can access this by usingGoogle Chrome‘s address bar.

If you’re looking for an easier solution to access this page, you can open theOptionsmenu from the Chrome window and press onSettings, then go toPrivacy and Settings. It’s the same solution, but maybe you’ll find it easier to access it like this.

Now, look for theContent Settings.Go toContent Settings, and locatePDFDocuments.

Being in the optionPDFDocuments,it will appear a switch for openingPDFswith another program.

This means that when this switch inONposition, yourGoogle ChromePDFviewer is disabled. So, what you’ll have to do now is to turn it off to re-enable the ChromePDFviewer. Nothing easier than that.

We really hope that this solution above will work for you andGoogle ChromePDFviewer will act properly from now on.

However, if thiserror messagewill appear again, you will need to repeat the solutions above and it will be fixed again.

Hopefully, one of these solutions was helpful and your ChromePDFviewer is working properly without theDisabled by Enterprise Policyerror message.

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Chrome PDF viewer not working [Full Fix]#

How do I enable the Chrome PDF viewer?#

1. Install Adobe Acrobat Reader#

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2. Reinstall Chrome#

3. Enable the Chrome PDF viewer#