Windows
Chrome crash on a remote desktop blocked site access
Chrome on the remote desktop crashed and became unresponsive, and the site reported that it was not secured. Restarting the virtual desktop cleared the problem and the site opened again.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-01-26.
Affects
Apps
- Chrome
Hardware
- Virtual desktop
What you see
- Chrome crashed and became unresponsive on the remote desktop
- The site would not open and showed that it was not secured
Why it happens
Likely Suspected hung Chrome session on the virtual desktop
When it shows up
A user can log into the remote desktop but Chrome is crashed or unresponsive and the site says it is not secured
You are in this case if:
- Chrome is unresponsive on the remote desktop
- The page shows the message 'not secured'
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-01-26. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.