

If you’re currently struggling to resolve the same error message, this article will provide you with several different troubleshooting steps. Some users have discovered that by uninstalling the latest version and installing an older build (older than version 72.0) the problem was no longer occurring. Chrome bug – Although we haven’t been able to confirm this yet, several users are suggesting that the issue can also occur due to an unresolved bug.

If this scenario is applicable, you should be able to resolve the issue by reinstalling Google Chrome altogether. This is typically reported to occur after a browser hijacker or adware is removed by a security suite.

This has the potential of conflicting with Google’s own virus scanning tool, which might end up making the waiting time a lot longer than usual. The file is being blocked by a 3rd party Antivirus – If you’re using a 3rd party antivirus, it’s possible that the issue is being caused by a 3rd party AV suite that is insisting on scanning the file once the download is complete.If this scenario is applicable, there’s nothing you can do about it as the Content-Length header is optional. Server is missing the Content-Length header – If you noticed that the download stays at 100% for a lot of time before finally showing as completed, chances are the issue occurs because the server you’re downloading from is missing the “Content-Length” header.
