8 Best Fixes for Facebook Not Loading in Google Chrome on Mac and Windows

Facebook is still among the most preferred social media platforms. If you feel overwhelmed or distracted by the likes and reactions, you can go ahead and hide your likes to attain peace of mind. But sometimes Facebook fails to load on the Google Chrome browser.

If you cannot access your Facebook account in Google Chrome on your computer, this post will share the best ways to fix Facebook not loading in Google Chrome on Mac and Windows.

1. Check Your Internet Connection

Let’s begin with the most basic solutions. The first one is to check the strength of your internet connection. You can run a speed test on your Mac or Windows PC to check if your Internet Service Provider is not facing any downtime. If you’ve a dual-band router and have connected your device to the 5GHz frequency band, we recommend sitting closer to the router.

2. Try Using Incognito Mode

Another basic solution is loading Facebook in Incognito Mode on Google Chrome. This is a quick hack that enables faster loading of websites that don’t launch in the standard browsing window. So you can open Google Chrome and press Command + Shift + N (Mac) keys or Control + Shift + N (Windows) keys to launch the Incognito Mode. Then, visit Facebook website and check if the problem is solved.

3. Force Quit and Relaunch Chrome

Like on your mobile, you can force quit and relaunch Google Chrome on your Mac or Windows PC to give it a fresh start, especially if it has been running in the background for quite some time. Read our post to learn about how to force quit a program on Windows 11.

Force Quit on Mac

Step 1: Click the Apple logo at the top-left corner.

Step 2: Select Force Quit.

Step 3: Select Google Chrome from the list of apps and click the Force Quit button.

4. Clear Facebook Cache and Cookies

Clearing Cache and Cookies for a website in Google Chrome will remove all your preferences and login data. The purpose of Cache and Cookies is to speed up your internet browsing experience. After you clear those cache and cookies, you’ll need to login in again into Facebook and it might be slow initially to gather fresh cache to make you experience better over time. The steps remain the same for Mac and Windows.

Step 1: Open Google Chrome on your Mac or Windows PC.

Step 2: Click the three vertical dots at the top-right corner.

Step 3: Select Settings.

Step 4: Select Privacy and Security.

Step 5: Select ‘Cookies and other site data.’

Step 6: Scroll down and click ‘See All Site Data and Permissions.’

Step 7: Click on Search at the top-right corner and type Facebook. 

Step 8: Click on ‘Clear Displayed Data.’

Step 9: Click on Clear to confirm.

5. Change DNS Settings

DNS or Domain Name System is the default server that your Internet Service Provider assigns for browsing the internet. The speed of the assigned DNS server is responsible for your browsing experience. So if Facebook is still not loading in Google Chrome, you can try changing the DNS settings.

Change DNS Server on Mac

Step 1: Press Command + Spacebar to open Spotlight Search, type System Settings, and press Return to open System Settings app.

Step 2: Click on Network from the left sidebar.

Step 3: Click on Wi-Fi.

Step 4: Click on Details next to the name of your connected Wi-Fi network.

Step 5: Select DNS from the left sidebar.

Step 6: Click the Plus icon under DNS Servers.

Step 7: Add a new DNS entry from free public DNS service providers like Google (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4), Cloudflare (1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1), or Quad9 (9.9.9.9, 149.112.112.112).

Step 8: Close the Network window and launch Google Chrome to check if the problem is solved.

Windows users can read our post to change the DNS server in Windows 11.

6. Disable Faulty Extensions

Google Chrome offers a plethora of extensions that enable additional features and improve your browsing experience. But some extensions stop receiving updates and become outdated. If you have a lot of them in your browser, try disabling them one by one to check if any of them is faulty enough to cause Facebook loading issues. The steps remain the same for Mac and Windows.

Step 1: Open Google Chrome on your Mac or Windows PC.

Step 2: Click the Extensions icon at the top-right corner.

Step 3: Click on Manage Extensions.

Step 4: Click on Disable or Remove under an extension. Then, try opening Facebook in a new tab.

If it doesn’t work, you can keep repeating the steps and check which extension is causing the issue.

7. Update Google Chrome

If Facebook is still not loading for you, we suggest updating the version of Google Chrome on your Mac or Windows PC. Installing a new version will be free of bugs or glitches compared to the current version.

Step 1: Open Chrome on your Mac or Windows PC.

Step 2: Click the three dots in the top-right corner and select Help.

Step 3: Click on About Chrome.

Step 4: If an update is available, download and install it.

Step 5: Relaunch Chrome and check if the problem is solved.

8. Check Facebook Server Status

If none of the solutions have worked for you, Facebook site might be facing some problems. You can visit Downdetector and check if Facebook servers are responding. If there’s any outage, you will have to wait for some time for the issue to get fixed.

Use Facebook in Chrome

These solutions should let you start using Facebook again in Chrome on your computer. You can also read our post to know how to save videos from the Facebook Watch tab.