Why does Warning: Unresponsive script error appear? How to fix it?
In the background, websites are large pieces of code regular users can't see. Thanks to coding techniques, they are organized in the nice and comprehensive way we regularly access them in. The unresponsive script error appears when Google Chrome fails to load the JavaScript code and the website you are trying to visit.
The most common reasons behind this error are:
In order to fix this error, check out the solutions below, and follow them to the letter.
Reloading the website, via the reload button, can resolve the Warning: Unresponsive script error.
In case if reloading the website didn't work, closing the web browser and reopening it can resolve the issue, too, as it will restart the web browser's plugins, and extensions, one of which may be causing the warning to appear.
An outdated browser may cause many problems, one of them being the script error in Google Chrome, because the web browser doesn't have the tools needed to access the website. To fix this error message, you need to update your web browser to the latest version.
Despite the fact that updates should be installed automatically, check if there is an update available for your browser and update to it, through the web browser itself, or on the developer's website.
To update Google Chrome, follow the steps below:
Update the operating system to the latest version, when one is available. Aside from the numerous security benefits, your computer will get many improvements, which would address the Warning: Unresponsive script error. A script on this page may be busy or may have stopped responding.
To learn how to update your device's operating system, check out the don't know how to update my operating system solutions.
It is possible that a virus damaged your computer's files, some of which are needed for your computer to be able to access websites. Scan your computer for viruses, using an antivirus software and remove them, if detected.
After removing the viruses, pay more attention to what you open online, which email you open, which programs you install, and more. Also, make sure to update your antivirus and operating system regularly. To learn more how to protect your computer and clean it from viruses and other types of malicious software, feel free to check the Computer virus protection guide.
It is possible that the firewall or antivirus blocks an element of the website needed for you to be able to visit the website, in its opinion, with the best intentions. If this is the case, all you need to do is to access the firewall and antivirus settings, and make modifications to what the firewall or antivirus settings should consider a threat.
Note: If you don't feel comfortable adjusting these settings, make sure to consult guides, or a tech-savvier friend.
Corrupt cached data and cookies can be the reason behind the Warning: Unresponsive script error message. In this case, you just need to clear the cache files, the cookies and all the unnecessary data from your computer.
To learn how to clear the browser's cached data and cookies, follow the steps below:
The purpose of web browser extensions is to improve your browsing experience. Unfortunately, for various reasons, they can sometimes be the culprit for errors, including Warning: Unresponsive script. If that is the case, you will need to disable the extension(s), to fix this issue.
It's easier if you don't have many browser extensions, but if you do, to find the "bad" extension, you will need to disable them one by one, until you find the one.
To disable web browser extensions:
Maybe your computer and web browser need more time to process the website, or maybe the website itself is the culprit, i.e. has difficulties that are being worked on. If you can't open a certain website, but you can open other websites, then this is very likely the case.
Enter the website's URL in the address bar, and press the Enter button. Then, wait for a couple of minutes and if the website won't load then try again, by pressing the reload button.
Everything you do on your computer leaves behind residues known as temp files. A small amount of these files won't pose a threat, but a greater amount of temp files left to accumulate, can considerably slow down your computer and web browser, resulting in errors in Google Chrome.
Mac OS tries to clean temp files by itself, however, dedicated applications like CCleaner for Mac, MacBooster, would be more efficient. Make sure to clean the temp files on a weekly basis.
Disabling the hardware acceleration can fix the Warning: Unresponsive script error, as it may be stopping the script from successful execution.
To disable hardware acceleration, feel free to follow the steps below:
Maybe the website itself has an issue in the code that has to be resolved. Unfortunately, there is nothing you, as a user, can do about it, as only the website's administrator can fix it.
Contact the website's administrator and let them know about the script error. You should not have any errors once they fix the issue.
If you don’t receive the email in the next 2 minutes please check your junk folder, and add [email protected] to your safe sender list.