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title: "I have enabled the Chrome PDF Viewer but the PDF files are still downloading. How to stop this and view these PDF files within Chrome?"  
description: "I have enabled the Chrome PDF Viewer but the PDF files are still downloading. How to stop this and view these PDF files within Chrome?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-18  
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category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["pdf file", "pdf viewer", "troubleshooting", "chrome"]  
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# I have enabled the Chrome PDF Viewer but the PDF files are still downloading. How to stop this and view these PDF files within Chrome?

I have enabled the [Chrome](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/303260/discover-google-s-latest-ip-protection-privacy-test-feature-in-chrome) [PDF Viewer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95133/why-am-i-not-able-to-open-a-pdf-through-pdf-viewer-and-reader-is-installed) but the [PDF files](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94935/why-does-chrome-on-android-not-open-pdf-files-like-chrome-on-windows-linux-can) are still downloading. How to stop this and [view](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84897/nasa-video-shows-a-giant-churning-tornado-on-the-sun-latest-view-2023) these PDF files within Chrome?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- Select the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner of your Chrome web browser.
- From the drop-down menu, **choose Settings.**
- Select Advanced from the left-hand vertical menu.
- From the submenu that appears, select Privacy and security.
- Select Site Configuration.
- Select [PDF](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/324617/libro-el-imperio-eres-t-pdf-epub) documents from the Permissions list of options by scrolling down.
- To turn the feature on or off, click the toggle switch next to Download PDF [files](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23302/the-importance-and-advantage-of-keeping-your-important-files-on-the-cloud) instead of automatically opening them in Chrome.
- Select a PDF document file in Chrome to test the configuration modification. You should see the file download to your computer if you enabled the setting. The PDF should open in a new tab in Chrome if you disabled the option.
- If you disable the setting so that the PDF file is downloaded rather than opened in Chrome, the file will open in your normal PDF software.

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