You can directly use the Chrome built-in cleanup tool to find harmful software on your computer and then remove it. You need to take measures to clear your computer to find and remove viruses and malware. If so, your computer may be infected by viruses or malware. There is another possibility: PDF won’t open in Chrome in incognito mode. If needed, you can remove this extension from Chrome to solve the issue. If the issue re-appears after enabling one extension, that extension should be responsible for this issue.
To find out that extension, you can disable all extensions in Chrome and then re-enable them one at a time. If yes, it is an extension that causes the Chrome PDF viewer not working issue. Then, you can try to open your PDF file using Chrome to see whether it can successfully open it. You can click the 3-dot menu in Chrome and then select New incognito window. Here, we tell you a method to find it out.įirst, you can use Chrome in incognito mode to check whether it is an extension-related issue. If there is more than one extension, you are not sure which one is the culprit. If you have installed some extensions in Chrome, you should consider that this issue is caused by one extension. If it can’t help you out, you can continue trying the next solution.
You may discover that your Chrome still downloads some PDF files instead of directly opening them. However, this method is not working for all PDF files. Turn off the switch for Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Chrome. Scroll down to the Content section and then click Additional content settings.ĥ. Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings.ģ. To fix this problem, you can disable the PDF downloads feature in Chrome.Ģ. Sometimes, when you want to view a PDF using Chrome, you find that the browser downloads it instead of opening it. Method 1: Disable PDF Downloads in Chrome