Problem with Refresh/Reload on all/any page I open?

[Rosinish]

I would appreciate any help please but not in too Technical terms?

Whenever I sign in - as well as my Google UK Homepage, regardless of what site I go on, the top left shows ⟳ i.e. Refresh/Reload  (I live in UK)!

Not sure I have all the info. needed but...

Toshiba Laptop - Windows 10 - Google Chrome

I'm having trouble uploading jpegs at times if it helps?

Annie

[andrewalston]

Are you referring to the Chrome's operational controls just to the left of where the URL goes?

If so, it OUGHT to be there. It will have left arrow and right arrow symbols just to its left, for going back to the previous page, then forward again.

Clicking it just reloads the current page. That's very useful when information on a page is updated, such as the score in a football match. It's also useful when things stall for no apparent reason, such as when Ancestry refuses to show you the image you want and the page just has the rotating "progressing" animation. The root cause of that is their servers being overloaded, and your request has been lost.

[Rosinish]

Thanks Andrew,

When I 1st open a page there's an 'X' showing then it changes to the refresh symbol, can't say I ever noticed before?

Annie

[arthurk]

I think what you're seeing is fairly standard on modern browsers.

While a page is loading it shows the 'X', and clicking that stops it loading. This can be useful if for example something on the page isn't working properly and it repeatedly reloads on its own - or if you just change your mind about visiting that page.

Once the page is fully loaded the 'X' changes to the circular arrow refresh symbol.

[AngusMcCoatup]

The X allows you to stop loading a page that is taking too long. Once the page is fully loaded, the icon will change to the ⟳ symbol so you can refresh the current page if you wish, such as watching an online auction site counting down through the final seconds.

Aye, just what arthur says.

[Rosinish]

Thanks Guys,

I was sure I'd always had an 'X' showing but it's a newish contraption, not used to it & possibly looking for faults as it's not Vista (last OS) nor XP (prior to Vista & best of all).

Happy to know nothing is wrong 

Annie (Technophobe)