Ways to Fix Chromecast Source Not Supported

Chromecast is the best way by which an ordinary Television can be converted into a smart one. There are many versions of chromecast available in the market. Often the chromecast shows the error when you are using it for a long time. The error says chromecast is not supported. Don’t panic! Here are some of the best well-researched and tested ways by which the error can be resolved smoothly. All you need to do is to follow these steps by step to get your problem fixed.

Fixed ” Chromecast Source Not Supported ” Error:

Mirroring services:

While using chrome browser make sure to enable mirroring services or else chromecast will make errors saying “chromecast source not supported”. To enable the Mirroring Services to follow the below-mentioned steps:

• Go to Google chrome browser.
• Type chrome://flags and enter.
• Now search for the find tool by pressing ctrl + F together.
• There, type mirroring and press enter.
• Mirroring services will be there, click the drop-down menu and click to enable the option.
• Now close the Google chrome and reopen it to get it done.
• Restart your system, Wi-Fi, and Chrome.

After enabling your mirroring services option:

It is important to restart your computer after enabling the option of mirroring services. Make sure to restart your Wi-Fi device also. Many people have reported restarting the chrome device and the system helps to resolve the error that says “chromecast source not supported”. To restart follow the below steps

• Turn off Television to which the chromecast is connected.
• Unplug the power cable from the device. Now turn off the Wi-Fi.
• After some minutes, turn it on and restart your computer. Reconnect your computer with Wi-Fi, turn on the Television and make sure to connect it to the chrome device.
• Now leave it for some time to adjust the settings and it will cast again everything from chromecast.

If you are still facing the same issue there are more ways by which it can solve?

Turn off VPN:

If you are using any ad blockers or VPNs, turning off all of them will also help to resolve the issue. To turn them off you need to:

• Open Google Chrome and click on the three dots at the top right corner.
• Then go to more tools and select extension. A page will open where all ad blockers will be displayed turn them off there.
• To disconnect the VPN, open the VPN you are using and click the disconnect button.
• Restart Google Chrome and start again.\
• Now check if the error “chromecast source not supported” is fixed or not.

Enable Cast Media Route Provider:

Enabling the cast media route provider will also help to resolve the issue. To do this:

• Go to Google chrome browser.
• Type chrome://flags and enter.
• Now search for the find tool by pressing ctrl + F together.
• There, type caste media route and press enter.
• Cast media route services will be there, click the drop-down menu and click to enable the option.
• Now close the Google chrome and reopen it to get it done.
• Restart your system, Wi-Fi, and Chrome.

If this method doesn’t work you can jump into another one.

Install chrome updates:

If your chrome is not updated, surely it will don’t work properly and will cause errors. It is a good idea to have a check on updates and update it in a timely to avoid errors. It happens often that the auto-updates option doesn’t work you need to check them manually. To check them manually you need to:

• Open chrome and click on 3 dots at the top right corner.
• Select help and click about Google chrome.
• There the page will open and automatically search for updates. If there are updates you will have to download them.

Factory device chromecast:

If you have tried all the above solutions and nothing is working then you can reset your chromecast device to make things work. It will solve all technical issues and will bring all the settings to default. To reset your device steps for 1st generation and 2nd generation differs which are as follows:

Chromecast 1st generation:

• Plug the device on the television, hold the button on the chrome device and the LED light turns into a flashing red light.
• The light will then turn white and the screen of the television will be blank.
• Release the button and allow it to reboot the settings.

Chromecast 2nd generation:

• Plug Chromecast on television.
• Hold the button and the LED will turn into orange color. When it turns white release the button and let it reboot the settings.
• Now you can set up your device as new.

I hope this article will help you to resolve the error “chromecast source not supported”.