What is Chrome://Components in Chrome? Google Chrome is among the most preferred web browsers owing to its efficiency, speed, and security. It is open-sourced, and we can launch it easily. Also, we can access it on any operating system. Updates versions of Chrome are developed and released regularly with improved features.
Normally, the update process occurs in the background automatically. However, there may be occasional errors regarding Chrome updates, which cause errors while using the browser. The error may be regarding the update of Chrome browser, or of any of Chrome Components. This article is about the process of updating individual components of Chrome using Chrome://Components.
In case the latest update to Google Chrome has not been installed automatically, the user can get it done easily. Click the three-dot icon of Chrome menu, select “Help” and then click “About Google Chrome.” Alternatively, type “Chrome://Chrome” in the address bar and press Enter. In the new tab or window, the available updates shall be visible. Click the Relaunch button to install it.
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Chrome://Components Page
Often, there may be problems despite the Chrome browser being up-to-date. The user may encounter a “component not updated” error while using Chrome. This error occurs when Chrome’s components are not updated. In such a case, we must update the individual components manually.
Chrome components are not add-ons, but items integral to the functioning of the browser. Some of the components include the following:
PNaCl: This is a technology which enables the running of native code from a browser.
Recovery: We use this for repairing any installation or update on Chrome.
Adobe Flash Player: This is a crucial tool for running various online contents like videos or games.
Widevine Content Decryption Module: We need this tool to run many online applications like video streaming, for example, Netflix.
The above components, and many others, help the browser perform many of its functions, which enable the user to access diverse contents, apps, and services through the browser. If you have not updated these components, you may encounter the “component not updated” error while using any feature of Chrome.
To update the Chrome components manually, go to the components page. For this, type “chrome://components” in the address bar and hit Enter. We have listed all the components of Chrome on this page. To update any or all of them, click the “Check for updates” button for each one. Then we have to relaunch Chrome. The “component not updated” error will be fixed, and you can use the browser effectively.
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Conclusion
Thus, this article has discussed the nature of the Google Chrome://Components, and the way to ensure that they are updated. Chrome updates usually keep happening automatically in the background, and we usually don’t need to worry about them. However, update-related errors are not unheard of, and we may have to update Chrome or its components manually.
Whenever an error on Chrome may occur, we can first check whether the browser is up-to-date. If you have already updated it, then the problem lies with any of the components. In such a case, go to the components page as shown and manually update each component. Hopefully, this article was of help in this regard.