How to Perform Force-Refresh in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge

If any webpage or website is not working properly or displaying the old content, try force refreshing it. Although, all browsers have a specific refresh button in the toolbar, this button only reloads the page. Sometimes just reloading the page won’t solve the problem. If you’re facing any trouble with web page content, you should try Force-Refresh. Performing this will clear the data of the webpage, including cache and reload the page with the updated information. You just have to press some keys on your keyboard together to perform Force-Refresh. Here are the keyboard shortcuts you should use in your browser to Force-Refresh a page.

How to perform Force-Refresh in Google Chrome

Chrome browser has a refresh button just left of the address bar. If you want to perform force refresh, then use the below instructions.

On Windows PC:

•    When you’re on the page and you want to refresh it, press and hold the ‘Ctrl’ button on your keyboard and then click the ‘Refresh’ icon on the screen. Alternatively, while holding the ‘Ctrl’ button, you can press the ‘F5’ button on your keyboard to Force-Refresh the page.

On Mac:

•    Make sure you’re on the page you want to refresh.

•    Press and hold down the ‘Shift’ button on the keyboard.

•    Then click the ‘Refresh’ button of the Chrome. Instead of clicking you can use another keyboard shortcut in Mac, hold down ‘Shift + Command’ button and then press the ‘R’ button.

How to perform Force-Refresh in Mozilla Firefox

On Windows PC:

•    Press and hold the ‘Ctrl’ button.

•    Keep holding and pressing the ‘F5’ key.

•    Alternatively, you can use one more key combination to Force-Refresh a page in Firefox for Windows, hold down ‘Shift + Ctrl’ button then press the ‘R’ button.

On Mac:

The procedure for performing Force-Refresh in Firefox for macOS is exactly the same as in Chrome for Mac. You can the same buttons instruction given above for Google Chrome.

How to perform Force-Refresh in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge browser is only supported on Windows PC. If you’re using Edge on your computer and encountering trouble with a web page, try force refreshing. Here is how.

•    Hold down the ‘Ctrl’ button on your keyboard when you’re on the page you want to refresh.

•    Then press the ‘F5’ key.

This will clear the page’s cache and reload it with updated content. You can use the same buttons in Internet Explorer to perform Force-Refresh.

John Perley is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, John has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.

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How to fix poor video quality issue in Chrome

If you have a habit of watching videos daily or like watching new movie trailers, songs, videos, etc, the =n in most likelihood you use YouTube. You may face lousy video quality issue, sometimes it is because of bad connection and sometimes because of video content. If you’re also facing the same while watching a video in Google Chrome, then here is how to fix it and get a better video quality.

You can fix the bad video quality issue in Google Chrome by:

1.    Updating your Chrome browser.

2.    Adjusting video resolution.

3.    Turning off hardware acceleration.

4. Changing data usage settings.

Steps to update Google Chrome browser:

Although the Chrome will updates automatically if the settings are enabled in your browser. You can check the settings and also update it manually.

1.    Open ‘Google Chrome’ application.

2.    Click the ‘3-dots icon’ at the top right corner.

3.    Click ‘Help’ in the menu.

4.    Click on ‘About Google Chrome.’

A new tab will open, and Chrome start checking for the latest version if there is an update available then it starts installing it. When your Google Chrome updates successfully, you’ll see the “Relaunch” option. Click the ‘Relaunch’ button to open your browser with the latest version.

How to adjust video resolution in Google Chrome

Most of the users use YouTube to watch videos. It automatically chooses the video resolution according to your connection and video. But you can also adjust it manually. Here are the steps to change video resolution on YouTube.

1.    While watching a video, click the ‘Cog’ icon at the bottom of the video screen.

2.    Click on ‘Quality.’

3.    Select the resolution from the options.

That’s it! You can also add some extension like” Turn off the Lights” and “Magic Actions extension”  to your Chrome to adjust the video resolution with some other advanced settings.

How to disable hardware acceleration in Google Chrome

While playing a video in chrome if you’re seeing flashing elements, green screen, or video stuttering, then it may happen because of enabled hardware acceleration. You can disable the feature with the below steps.

1.    Open ‘Google Chrome’ application.

2.    Click the ‘3-dots icon’ at the top right corner.

3.    Click ‘Settings’ in the menu.

4.    Click on ‘Advanced’ in the settings tab.

5.    Scroll down to the ‘System’ settings.

6.    Click and disable the ‘Hardware acceleration’ switch.

7.    After that, restart the Chrome browser to save changes.

How to adjust data usage settings

If you’re a Netflix user and watching videos in your Chrome browser on Netflix, then you can adjust data usage settings to solve the issue.

1.    Open ‘Netflix’.

2.    Log in with your Netflix account.

3.    Scroll down and click on ‘Playback settings’ under “My Profile.”

4.    Select “High or Medium’ data usage.

5.    And click ‘Save.’

That’s it! Enjoy your video with better quality.

David Maxwell is a creative person who has been writing blogs and articles about cyber security. He writes about the latest updates regarding McAfee.com/activate and how it can improve the work experience of users. His articles have been published in many popular e-magazines, blogs and websites.

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